The tender of W. F. Oakes, for the long tunnel in connection with the Wainui-o-mata water works, has been accepted, the price being £1982 13s 8d. The following other tenders were received for the work, but declined:- J. Kelleher, £3103 9s 11d; W. Burton and Co., £3421 2s 7d; P. Scalley, £3566 10s 11d; Cleary and Co., £3876 19s 5d; W. Whiteford, £4625 17s 4d; Robert Scott, £4681 18s; Clark and Dunn, £4979 12s. The engineer’s estimate for the work was £3774.
Tags: Newspaper WaterworksEvening Post 28 Sep 1880
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