SUMMARY.
| EXPENDED. | UNEXPENDED. | TOTAL. | |||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| For Works included in the Original Estimate | 522,170 | 0 | 0 | 159,934 | 0 | 0 | 682,104 | 0 | 0 |
| For Works specially excluded from the Estimate | 55,907 | 3 | 2 | 32,000 | 0 | 0 | 87,907 | 3 | 2 |
| For additional Works in the construction of the Building | 35,063 | 3 | 1 | 14,735 | 4 | 4 | 49,798 | 7 | 5 |
| For Additions to, and Modifications of, the original Plans of the Building | 19,150 | 1 | 0 | 32,564 | 5 | 0 | 51,714 | 6 | 0 |
| For extra Charges consequent upon Changes in Materials and Workmanship | 51,721 | 6 | 2 | 32,000 | 0 | 0 | 83,721 | 6 | 2 |
| For additional Cost occasioned by increased Ratio of Contracts, &c. | 53,400 | 0 | 0 | 21,000 | 0 | 0 | 74,400 | 0 | 0 |
| For Works incidental to, but forming no Part of, the Works of the Building | 27,409 | 4 | 0 | 16,177 | 7 | 2 | 43,586 | 11 | 2 |
| For incidental Charges upon the Funds appropriated to the Building, but not connected with the Works thereof | 38,972 | 13 | 8 | 5,000 | 0 | 0 | 43,972 | 13 | 8 |
| For extra Works in Warming, Ventilating, and Smoke Arrangements | 77,533 | 19 | 0 | 45,583 | 11 | 2 | 123,117 | 10 | 2 |
| For extra Works in Fire-proofing, in consequence of Warming, Ventilating, and Smoke Arrangements | 74,825 | 0 | 0 | 10,050 | 0 | 0 | 84,875 | 0 | 0 |
| For Furniture, Fittings, Fixtures, and Decorations | 93,195 | 9 | 0 | 404,204 | 11 | 0 | 497,400 | 0 | 0 |
| For Purchase of Property for the Site | 82,382 | 11 | 4 | .. | .. | 82,382 | 11 | 4 | |
| For the Architect’s and Engineer’s Charges, and Cost of Superintendence | 41,510 | 6 | 3 | 50,757 | 0 | 7 | 92,267 | 6 | 10 |
| £ | 1,173,240 | 16 | 8 | 824,005 | 19 | 3 | 1,997,246 | 15 | 11 |
that Sir Charles took advantage of that increase of taste for artistic beauty and magnificence, which had grown up since his designs were originally formed. In any case the expenditure on this head must fairly be regarded, as in very great degree unconnected with the first estimate, and deserving to be judged on its own merits.
(b.) It should next be noted that nearly 208,000l. was taken up by the arrangements for warming and ventilation, and for the extra work in fire-proofing which they rendered necessary.
The largeness of this amount will surprise no one who remembers that for these arrangements one-third of the cubical contents of the building was demanded; that the Central Tower itself belongs to these extra works; that large portions of the building were carried up for the purpose of providing continuous air and smoke flues, in the cross roofs connecting those in the main building; and that great changes of material were introduced, such as the substitution of iron for slated roofs, and of iron girders and brick arches for ordinary floors.
(c.) Besides these two chief causes of increased expenditure, it must be added, that the purchase of extra site and the cost of works (such as the river wall) expressly excepted from the estimate, absorbed nearly 170,000l., and that a sum of 97,000l. was devoted to purposes connected with the building, but not properly forming part of the works.
These sums amount in all to 970,000l. The rest of the excess is really and properly connected with the works, on which the estimate was made. On this it is right to observe—
(a.) That the treacherous nature of the soil, discovered after the estimate was made, necessitated a large increase of expense on the foundations (nearly 50,000l.).
(b.) That the failure of the Bolsover stone, and the employment of the harder Anston stone, involved a great increase of labour upon it, and therefore of expense.