The inventory of work completed by December 1861 reveals who was at Cadia by this time, their trades and skills, as well as the nature of the work in hand, though we may question some of the mathematics!
31 December 1861 – Cadiangullong Stock Plant, Improvements, etc. in the Cadiangullong Mine and Works.
| Smelting shed | 120 x 60 ft | Bark roof | £95 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refiner’s House | 30 x 15 ft | £21 | |||
| Double House | 40 x 12 ft | £22 | |||
| 2 Single Houses | 20 x 12 ft | £22 | |||
| 1 Single house | 22 x 12 ft | £16 | 10s | ||
| Assay Office (Weigh House; furnace; etc) | 42 x 15 ft | Shingled | £53 | ||
| Stack and culvert | £402 | 3s | 4d | ||
| Ore flow culvert | £38 | 18s | 4d | ||
| Wood 1034 tons cut and carted @ 4/1 [per ton] | £211 | 2s | 2d | ||
| Ditto 309 tons @ 2/3d [per ton] | £34 | 15s | 3d | ||
| Lime 140 bushels burned and carted @ 2/2d [per bushel] | £15 | 7s | 4d | ||
| Ditto 381 @ 2/1d | £38 | 12s | 11d | ||
| Fire bricks 19 000 @ £6. 10s. [per thousand] | £123 | 10s | |||
| Common bricks 25 000 @ 27/6d [per thousand] | £34 | 7s | 6d | ||
| Quartz 17 tons @ 15/- [per ton] | £12 | 15s |
| Plant | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 fire brick machine | £20 | ||||
| Brick maker – 6 narrow barrows @ 40/- | £16 | ||||
| 3 iron Nibbles | £1 | 4s | |||
| 2 adzes | 12s | ||||
| 2 spades | 13s | ||||
| 2 powder cans | 4s | 6d | |||
| 6 gimlets | 2s | ||||
| total | £1 | 11s | 6d | ||
| 1 can | 3s | ||||
| 2 brushes | 2s | 1d | |||
| Chisel | 1s | 9d | |||
| Hacksaw | 7s | ||||
| total | 13s | 10d | |||
| Mine Buildings | |||||
| Powder Magazine | £16 | ||||
| Captain’s House and working office | 60 x 15 ft | £52 | |||
| Closet etc | £2 | ||||
| Blacksmith’s and Carpenter’s shop | 42 x 15 ft | £23 | |||
| Carpenter’s and Engineer’s House | £27 | ||||
| Store and Back Shed for hay | £8 | ||||
| Manager’s House | £80 | ||||
| Well | £8 | ||||
| Dam; Race; etc for ore floors | £48 | ||||
| Outlay on weir of dam @ £15 | £63 | ||||
| Grass Paddock of 330 rods | £66 | 3 | |||
| Cultivated Paddock | £48 | 18 | 4 | ||
| Stock Yard | £8 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2 Bridges; cutting of road; works and quarry | £72 |
| Total | £483 | 1 | 10 |
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