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AND AS THE RIGHTFUL JUDGES OF A CONTRACTOR'S DUTY.

By GEORGE WIGHTWICK, ARCHITECT.

CONTENTS :

Preliminary Hints to Young Archi- Model Specification:

tects on the Knowledge of

Stone-cutting.

In One Large Volume Octavo, Eleven Hundred Pages, with numeros
Engravings, price 11. 8.,

A GENERAL TEXT BOOK,

FOR THE

CONSTANT USE AND REFERENCE OF

ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, SURVEYORS, SOLICITORS, AUCTIONEERS, LAND AGENTS, AND STEWARDS,

IN ALL THEIR SEVERAL AND VARIED PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONS;

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ASSISTANCE AND GUIDANCE OF

COUNTRY GENTLEMEN AND OTHERS

ENGAGED IN THE

TRANSFER, MANAGEMENT, OR IMPROVEMENT OF LANDED PROPERTY:

CONTAINING

THEOREMS, FORMULÆ, RULES, AND TABLES

@ GEOMETRY, MENSURATION, AND TRIGONOMETRY; LAND MEASURING, SURVEYING, AND LEVELLING; RAILWAY AND HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; TIMEER MEASUSING; THE VALUATION OF ARTIFICERS' WORK, ESTATES, LEASEHOLDS, LIFEHOLDA, ANNUITIES, TILLAGES, FARMING STOCK, AND TENANT RIGHT; THE ASSESINE: OF PARISHES, RAILWAYS, GAS AND WATER WORKS; THE LAW OF DILAPIDA TIONS AND NUISANCES, APPRAISEMENTS AND AUCTIONS, LANDLORD AND TENANT, AGREEMENTS AND LEASES.

TOGETHER WITH EXAMPLES OF VILLAS AND COUNTRY HOUSES.

BY EDWARD RYDE,

Civil Engineer and Land Surveyor, Author of several Professional Works.

TO WHICH ARE ADDED SEVERAL CHAPTERS ON

AGRICULTURE AND LANDED PROPERTY,

BY PROFESSOR DONALDSON,
Author of several Works on Agriculture.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.-ARITHMETIC. 1. Notation-2. Proof of the First Four Rules-3. Vulgar Fractions-4. Decimals-5. Duodecimals-6. Powers and Roots-7. Properties of Numbers-8. Logarithms and Mathematical Tables.

II-PLANE AND SOLID GEOMETRY. 1. Definitions-2. Of Angles and Right Lines, and their Rectangles-3. Of Triangles-4. Of Quadrilaterals and Polygons-5. Of the Circle, and Inscribed and Circumscribing Figures-6. Of Planes and Solids-7. Practical Geometry.

III.-MENSURATION. 1. Comparison of English and French Weights and Measures-2. Mensuration of Superficies-3. Mensuration of Solids. IV. TRIGONOMETRY. 1. Definitions and Trigonometrical Formulæ— 2. General Propositions-3. Solution of the Cases of Plane Triangles. V.-CONIC SECTIONS.

VI.-LAND MEASURING. Including Table of Decimals of an AcreTable of Land Measure, by dimensions taken in yards.

VII.-LAND SURVEYING. 1. Parish and Estate Surveying-2. Trigonometrical Surveying-3. Traverse Surveying-4. Field Instruments, the Prismatic Compass; the Box Sextant; the Theodolite.

VIII.-LEVELLING. Levelling Instruments, the Spirit Level; the Y Level; Troughton's Level; Mr. Gravatt's Level; Levelling StavesExamples in Levelling.

IX.-PLOTTING. Embracing the Circular Protractor-The T Square and Semicircular Protractor-Plotting Sections.

X-COMPUTATION OF AREAS. The Pediometer-The Computing Scale-Computing Tables.

XI.—COPYING MAPS. Including a description of the Pentagraph. XII-RAILWAY SURVEYING. 1. Exploration and Trial Levels; Standing Orders.-2. Proceedings subsequent to the Passing of the Act; Tables for Setting out Curves; Tables for Setting out Slopes; Tables of Relative Gradients; Specification of Works to be executed in the construction of a Railway; Form of Tender.

XIII-COLONIAL SURVEYING.

XIV.-HYDRAULICS IN CONNECTION WITH DRAINAGE, SEWERAGE, AND WATER SUPPLY.-With Synopsis of Ryde's Hydraulic TablesSpecifications, Iron Pipes and Castings; Stone-Ware Drain Pipes; Pipe Laying; Reservoir.

XV.-TIMBER MEASURING. Including Timber Tables, Solid Measure, Unequal Sided Timber; Superficial Measure.

XVI-ARTIFICERS' WORK. 1. Bricklayers' and Excavators'-2. Slaters'-3. Carpenters' and Joiners'-4. Sawyers'-5. Stonemasons'6. Plasterers'-7. Ironmongers'-8. Painters'-9. Glaziers'-10. Paper Hangers'.

XVII-VALUATION OF ESTATES. With Tables for the Purchasing of Freehold, Copyhold, or Leasehold Estates, Annuities, and Advowsons, and for Renewing Leases for Terms of Years certain and for Lives. XVIII-VALUATION OF TILLAGES AND TENANT RIGHT. With Tables for Measuring and Valuing Hay Ricks.

CONTENTS (continued) :—

XIX-VALUATION OF PARISE ES.
XX.-BUILDERS' PRICES. 1. Carpenters' and Joiners-2. Masons-
3. Bricklayers-4. Plasterers'-5. Ironmongers'-6. Drainers—
Plumbers-8. Painters'-9. Paper Hangers' and Decorators—li
Glaziers'-11. Zinc Workers'-12. Coppersmiths-13. Wireworkers.
XXI.-DILAPIDATIONS AND NUISANCES. 1. General Definitions!
Dilapidations by Tenants for Life and Years-3. Ditto by Mortage a
Mortgagor-4. Ditto of Party Walls and Fences-5. Ditto of Highwa
and Bridges-6. Nuisances.

XXII. THE LAW RELATING TO APPRAISERS AND AUCTIONEERS. 1
The Law relating to Appraisements-2. The Law of Auction.
XXIII-LANDLORD AND TENANT. 1. Agreements and Leases-1
Notice to Quit-3. Distress-4. Recovery of Possession.

XXIV.-TABLES. Of Natural Sines and Cosines-For Reducing
Links into Feet-Decimals of a Pound Sterling.

XXV.—STAMP LAWS.-Stamp Duties-Customs' Duties

EXAMPLES OF VILLAS AND COUNTRY HOUSES.

ON LANDED PROPERTY, BY PROFESSOR DONALDSON.

I.-Landlord and Tenant-their Position and Connections.
II.-Lease of Land, Conditions, and Restrictions; Choice of Tenant
and Assignation of the Deed.

III.-Cultivation of Land, and Rotation of Crops.

IV.-Buildings necessary on Cultivated Lands-Dwelling Houses,
Farmeries, and Cottages for Labourers.

V.-Laying-out Farms, Roads, Fences, and Gates.
VI.-Plantations-Young and old Timber.

VII.-Meadows and Embankments, Beds of Rivers, Water Courses,
and Flooded Grounds.

VIII.-Land Draining, Open and Covered,-Plan, Execution, and
Arrangement between Landlord and Tenant.

IX.-Minerals-Working and Value.

X.-Expenses of an Estate-Regulations of Disbursements—and
Relation of the appropriate Expenditures.

XI.-Valuation of Landed Property; of the Soil, of Houses, of Woods,
of Minerals, of Manorial Rights, of Royalties, and of Fee Farm Rents.
XII-Land Steward and Farm Bailiff: Qualifications and Duties.
XIII.--Manor Bailiff, Woodreve, Gardener, and Gamekeeper-their
Position and Duties.

XIV. Fixed days of Audit-Half-Yearly Payments of Rents-Form
of Notices, Receipts, and of Cash Books, General Map of Estates, and of
each separate Farm-Concluding Observations.