▁Government ' s ▁list ▁of ▁approved ▁contract ors . ▁ ▁The ▁pione er ▁Melbourne ▁found ry ▁of ▁Lang lands ▁and ▁Co . ▁purchased ▁the ▁salv aged ▁bridge ▁materials ▁for ▁£ 2 , 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁spent ▁several ▁hundred ▁pounds ▁repair ing ▁or ▁modifying ▁the ▁bridge ▁sections . ▁However , ▁there ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁no ▁obvious ▁market ▁for ▁the ▁ 3 5 0 ▁tons ▁of ▁materials , ▁and ▁the ▁found ry ▁ended ▁up ▁s elling ▁ 2 0 0 ▁tons ▁of ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁combined ▁rural ▁sh ires ▁of ▁Met cal fe ▁and ▁Mc I vor , ▁who ▁had ▁received ▁a ▁substantial ▁Government ▁grant ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁M ia ▁M ia ▁Bridge ▁at ▁Red es dale . ▁The ▁price ▁was ▁£ 1 , 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁Lang lands ▁dis posed ▁of ▁the ▁remainder ▁at ▁" sc rap ▁iron " ▁rates . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 ▁tons ▁of ▁wr ought ▁iron ▁bridge ▁materials ▁had ▁originally ▁been ▁pr iced ▁at ▁around ▁£ 6 , 0 0 0 , ▁so ▁the ▁Gold fields ▁sh ires ▁were ▁pleased ▁with ▁their ▁purchase . ▁ ▁The ▁designer ▁of ▁the ▁bridge ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁confirmed , ▁but ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁Public ▁Works ▁Department ▁undert ak ings ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁it ▁is ▁pla us ible ▁the ▁Ins pect or - General ▁of ▁Ro ads ▁and ▁Br id ges ▁in ▁the ▁Public ▁Works ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Land ▁and ▁Works , ▁Thomas ▁H ig gin both am ,