CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.

Press, Volume XXI, Issue 2393, 5 April 1873, Page 2

CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.

The following appears in the " Gazette," and may be of interest to Borne of our readers :— Rakaia and Ashburton Railway, accepted— £ 8. I Edward G. Wright, Christchurch 15,269 0 0 DECLINED — Allan and Stumbles, Timaru 15,217 2 0 Bird and Co, Christchurch ... 16,662 Q 0 Joseph Taylor, Christchurch 17,242 310 Joseph Hadfield, Christchurch 18,039 li 0 William Stocks, Christchurch 18,215 16 0 Henry Wrigg, Auckland ... 18,960 0 0 Hayter, Hall, and Jackson, Christchurch 19,148 0 0 Note—The Government having deterrafeed to provide sleepers, the amounts agreed jtobe allowed on that account by Mr E. G. Wright , and Messrs Allen and Stumbles respecti?_ly, reduced Mr Wright's tender below that of Mesßrs Allan and Stumbles, viz.,—-Mr • Wright, £7581 16a 4d; Messrs Allan and , Stumbles, £8164 8s 3d. Rakaia and Ashburton Railways. (Alternative tendeis.) DECLINED. £ a.'*Allan and Stumbles, Timaru ... 2544 10 5 Joseph Taylor, Christchurch ... 3234. 710 Edward G. Wright, Christ- '^ church... ... ... ... 3596 0 0 William Stocks, Christchurch... 4480 5 0 Hayter, Hall, and Jackson, Christchurch 5230 11 0 Joseph Hadfield, Christchurch 6180 % 0 Henry Wrigg, Auckland ... 8600 0 0 Note—All these alternative tenders for a portion of the work were declined, iti: consequence of the acceptance of a tender fcr the whole work. (Mr E. G. Wright's trader as above). Sleepebs for Canterbury RAiIWMG. (Totara, Jarrah, Black Pine (Bfatai), or Puriri). Accepted to the extent of 100,00 0: s. d. Calder, Blacklock and Co, Invercargill, 150.000, totara and black piae, delivered at Lyttelton, each ... 3i\ accepted : J. Bruce, Waimate, 20,000, totara and black pine, delivered at Timaru, each ... «1 6 DECLINED : H. Houghton and Co, Dunedin, whole or part, blue gum, delivered at Lyttelton, each ... ... ... 5! 10J T. J. Thompson and Co, Invercargill, 75,000, red birch, delivered at Lyttelton, each ... 3 0 Bird and Co, Christchurch, 150,000, matai, black pine, and totara, delilivered at Lyttelton, each... ..* 3 6 Hy. Piper, Akaroa, 10,000, black pine and totara, delivered at Lyttelton, each ... ... 3 » P. Laurie, Christchurch, 10,000, matai, delivered at Lyttelton,. y each ... ... ... ... ... 3 I H. Hawkins, Christchurch, 45,000, p;,,) ; matai and totara, delivered at '■■};„ Lyttelton, each ... ... ... 3 7 T. Hooker, Wairarapa, , 80,000, totara, delivered at Wellington, " each ... 3 9 Rockingham Jarrah Company, Ballarat, 10,000 to 30,000, jarrah, to be delivered at New Zealand, "..... each i.9 Connor and Mackay, Lyttelton, 150,000, jarrah or W. A. mahogany .. delivered at Lyttelton, each ... *'™ C. Leatham, Mercer, informal. , Note.—The tenders of H. Houghton ana Co. and T. J. Thompson and Co. not according to specification. Ashley Bridge (Oanterbujj?). accepted. . . £ a. * Edward G. Wright, Christ- _ ft church ... 20,979 0 « DECLINED. r I) H.C.McCoimick, Dunedin... 22,500 0 v William Stocks, Christchurch 22.526 0 « Connor and McKay, Lvttelton 24,300 o » John Wilson, Kaiapoi" ... 25,6tt U ' Henry Wrigg, Auckland ... 22,769 / " Robert Wright, Kaiapoi ... 2(5,000 v David Proudfoot, Dunedin ... 27,561 v Ashbubton Bridge (Castebbubt). ACCEPTED. fI(L Edward G. Wright, Christ- .„„ Q q church ~. ... — '-V**. DECLINED. nsf , aß g 0 David Proudfoot. Dunedin ... 25,0«0 Q Connor and McKav, Lyttelton ls>fj> Q 0 William Stocks, Christchurch 27.6W g Henry Wrigg, Auckland ..» ******