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SCHEDULE of Sleeper Contracts, &c.— continued. NORTH ISLAN D— continued.

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CANTERBURY DISTRICT. 18 July, 1881 I A. Armstrong and Co. .. Carterton 7 November, „ Guthrie and Larnach's Dunedin Company .. 15,000 matai .. 30,000 totara and matai 3 7J Waipara .. ».. .. 5,000firstthreemonths, 10,000 13 Dec, per month after 2 10 Lyttelton, 10,000; Timaru, 0,000 first three months, 6,000 5 June, 20,000 per month after 1881 1882 1,471 Contract determined, 3,426 OTAGO DISTRICT. 7 November, 1881 Guthrie and Larnaeh's Dunedin Company 16 June, 1882 J. M. Watson .. .. Dunedin .. 10,000 totara and matai .. 50,000 creosotedsleepers 2 10 Oamaru .. .. .. 2,000 first three months, 2,000 5 June, per month after 3 2 Dunedin, Christchurch, Port .. 15 ,, Chalmers, or Invercargill 1882 1883 9,189 WESTLAND DISTRICT. 25 July, 1882 P. Kemple .. .. I Greymouth .. .. 500 silver pine I 3 0 Greymouth .. .. I Whole quantity .. .. 25 July, 1882 I 500 | Completed. 17 April, „ Kilgour and Perotti .. ,, .. 502 red pine 1 11 Greymouth .. .. „ .. .. 11 Jan., 1883 502 Completed. 25th January, 1883 C. Holder and Co. .. „ 47 black birch 5 8 Greymouth .. .. „ .. .. 25 ,, )» 47 Completed.

Date of Contract or Agreement. Contractor's Name. Address. No. of Sleepers contracted for, and Class of Timber. Eate per Sleeper. Place of Delivery. Eate per Month. -p. , Total Date t t -, for Completion. ™™£ Kemarks. WANG. TJI DISTRICT. 10 July, 1879 Henry Adsett, assignee s. d. •1 3£ Totara reserve, Taonui Branch Palmerston North 100,000 totara 4,000 first four months, 6,000 each succeeding month 833 .. .. .. 27 June, 1881 51,880 Completed. 25 „ 1882 Bailey Brothers H. Adsett .. Feilding 5,000 totara (sawn) 2,000 totara (sawn) 10,000 totara (sawn) 3,000 totara (split) 2 3 2 6 Taonui Taonui 25 Jan., 1883 1,600 25 „ )> jj .. • • 333 )» J» 2,000 • • 25 „ )> P. and J. Bartholomew >) .. 2 4 Feilding .. 1,666 )J )) 4,160 25 „ )J Cowan and Johansen .. 2 3 Feilding 500 )1 )! 3,000 * Cuttin; onl- ■. The reserve will sui timber for no more slee 1 >ers.