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Statement showing the Number and Estimated Amount of all Contracts for which Tenders have been invited during April, May, June, and July, 1885, but not yet accepted.

* The expenditure on a considerable portion of the items included herein will be spread over the two financial years If .35-86, 1880-87.

Statement showing the Number and Amount of Contracts entered into during the Four Months ended 31st July, 1885.

N.B.—Petty contracts not included in above, being shown in " Statement of Authorities " issued during the period. * The expenditure on a considerable portion of the items included herein will be spread over the two financial years 1885-86, 1886-87. '»'

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April. May. Juno. July. Total. Class. ;- Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Immigration Publio Works, Departmental .. Railways Surveys Roads Water-races Purchase of Native Lands Telegraph Extension Public Buildings Lighthouses and Harbour Works Charges and Expenses raising Loans i 5 3 2 £ s. d. 50 0 0 96,262 1 3 4,827 14 6 525 5 6 7 10 1 i ! I £ s. d. 74,273 5 7 13,472 17 0 678 18 3 i 4 i;? £ s. d. 200 0 0 37,333 6 4 17,724 13 4 1,335 9 7 200 0 0 9 9 1 i I £ s. d. 32,879 9 2 5,425 8 4 500 0 0 225 0 0 2 25 35 4 7 8 5 £ s. d. 250 0 0 240,748 2 4* 41,450 13 2 1,704 3 9 1 4 908 11 0 90,437 11 9 6 3 3,053 8 4 1,144 6 5 l 3,278 8 4 3,388 7 0 90,637 11 9 Total .. 23 56,793 9 3 ' 20 20 39,029 17 6 I 39,029 17 6 86 86 16 193,011 4 0 27 92,622 15 7 381,457 6 4 I

Class. Number. April. May. June. July. I Total. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. Immigration Public Works, Departmental .. Railways Surveys Roads Water-races Purchase of Native Lands Telegraph Extension Public Buildings Lighthouses and Harbour Works Charges and Expenses raising Loans 1 46,000 0 0 1 i 12,000 0 0 ,900 0 0 2 i 58,000 0 0* 900 0 0 i 510 0 0 i 510 0 0 Total .. 46,000 0 0 1 510 0 0 12,900 0 0 59,410 0 0