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RETURN No. 11. Statement of Stores Contracts current during the Year ending 31st March, 1887.

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Service. Period. Name of Contractor. Rate. florse forage ... ... Christchurch Lron castings Auckland ,, ... Wellington „ ,., Christchurch Delivery by 30/6/86 ... j, E. II. Banks A. Beancy 8. Luke and Sons ... John Anderson Greorge Fraser ... < As per schedule. 18/ per cwfc. 12/ & 12/3 per cwt. 11/ & 12/ ,, 1/2 per lb. brass. I/3 >j gun-metal 1/6 „ phosphorbronze. As per schedule. Brass castings Auckland jj Printed stationery ... Christchurch „ ... Wellington 2 years ending 30/6/86 Whitcombe and Tombs Fergusson and Mitchell )» Sreneral stores, viz.— Ironmongery and drain -pipes Auckland Oils, ship chandlery, leather ,, Ironmongery, oils, ship chandlery, leather Wellington Drain-pipes, &c. •■• „ Ironmongery, oils, ship chandlery, leather Christchnrch Drain-pipes, &c. ... „ Ironmongery ... Dunedin Oils, colours ... ,, Ship chandlery .. ,, Leather, and drainpipes „ 2 years ending 31/12/86 ,5 ,, ,, B. Porter and Oo. T. and S. Morrin and Co. E. W. Mills and Co. P. Hutson and Co. ... S. Nashelsii As per schedule. n 9) V » ,, )) Ford and Ogdon N.Z. Hardware Company A. Briscoe and Co. Esther and Low Dunedin Iron & Woodware Co. » )» ... a JJ »» ,, j) ,) it Railway supplies, as under — 35 tons barbed fencing wire, two strand, galvanized 5 tons, single wire, black 15 tons cotton waste Dunedin 30 „ ,, Other stores 4,000 yards heavy canTass, 2ft. wide 16,000 yards light ditto 36,000 yards heavy canvas, 3ft. wide 12,000 gallons colza oil 7,500 gallons boiled linseed oil 2,000 gallons raw linseed oil 16 tons white-lead, genuine, in oil Doal supply Whangarei ,, ... ... Auckland For 1886 Acme Company, Timaru £26 per ton. ,, ,, Ml £21 10/ per ton. j> T. and S. Morrin and Co. ,, £36 19/9 „ £37 4/2 „ 16 per yard. )> ... ,, ... Dunedin Iron & "Woodware Co. Ish „ ,, Eoss and Glcndining hi ,, ,, S. Nashelski 2/9 pel- gallon. N.Z. Hardware Company 2/4J ,. ,, ... ?; ... 2/2J „ £21 17/6 per ton. ,, ... ... Wanganui „ Waitara ; , ... >> ■•• )) j, 5 , Kamo Colliery Company J". J. Craig and Co. Kamo Colliery Company Brunner Coal Company j 5 Moltau Coal Company Union Steam Shipping Co. ... John Oit and Co. ■■■ Union Steam Shipping Co. ... Anchor Steam Shipping Co. ... 7/ per ton. 9/8 12/ 20/6 „ 28/6 „ 21/ 22/11 „ 2S/6 „ 21/S 20/ „ Wellington „ Napier „ ... ... Picton ,, ... ... Nelson 3J ,, Kurunui-Bluff. Doal supply LytteHon ,, ... ... Springfield „ Whitecliffs ,, ... ... Timaru ,, ... ... Shag Point ,, ... ... Stirling ,, ... ... Nightcaps ,, ... ... Newmarket shops ,, ... ... Hillside shops Addington shops Timber supplies, as under — Native timber ... Cliristchurch Kauri and foreign ... ,, ,, ... Dunedin Native timber ... Southland Uniforms ... ... Humnui-Blufi" ,, ... ... Northern lines j } )3 )] )J It Westport Coal Company Springfield Coal Company ... Smart and Gundry ... Brunner Coal Company Shag Point Coal Company ... Kaitangata ,, Nightcaps ,, Westport ,, 22/9 12/ n/6 „ z4/9 12/6 „ 9/3 9/ 18/9 „ !9/7 20/ & 22/ per ton. ,, J) )5 Brunner Coal Company )J 1) Johnston, "Wood, and Co. As per schedule. JJ j, Dunedin Iron & Woodware Co. John Murdoch Eoss and Grlendining ji 3 years ending 31/12/88 y> ,, )>