P.—2.

RETURN NO. 11-continued. Statement of Stores Contracts, &c. — continued.

E. Caeeow, Eailway Stores Manager.

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Service. Period. Name of Contractor. Rate. General Stores, as under— Ironmongery, oils & colours, iron and sleel ... ... Auckland Ship-chandlery ... ,, Drain-pipes, &c. ... ,, Ironmongery, oils & colours, ship-clian-dlery, iron and steel ... ... Wellington Drain-pipe?, &c. ... „ Ironmongery, oils & colours, sliip-chan-dlery, drain-pipes, &e. ... ... Cliristchurch Ironmongery ... Dunedin Oils & colours, shipchandlery, drainpipes, &o. 2 years ending 31/12/92 >> ,, T. and S. Morrin and Co. E. Porter and Co. ... R. C. Clark, jun. ... E. W. Mills and Co. Grey Valley Coal Company ... As per schedule >j n it >> !> ,, Ashby and Bergh ... New Zealand Hardware Company JJ Thomson, Bridger, and Co. ... JJ Coal-supply,screened... Whangarei ,, ,, ... Auckland For 1891, Joseph Bell Taupiri Extended Coal-mining Company Grey Valley Coal Company ... Anchor Steam Shipping Com11/ per ton. 6/ j> ,, ,, ... Picton „ ,, ... Nelson ,j ... ... 27/6 „ 22/ j) ,, unscreened Wanganui ,, New Plymouth ,, ,, Foxton „ Wellington ,, screened Newmarket shops pany Mokihinui Coal Company l9l j. 19/ !9/ 18/6 „ ,, !) ,, ... J. J. Craig llunmui-Blujf. Coal-supply,unscreened Lyttelton ,, unscreened Timaru ,, screened... Whitecliffs „ screened... Bushey „ ,, ... Stirling ,, ,, ... Nightcaps » Mokihinui Coal Company Mokihinui Coal Company William Lceming and Co. Allandale Coal Company Kaitangata Coal Company ... Nightcaps Coal Company 19/ j. 19/ 10/6 12/ 8/6 7/9 j, ... ... « 1,000 gallons castor-oil Auckland 3,000 ,, „ Wellington 3,000 ,, ,, Lyttelton 3,000 ,, ,, Port Chalmers Delivery by 31/8/91 ... Neill and Co. 2/si per gal. 2/4^ ,1 2/4J „ 2/4I >,