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

Service. Period. Name of Contractor. Rate. Sleepers, as under— continued. 3,000 black-pine .. Invercargill (matai) 10,000 birch ... Bluff 3,000black-pine ., Wakapatu 200 „ .. „ 3,000 ,, ... Orepuki 2,500 ,, ... Fairfax 600 totara „ 2,000 black-pine .. Otautau 4,000 birch ... Mungaroa 4,000 totara ... Eketahuna 1,000 „ for incline „ 1,000 birch ... Wai-iti 600 „ .. Belgrove 6,000 ironbark ...Spit ... 90 birch (long) .. Picton... 380 silver-pine ... Greymouth (long) 3,577 totara .. Invercargill Secti'n 71,155 puriri, 1st class Auckland Section 8,328 „ 2nd „ 20,387 totara ... Napier-Taranaki Section 14,389 maire ... Ditto ... 7,897 yellow-pine .. Westport rimber— Ironbark ... ... Port Chalmers ... Delivery by May, 1895 Delivery by August, 1894 Delivery by 31/8/94 ... Massey and Co. E. J Lockington W J. Perry Watson Brothers Michael Hanan William Ward A. Witting Whiteman Brothers Thomas Price M.T.White ,'' '.'.'. Higgins and Bryant Murray, Arnold, and Co. G.Horn .. Robert Stewart 2/6 each. 2/9 2/6 2/ 2/6 2/4 3/4 2/6 „ 3/ 3l3 4/ and 5/3 each. 1/10 each. 1/8 „ 4/ 10/ per 1 ooft. 10/4 „ Delivery by 31/12/94... Delivery by 27/12/94... Delivery by 18/9/94 ... Year ending 31 3/95 .. ii ■•• Sundry settlers n 2/9 each. 3/9 to 4/ each. 3/3 each. 2/6 j> •• 11 ... 11 ■" n ... ii 4/ 2/6 „ 11 ,, ... ... Kauri, junk ...Auckland Native timber ...Napier „ .. Wanganui ,, ... Wellington „ ... Greymouth ,, .. Christchurch ,, .. Invercargill Uniform clothing ... Northern Lines... ,, .. Hurunui-Bluff Section Uniform caps ... All Sections Delivery by 19/1 95 ... Delivery by 30/4/94 ... For 1894 Murray, Arnold, and Co. The Kauri Timber Company Hawke's Bay Timber Company Manawatu Timber Company... Thomas Price Butler Brothers R. W England New Zealand Pine Company .. A. Levi and Co. Ross and Glendining 1 5 lin. ft. piles; 18/ per 100ft. $/6 per 1 ooft. As per schedule. j> a )> 3 years ending 31 12/97 ji j) 3) » oteneral Stores — Ironmongery ... Auckland Ship-chandlery ... ,, Iron and steel ... ,, Paints, oils, &c. .. ,, Cement .. ... „ Lime ... .. ,, Drain-pipes .. ,, Tents Ironmongery Wellington Ship-chandlery .. ,, Iron and steel ... ,, Faints, oils, &e. .. ,, Cement and lime ... ,, Drain-pipes .. „ Tents ... .. „ Ironmongery ,. Christchurch Ship-chandlery ... ,, Iron and steel .. ,, Paints, oils, Ale. ,, Cement and lime .. ,, )) For 1895 Hallenstein Brothers and Co. T. and S. Morrin and Co. E. Porter and Co. ... Guards and porters, 4/ ; drivers, &c, 4/9 each. As per schedule. 51 T. and S. Morrin and Co. J Wilson and Co. J J Craig a )> j) j> Briscoe, MacNeill, and Co. .. As per schedule. >) ,, ... 11 ... P Hutson and Co.... j> » Briscoe, MacNeill, and Co. ... A. Briscoe and Co. ... Ashby, Bergh, and Co. A. Briscoe and Co. .. j) )! »> 15 • - "• Milburn Lime and Cement Company Ashby, Bergh, and Co. A. Briscoe and Co. .. )> Drain-pipes ... ,, Tents ... .. ,, Ironmongery Dunedin Ship-chandlery ... ,, Iron and steel ... ,, Paints, oils, ifec. .. ,, Cement and lime ... ,, Drain-pipes .. ,, Tents ,, Ironmongery ... Invercargill Ship-chandlery ... „ Iron and steel .. ,, Paints, oils, &c. .. „ Cement and lime ... ,, ,, ... n 11 I) )J » )> 15 ■ •' )J A. Briscoe and Co. .. As per schedule. i» ,5 ". ... » 55 ... Milburn Lime and Cement Company A. Briscoe and Co. .. j> 11 Drain-pipes ... ,, Tents >on castings .. Auckland i, ... Wellington Delivery to 30/6/95 C. and A. Collings ... Smith Brothers 11/9 and 10/percwt. *4/