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APPENDIX D— continued. SCHEDULE of Sleeper Contracts Current on 1st April, 1900, and Contracts entered into by the Public Works Department, &c.—continued.

Date of Contract I or Agreement. Contractor's Name. Address. No. of Sieepers contracted for, and Glafs of Timber. Rate per Sleeper. Place of Delivery. , Total Date , ,. , for Completion. Date of Completion. OUTH ISLAN D—, '.ontinued. A. Mebarry .. WESTLAND DISTRIi 3T. 667 6 Dec, 1898 Lower Kokatahi s. d. 700 silver- 2 6 pine 500 ditto ... 2 6 1,000 „ .. 2 6 1,000 „ .. 2 6 500 „ .. 2-6 2,000 ... 2 10 500 „ .. 3 0 1,000 , .. - 3 0 500 „ .. 2 6 Hokitika 14 Dec, 1899 .. 7 July, 1899 6 Feb., 1900 1 Mar., „ 23 Mar., „ 10 May, „ 10 May, . 10 May, „ 14 May, „ E. McCormick Baxter Brothers Kokatahi Kokiri Brunner 28 June, „ .. 18 Dec, „ .. 18 Dec, „ .. 18 Dec, „ .. 10 Aug., 1900 .. 10 Aug., „ .. 10 Aug., „ .. Not fixed 500 1,000 100 500 2,000 500 995 392 28 May, 1900. 11 May, „ G. H. Blank .. !! Baxter Brothers C.W. Murtha.. G. H. Lavvson R. A. Stewart.. Dillmanstown Kokiri Kumara Kumara Kokiri Kumara 18 April, „ 11 Oct., „ 14 Aug., „ Greymouth.. Greymouth - Hokitika Rail-way-line Kaihinu Greymouth - Hokitika Rail-way-line Ditto 2 July, „ 13 July, . John Dixon G. W. Stuart Fox's Kumara 500 „ .. 3 0 500 „ .. 3 0 3 Oct., 1900 .. 3 Oct., „ .. 464 500 25 Sept., , 13 July, „ 13 July, , 13 July, . 13 July, „ 13 July, „ 13 July, , 13 July, „ T. Minehan .. E. and F. Denia T.Stephens .. J. Minehan .. A. McAllister T. Saunders C. E. Fellows .. Ross Rimu Ross Te Kinga .. Kokiri Ross 500 „ .. 3 0 1,000 „ .. 3 0 500 „ .. 3 0 500 „ .. 3 0 500 „ .. 3 0 500 „ .. 3 0 500 „ .. 3 0 , 13 Oct., , .. 13 Oct., , .. 13 Oct., „ .. 18 Oct., „ .. 13 Oct., „ .. 13 Oct., . .. 13 Oct., „ .. 183 1,000 314 21 Dec, . Te" Kinga!! !! !! Kokiri Greymouth - Hokitika Rail-way-line Ditto 410 484 13 July, . 13 July, „ 13 Julv, „ 13 July, „ 13 July, . 7 Aug., „ 7 Aug., „ 7 Aug., „ 7 Aug., „ W. and G. Searle C. A. Merveldt VV. Muir J. Woolhouse W. Punch G. H nderson.. J. J. Costigan.. T. O'Brien G. Punch Fo"x's Ross Brunnerton.. Nelson Creek Ngahere Ross 500 „ .. 3 0 500 , .. 3 0 800 . .. 3 0 800 . .. 3 0 1,000 „ .. 3 0 1,000 , .. 3 0 600 , .. 3 0 550 „ .. 3 0 500 . .. 3 0 „ 13 Oct., „ .. 13 Oct., , .. 13 Oct., „ .. 13 Oct., . .. 13 Oct., . .. 7 Nov., . .. 7 Nov., „ .. 7 Nov., „ .. 7 Nov., . .. 500 500 800 22 Nov., . 10 Oct., . 6 Mar., 1901. Kokiri Ngahere 7 Aug., . 1 Sept., „ 1 Sept., „ 1 Sept., „ 24 Sept., „ . 24 Sept., „ G. F. Stewart J. Dfehan W. Stephens .. W. Stephens and party C. W. Murtha W. Fisher Greymouth.. Okarito Rimu 500 „ .. 3 0 2,000 , .. 3 0 500 „ .. 3 0 500 . .. 3 0 500 „ .. 3 0 500 , .. 3 0 Greymouth - Hokitika Rail-way-line Ditto Hokitika .. 7 Nov., „ .. 28 Oct., . .. 28 Oct., . .. 28 Oct., „ .. 24 Nov., „ .. 7 Nov., „ .. 500 349 16 Feb., , . Kumara Nelson Creek Kumara Ngahere .. 500 185 25 Feb.,