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1901. NEW ZEALAND.

COAL PURCHASED FOR RAILWAYS (PARTICULARS RELATIVE TO).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated 10th July, 1901. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing for the year ending 31st March, 1901, and the three months ending 30th June, 1901, the quantity of coal purchased for the Government railways ; the return to show the nature of tbe coal, from whom purchased, the section of the railway on which the coal was or was to be used, and the price paid per ton."—(Mr. J. Allen.)

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. Return of Coal purchased from 1st April to 30th June, 1901.

Description of Coal. From whom Purchased. District or Section. Quantity. Rate per Ton. likurangi Joalbrookdale ... 'aupiri Srunner Nuts .. Hikurangi Coal Company ... Westport Coal Company ... Taupiri Coal Company J. J. Craig W hangar ei Auckland ... n a Tons cwt. qr. 297 4 0 99 6 0 3,720 9 0 64 17 0 40 3 3 109 9 1 344 8 2 441 8 3 £ s. d. 0 8 9 18 0 0 7 0 1 0 00 1 2 6( r ) 15 0 18 0 18 0 loalbrookdale ... a • • ■ * ■ • Westport Coal Company ... Wanganui Jrunner It " * Greymouth - Point Elizabeth Company Ditto ... Coal a a a ''' a // * " " ' ' * a a tt 103 7 2 95 12 1 90 19 2 109 1 1 342 12 3 465 3 2 258 6 3 118 11 3 402 15 1 14 0 13 0 12 6 14 6 16 0 17 0 0 19 6( 2 ) 1 0 6( 2 ) 14 0 u u lokihinui W. M. Bannatyne and Co. a Srunner tt Greymouth - Point Elizabeth Company Ditto ... Coal Napier a Slackball loalbrookdale ... Blackball Coal Company ... Westport Coal Company ... a • • * tt Wellington 264 5 3 127 12 2 330 10 2 171 14 1 445 0 2 120 12 2 13 0 116 13 6 116 12 6 0 18 0 „ ... irunner It " ' ' Greymouth - Point Elizabeth Company Ditto ... Coal a • • • Slackball lokihinui Slackball \ ewcastle tr tt * * • ' " Blackball Coal Company .. tr W. M. Bannatyne and Co. Blackball Coal Company ... tr tt it it • • • 108 10 0 3 19 2 1,041 17 3 147 5 1 268 18 0 92 15 0 116 1 3 516 11 0 1,015 12 2 119 0 0 1,095 2 0 430 3 2 11 17 0 0 19 6 0 17 6 116 18 0 0 18 0 116 0 15 60 12 6 12 6 0 18 0 119 0 9 60 0 11 60 ir Lyttelton ... G. McClatchie and Co. a a ' • • it a ' •' lokihinui W. M. Bannatyne and Co. tt It tt For shops. ( 2 ) Includes freigut, 10s. ( 3 ) Includes freignt, 6s. ( 4 ) Plus freight, 10s.