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Tehuka —Timabij:— £ s. d. £ s. d E. G. Wright, Temuka contract, including bridges over Opiln and Temuka Rivers, 3m. 14 eh. ... ... ... 30,890 5 8 Allan and Stumbles, various works, Young's Creek ... ... 1,740 14 8 Allan and Stumbles, Timaru and Washdyke, additions ... 657 13 9 Gair and Spencer, conveyance of parts of engines and carriages from Asliburton to Timaru ... ... ... ... 162 10 0 33,451 4 1 Timaet; —Waitaki : — Jas. Crawford, surveys Paeroa—Waitaki, 29i miles, at £20 ... £590 0 0 590 0 0

PROVINCES OF CANTERBURY AND OTAGO. Waitaki Bbibge* : — Gr. McGavin, construction of bridge ... ... ... £31,255 6 6 Mills and Guthrie, conveyanco of bridge material ex ' St. Kilda' 759 4 0 J. Bain, erection of Inspector's cottage ... ...' ... 250 0 0 Sparrow and Co., air-locks and excavators ... ... ... 837 0 0 G. Goff, painting girders ... ... ... ... 392 0 0 McNab and Aimers, casting cover, &c, for air-lock ... ... 64 10 0 33,558 0 6

PROVINCE OF OTAGO. WAITAKI —MOEBAKI: — J. Brogden and Sons, Kakanui and Island Creek Bridges ... £6,636 12 6 Campbell, Oamaru Station ... ... ... ... 1,100 0 0 Henry Guthrie, carriage of rails and fastenings ex "Asia," " W. Davie," and " Buckinghamshire," 562 tons 12 cwts., at £1 18s. per ton, from Port Chalmers to Oamaru ... 1,068 18 9 8,805 11 3 DtTNEDIN —MoEEAKI:— McKenzie and Co., Deborah Bay contract, Im. 13 eh. tunnel... .4235,227 7 2 35,227 7 2 Dunedin —Poet Chalmees :— D. Proudfoot, Port Chalmers Wharf contract: timber wharf and reclamation of land ... ... ... ... £16,40S 6 3 16,408 6 3 DUNEDIN —CITTTHA : — J. Stumbles and Co., reclamation of Mussel Bay, for workshops £2,800 0 0 Procter and Whittaker, reclamation for Dunedin station ... 6,009 5 4 A. J. Smyth, plate-laying, Clutha section, 10 m. 50 eh. ... 7,279 6 6 J. Brogden and Sons, plate-laying, Chain Hills, additions ... 718 15 5 Jno. Campbell, No. 1 carriage-shed at Dunedin ... ... 899 0 0 John Campbell, constructing 100 high-sided goods wagons ... 2,462 10 0 Meikle and Campbell, engine-shed at Dunedin ... ... 1,235 0 0 Meikle and Campbell, Caversham Station ... ... ... 295 7 0 Dey and Wedderspoon, station at Green Island ... ... 409 0 0 W. L. Watts, Rangitata Station ... ... ... ... 445 0 0 Bateman and Stait, repairing-shops at Hill Side ... ... 3,112 0 0 E.. S. Sparrow and Co., construction of 4 wagons ... ... 350 0 0 Mills and Guthrie, conveyance of rails and joints ex " Dunfillan" 457 8 0 Mills and Guthrie, additional on above ... ... ... 73 12 6 Blair and Watson, Clutha section, additions ... ... 642 14 4 Houghton and Co., conveyance of rails and fastenings ex "Carnatic" ... ... ... ... ... 633 9 4 J. Brogden and Sons, constructing 12 ballast wagons, at £33 each ... ... ... ... ... ... 396 0 0 Watson Brothers, constructing Clutha Bridge ... ... 15,652 13 9 Gourlay, building turntable and engine pits ... ... 555 16 6 45,026 18 8 Inveecaegill—Matatjea :— J. Brogden and Sons, constructing 20 ballast-wagons at £33 each £660 0 0 660 0 0 £615,75S 18 3 SLEEPEES. PROVINCE OF AUCKLAND. £ s. d. £ s. d. C. Dromgool, 4,000, at Is. lid., Waikato Extension Railway ... 333 6 8 D. E. Scott, 10,000, at 2s. lid. „ „ ... 1,458 6 8 D. F. Scott, 10,000, at 2s. 3d. „ „ ... 1,125 Q 0 Jas. Moran, 5,000, at 2s. lid. ) u , fi ,» , Jas. Moran, 5,000, at 2s. 9d. j " " "" ' 4,383 6 8 * The cost of the Waitaki Bridge is to be equally divided between Canterbury and Otago.