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1878. NEW ZEALAND. CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS IN WHICH PENALTIES HAVE ACCRUED, AND CONTRACTS IN WHICH PENALTIES HAVE BEEN ENFORCED.

Laid on the Table by the Hon. Mr. Macandrew, with leave of the House.

;etubn showing the Contracts for Public "Works in which Penalties have accrued, and Contracts in which Penalties have been enforced, from 1st July, 1877, to 30th June, 1878, and the Contracts in the case of which Penalties have accrued but have not been enforced, during the same period. Contract: Public Works. Amount of Penalties accrued. Amount of Penalties enforced. Contractor's Name, and Remarks. KAirAKA-Puwiu : — Newmarket Store No. 1, Station Buildings... Additions Auckland Workshops ... Additions Pukckohe Station £ s. d. 20 0 0 40 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 £ a. d. W. Cameron. D. G-lendinning. W. Cameron. H. P. Kayanagh. Napieb-Manawatu : — Kopua Station Buildings... Kopua Permanent Way ... Spit Quay Napier Engine-shed Kopua Stationmaster's House 60 0 0 320 0 0 40 0 0 40 0 0 30 0 0 A. McKay. W. J. Millar. Shepherd and Stock. Weir and Marshall. D. McLeod. Waitaka-Patea : — No. 3, Station Buildings... Painting Bridges Masonry Culverts No. 4, Station Buildings... 24 0 0 12 0 0 70 0 0 20 0 0 70 0 0 R. MeGronagle. J. Bellringer. A. Macdonald. J. C. Greorge. Patea-Matjawatu : — Rangitawa ... .., ,,. Points and Crossings Stationmaster's House ... Marton Wanganui Station Additions to Engine-shod 390 0 0 85 0 0 6 0 0 100 0 0 40 0 0 30 0 0 135 0 0 Nathan and Wilkie. Kincaid and McQ.ueen. Burgess and Thomson. C. Stewart. G-. M. Chalmers. E. Whiting. Whllington-Masteeton : — Mungaroa Summit Pakuvatahi No. 1, Mungaroa, Permanent Way Carriage-repairing Shed ... Kaitoke, Station Buildings 1,860 0 0 3,240 0 0 8,000 O 0 220 0 0 60 0 0 40 0 0 C. McKirdy. Collie, Scott, and Wilkinson. W. F. Oaks. J. Robinson. W. J. Ridler. 20 0 0 )> j> Westpoet-Ngakawau : — Ngakawau 642 17 1 J. Henderson. Amberley-Waitaki :— Otaio Station ... Eyreton Extension Rolling-Stock ... 5 0 0 240 O 0 1,970 0 0 4o"o 0 J. lee. M. Lake. J. Anderson. Waitaki-Blufp : — Port Chalmers Completion Purakanui Clutha Bridge ... Store and Workshop Foot Bridge Passenger Shed and Platform Store at Inrercargill Waikouaiti Bridge Clinton G-oods-shed Roscneath Station 2,450 0 0 2,550 0 0 1,260 0 0 80 0 0 170 0 O 125 0 0 30 0 0 160 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 Allen and Kingstreefc. J. Wain. J. McKay. Meikle and Campbell. 30 0 0 MoKney. P. Day. D. A. McLachlan. J. B. Blair.