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Sess. 11.—1879. NEW ZEALAND

PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTED FOR UNDER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (RETURN RELATIVE TO).

Laid on the Table of the House of Representatives with the leave of the House.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the Liabilities on Colonial Contracts of £604,500 9s. Id., as shown by "Detailed Statement of the Liability for Public Works on 30th September, 1879," with the Liability of £666,561 15s. 6d., as shown by page 2 of this Return.

* In the "Detailed Statement of tlio Liabilities " this was dealt with only under the column " Total Liability," but was not analysed (through want of information from the Department) under the heads of "English" and "Colonial" Contracts and "Miscellaneous Liabilities."

£ s. d. £ s. d. -labilities? on 30th September, 1879 604,500 9 1 Contracts entered into during 1st to I6I11 October, 1879 1,304 15 4 'etty Contracts, classed as liability under " Authority" in the ''Detailed Statement of Liabilities," having been entered into under authority from Minister, by District Engineers 6,207 18 5 'ontracts with Architect's Branch of Public Works Department *87,074 2 11 ,ess — 699,087 5 9 Balances of Contracts completed on 16th October, 1879 9,233 7 2 Payments and Additions to Contracts during 1st to 16th October, 1879 23,292 3 1 32,525 10 3 Total £666,561 15 6