E.—2.

RETURNN showing the whole of the Colonial Public Works at present contracted for within each Provincial District — continued. PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON.

PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF HAWKE'S BAY.

* Agreements made on prices fixed by Engineers. This work was undertaken by agreements to afford employment for Scandinavian emigrants.

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Date of Contract. Distinctive Name of Contract, if any. Whether by Public Tender or otherwise. Nature of Contract. Name. Contractors. Address. Date for Completion of Contract. Amount of Tender. Araoant of Contract. Total Payments to ltith Oct. Liabilities on aeeouut of Con- Preeumed Authority under which tract, ltith Oct., Contract has been entered into. 1879. Remarks. 6 April, 1878 18 Oct, 19 Mar., 1879 31 „ 10 April „ 11 Mar. 18 Aug. „ 18 July Carterton Rolling Stock, No. 3 ... Pitone Workshop Kailway Wharf 25,000 Sleepers 10,000 „ Grey town Branch Railway Manager's House at Pitone Additions, Lower Hutt Station Freight on Kails, &c. ... Public tender Formation and plate-laying Supplying ironwork and erecting wagons ... Erecting workshops ,, railway wharf, reclamation, &c. ... Supplying sleepers Formation for railway ... Erecting house Additional room and verandah ... Freight on rails, &c , Foxton to M'ellington Falling and clearing 644 chains Mad-line ... 159 ,. R. Dickson, conl ractor, deceased ; by Government Guthrie and Laruach's N.Z. Timber and Wood ware Factory Co. W. J. Kidler James Lockie Price and Potts James Cotter and Co. Bennett and Potts Joseph Cross work being carried on Dunedin Wellington Carterton Greyto wn Carterton Wellington 22 Mar., 1880 I 10 Jan. ,, I 10 Apl. ,, 14 Dec, 1879 26 „ „ 7 Jan., 1880 3 Nov., 1879 II „ » 11 „ „ £ s. d. j 51-954 o o ] 8.08S 1 3 2,360 o 4 16,758 17 5 3,408 6 8 •.375 ° ° 760 6 3 850 o o £ - d. 52.066 6 o 8.0SS i 3 j 2,360 o 4 16,758 17 g 3,408 6 8 j 1.375 o o I 760 6 3 850 o o £ »■ d. 20.078 2 - 3-99o 7 6 1,236 o o 6.045 ° ° 1,408 o o (142 o o 167 o o 298 o o £ -■ <i3«.988 3 5 4097 '3 9 1.124 o 4 10,713 17 5 2,&00 6 8 433 ° ° 593 ° 3 552 o o Vote 72, item 19, 1877-78 Tote 69, item 13. 1878-79 Vote for Wellington- -Woodville Railway, 1879-80 j © © fa 0 •i c .2 '503 JS 3 © V' © O © <H_ • O "* 00 © H 03 II a © a 0 TS ~ a a B © a © fao m 43 a 3 o S a a © © It © no © © a © fa •3 £ 30 Sept. „ 15 » W. J. Kidler a. M. Kebbell 26 „ „ 8 weeks from receipt of material 12 July, 1879 179 o o 140 13 o 179 o o i 140 13 O i ... 179 o o 140 13 o Ditto ditto Vote for Wellington-Foxton Railway, 1879-80 ,, ... i 16 April ,, Clearing Lines 2 and 5, Kairauga District Clearing Line No. 4, Kairanga District Opaki Bridge Symons and Cribb Manawatu 563 10 o 56; 10 O ' 150 O O 41310 o Vote 87, item 21, 1878-79 ■ 5 .. .. Beckle and Stevens ... „ 12 „ „ 234 10 6 234 10 6 131 O o 103 10 6 14 July „ Erecting bridge over Ruamahanga River ... Street formation, Thorndon Reclamation ... Footpaths „ Formation and platelaying William Alexander ... Masterton 1 May, 1880 26 July, 1879 23 Aug. „ 5 Dec. „ 1 10 Jan., 1880 £-10 Apl. „ 5,500 o o 5.500 o o 278 o O 5,222 o o Vote for Miscellaneous Public Works, 1879 80 Vote 59, item 5, 1878-79 28 Mar. „ 2 ? June „ 7 .. 1878 18 Oct, Forming 8treets Footpaths ... Waitotara ... E. Duignan ... Thomas Stephens E. W. Mills Wellington 1,250 o o 500 o o 39.791 14 3 J 7.936 o 10 1,250 o o 500 o o 39-3°' 9 " ! 800 O O 70 o o 22,213 o o 450 o o 430 o o 17.088 9 11 Dunedin Vote 74. item 19, 1877-78 5 April, 1879 3 May 28 April „ 17 .. 19 June „ 9 „ 3 .. » 9 May ■3 1. 16 „ 13 .. 13 June „ 14 „ 10 July „ 11 Sept. „ Rolling Stock, No. 5, part of ... 25,000 Sleepers 10,000 „ 6,000 „ Wanganui Wharf, &c. „ Workshops 2,000 Sleepers 3,000 2,000 „ 3,000 „ 1,000 „ 3,000 „ 5,000 „ 1.500 „ Cutting Sleepers, &c. Freight on Rails Agreement ... j> ... j. ... Supplying ironwork and erecting wagons ... ,, sleepers H >, ." ... • - ■ ,, ,, ... ... ■ ■ - Frecting wharf, and reclamation ... „ workshops Supplying sleepers G-uthrie and Laruach's N.Z. Timber and Wood ware Factory Co. J. and C. Bull G. M. Snelson P. Bartholomew J. Saunders GHbbes and Pinches ... E. Marsh ... Harvey and MeCall ... P. Anderson Gr. M. Snelson P. Maxwell ... A. F. Halcombe Thomas Pearce A. Grammer West and Cooper G. M. Kebbell Bulls Palmerston North ... Wellington Wanganui Manawatu 1^ Dec, 1879 3 Feb., 1880 28 Jan. „ 16 Apl. „ 16 Dec, 1879 9 Nov. „ 3 .. 9 Oct. 13 .• 16 Aug. „ 13 Oct. 13 Dec- »• 14 Nov. „ 27 June, 1881 10 weeks from receipt of material 4 Nov., 1879 3,687 10 o 1,166 13 4 775 o o 23,514 8 3 1.436 13 10 No tender 7,936 o 10 3,687 10 o 1,166 13 4 775 ° ° 22,726 4 3 1,436 13 10 225 o o 412 10 o 275 o o 412 10 O 118 15 o 412 10 o 500 o o 178 2 6 6,458 6 8 175 o o 2.049 '5 ° 1,236 o o 7100 o 167 o o 4,415 o o 339 o ° j28 18 6 165 o o 68 o o I 10 o o 5.886 5 10 2.451 10 o 45" 13 4 608 o o 18,311 4 3 1,097 13 i° 96 1 6 247 10 o 207 o o 302 10 o '118 15 o 261 5 o 339 ° ° 106 5 o 6,458 6 8 175 o o Vote 71, item 14, 1878-79 j ,, ... ... ... ,1 ... ... ... ,, ,, ... ... ... ,, ... « Cutting 100,000 sleepers and timber Freight on rails to Wanganui i» .. »> ... ,, ,, ,, ... „ ... ,, ... ,, I 1 '5J 5 o 161 o o 71 ,7 6 >, » ,, ... Public tender ,, ... Wellington 6,458 6 8 175 ° ° Vote for Patea-Manawat 11 Railway, 1879-80 ■ 5 ,. » t'oal Store, &e. Coal store at Aramoho; iron store at East Town Stationmaster's house, Waitotara Constructing footway, Wanganui railway bridge Alexander and Macfarlane Wanganui 136 5 o 136 5 o 136 5 O Ditto ditto 10 Oct. „ Stationmaster's House Footway, Wanganui Bridge H. Harris ... 8 Dec. „ 6 Feb., 1880 319 <) ° 310 10 6 3>9 9 o 310 10 6 319 9 o 310 10 6 Ditto ditto Ditto ditto 10 „ „ 179,629 17 1 180,998 2 3 ' 113,418 t6 2

26 Jan., 1878 7 Oct. Papatu Bridges 25 High-side Wagons Public tender i Bridge construction Kreeling wagons Proudfoot and McKayCampbell Brothers Dunedin •5 Jul>> 1879 Depends whenl material is ; handed to contractor i 10 Jan., 1880 i 10 „ „ 1 July, 1879 2j Oct. ., I i5.'95 4 8 475 o o 15.195 4 8 475 o o 10,668 o o 4,527 4 8 ; A'ote 71, item 10, 1877-78 400 00 75 o o ! .. 68 ., 8, 1878-79 I I 18 „ 24 Mar., 1879 8 July Rolling-stock No. 4, part of I Supplying ironwork and erecting wagons ... ' Cartirrg and stacking 11,000 sleepers ... Erecting workshops Guthrie and Larnach's N.Z. Timber and Woodware Factorv Co. William Ebbett Alexander Reese Briton and Glendenning { Waipawa AVellington Auckland ' 6 .493 ' I 368 15 o 3.795 o o 6,493 ' 1 ' 368 15 o 3,795 o o I 1.200 o o 2,995 8 6 3.497 12 7 „ 68 „ 8 80 o o 288 15 o „ 68 „ 8 3.795 o o Vote for Napier-Manawatu Railway, 1879-80 11.200 o o Vote for Miscellaneous Public Works, 1879-80 Carting Sleepers Napier Workshops ... 2J Aug. Ahuriri Bridge Erecting bridge, earthwork. &c ... 13 Aug., 1880 11,200 o o ! The under mentioned are departm mtally called p etty contracts, being contracts entered into by ] Excavation of cutting Jf - Jj ,, „ tf Tt 0.8 _ 0.8 J- •' 10 -2\i B£ _ e_o 0 * r; ,, Makahoko station ground Laying and ballasting line -J-J - $y Clearing 3 miles 74 chains of bush Clearing, formation, and drains, &c. Fourteen small contracts in the Puketoi engineers under authorities for mo: ley granted from time ti Kopua Norsewood Ormondviile Kopua Norsewood Kopua ... AA roodville- Wellington Napier o time by the IU [inister for Public No tender ... 392 10 o 337 o o 100 o o 20c o o 944 5 3 39,500 16 o Works, and are 1 usually shown in Statement of Liabilities as liabilities under " At uthorities." 31 July, 1878 20 Dec „ 12 Mar., 1879 12 ,, „ 25 May ,, 28 April 10 .. Papatu Section, Contract No. 8 No. 26 No. 22 No. 27 ,. .. No. 29 Permanent AA'ay Clearing Bush Road ... Road Formation # # # * 4f Charles Baines Larsen and Hansen ... George Butler Charles Baines Larsen and Hansen ... Charles Baines E. Harding Parker and Higgs John Lewis Flanaghan and Pringle Block, amounting to ... 31 Dec, 1878 31 Jan., 1879 No date 1,199 9 8 60 12 o 1,639 2 6 1,054 o o 173 6 8 276 I 1 o 392 IO o 337 o o 100 o o 200 o o 944 5 3 1,080 00 119 9 8 54 o o 6 12 o 348 o o 1,291 2 6 584 o o 470 00 4J o o 128 6 8 140 00 136110 206 17 6 185 12 6 Vote 87, item 19, 1878-79 247 10 o 89 10 o „ 87 „ 18 78 o o 22 o o ,.87 „ 18 117 15 o 82 5 o .. 87 .. 18 944 5 3 ., 87 .. 15 Cont. price is. per cb. yd. is. „ is. 6d. ,, is. 5d. „ ., is. 4d. „ 3s. per lin. yd. Public tender 21 July, 1879 •7 j. ( Contracts not yet received I in office. 43,903 '7 io 26,859 6 10