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Liability on the 30th September on Provincial District. English Contracts the whole of which have been advised Treasury. Colonial Contracts. Grants to Local Bodies, Authorities, Salaries, &c. Total. Auckland Hawke's Bay Wellington Taranaki Nelson ... Marlborough Canterbury Westland Otago ... General £ i. d45.'53 3 " 9,458 o 1 39.603 3 8 11,616 19 7 3' 7 9 '4 '5 4 52,338 3 o 15 16 1 49,398 12 11 * 90,73 7 '4 8 £ s. d. 121,682 14 3 13,529 12 3 114,848 18 6 10,185 '4 8 20,214 '8 6 6,673 14 o 64,597 '5 9 9,972 1 9 198,728 2 5 j £ s- d37,358 6 9 10,310 16 II 41,228 17 2 8,727 '7 5 9,240 16 1 999 7 o 47,024 o 0 9,965 13 5 57,122 4 11 203 2 8 £ »■ d. 204,194 4 1 33,298 9 3 195,680 19 4 30,530 11 8 29,487 2 4 7,687 '6 4 i63,959 '8 9 •9.953 " 3 305,249 o 3 90,940 17 4 Total 298,367 16 2 560,433 12 1 222, 81 2 4 1,080,982 10 7 * Liability on rails to arrive, which have not yet been allocated to the varioi is lines. State: :ent of Liabilities on English Conteacts to 30th St iptember, 187! Line of Eailway. Order. Particulars of Contract. Memo. Date. Order. Liability. Total Liability. Memo. Whangarei-Kaino Kaipam-Puniu Provincial District of Auckland. £ *. d. £ s. d. * 10,000 o o 24/79 8/78 '05/77 24/79 28 Feb., 1879 Locomotives, carriages, brakes, and wagons 8/78 14 Jan., 1878 Workshop tools io5/77 '5 Dec, 1877 2 Fairlie locomotives and duplicates, and 80 pairs wheels and axles 61/78 16 Aug., 1878 1 20 miles 53-lb. steel rails and fastenings... 101/78 7 Dec. „ I 200 sets 5 2-lb. points and crossings 24/79 28 Feb., 1879 2 Fairlie locomotives ... 5. l9 » 617 8 7 329 «4 7 * 2,800 o o * 4,400 o o Waikato-Thames ... 6./ 7 8 101/78 24/79 8,153 3 1 *27,ooo o o 24/79 24/79 j. » Locomotives, carriages, brakes, trucks, and wagons 45,'53 3 1 Napier-Manawatu Provincial District of Hawke's Bay. 8/78 14 Jan., 1878 Workshop tools '05/77 '5 Dec, 1877 2 locomotives and duplicates, and 50 pairs wheels and axles 61/78 16 Aug., 1878 I 5 miles 53-lb. steel rails and fastenings ... 101/78 7 Dec. ,) j 60 sets points and crossings 24/79 i 28 Feb., 1879 j Locomotives and carriages ,, ,, ,, Locomotive, carriages, brake, trucks, and wagons 3' '6 7 7 18 o (Masterton-Papatu) 78 5 6 * 840 o o * 6,000 o o * 2,500 o o j> 1 Wellington - Woodville Provincial District of Wellington. 8/78 •05/77 61/78 63/78 92/78 101/78 21/79 24/79 8/78 14 Jan., 1878 Workshop tools 105/77 '5 Dec, 1877 3 Fairlie locomotives and duplicates, and 100 pail's wheels and axles 61/78 16 Aug., 1878 10 miles 53-lb. steel rails and fastenings... 63/78 „ „ 4 six-wheeled composite carriages 92/78 9 Nov. ,, 100 drawbars, with springs, &c, complete 101/78 7 Dec. „ 150 sets 5 2-lb. points and crossings 21/79 28 Feb., 1879 1 Rowan engine and 2 Rowan cars 24/79 ,, ,, Locomotives, carriages, and brakes „. „ „ Locomotive, carriages, brake, trucks, and 94 8 o 919 16 8 163 15 6 * 1,960 o o 35 li 7 * 2,100 o o * 1,500 o o * 7,000 o o * 2,500 o o (Masterton-Papatu) it' wagons 41/79 22 May „ 100 drawbars, with springs, ic, complete 41/79 * 800 o o Welli 11 gton-Foxton 72/78 24/79 72/78 ! 13 Sept., 1878 Ironwork for 80-feet span bridge 24/79 j 28 Feb., 1879 Locomotives, carriages, trucks, and wagons 1,318 9 6 * 9,000 o o 17.0/3 '5 9 Patea-Manawatu ... 8/78 '05/77 8/78 ! 14 Jan., 1878 Workshop tools ,05/77 I '5 Dec, 1877 5 Fairlie locomotives and duplicates, and 11 o pairs wheel* and axles 61/78 16 Aug., 1878 20 miles 53-lb. steel rails and fastenings... 101/78 7 Dec. „ 150 sets 5 2-lb. points and crossings 24/79 28 Feb., 1879 Carriages and brakes „ „ ,, Locomotives, carriages, brakes, trucks, and 32 19 3 •.550 9 4 10,318 9 6 .(Waitotara - Upper Patea) 61/78 101/78 24/79 327 9 10 * 2,100 o o * 3,200 o o * 5,000 o o 12,210 18 5 39,603 3 8 wagons * The terms of these 'taken as the liability. contracts not having yet been received from the Agent-General, the value as estimated by the E; contract! Engineers has beea