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SCHEDULE of Railway Contracts Current, &c. — continued. MIDDLE ISLAND— continued.

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Date of Contract. Lines of Railway and Branches. Name of Contract. Particulars. Length of Contract. Length of Sidings in Contract. Name of Contractor. Contract to be Completed. Date Contract was Completed. Amount of Contract. Remarks. M. ch. Ik. M. ch. Ik. £ s. d. 5.23° 3 2 Feb. 20, 1882 Main Line, Catlin'a River WaipaM-Heriotburn ... Puerua, No. i Formation 200 George Eraser Aug. 14, 1882 Mar. 28, 188 1 Cattle-pens at Pomahafca and Kelso No. i, Permanent-way M. Gillies ... June 24, 188 1 July 31, 1881 S3 1 1° o Mar. 17, 1882 May 19, 1879 E dendale-Toitois Otago-Central. Chain Hills-Taieri Lake Invercargill-Kingston, Main Line ... Wingatui ... P.L. and Station Formation 400 6 65 o o 25 o H. Whittaker D.McKenzie ... Aug. Jan. 14, 1882 16, 188 1 2,189 2 J 48,839 7 10 Sept. 28, 1881 Mar. 23, 1882 Cattle-yards at Elbow Kingston Turntable A. Springford A. Menzies ... Nov. 29, „ Nov. 30, 188 1 274 10 o Sept. 20, 188 1 April 22, 1880 April 26, 1881 June 23, 1879 Jan. 30, 1882 Western Hallway. Makarevra-Riverton ... Otautau-Nightcaps ... Thornbury Cattle-yarda Waieoia No. i, Permanent-way Riverton Roundkill ... Formation P.L. F. and P.L. F., P.L., & Station Formation John Coueher John Forde ... H. Whittaker D. Robertson M. H. L. Bennett Nov. April Aug. Feb. Oct. 17, 1881 27, 1880 9, 1882 Nov. 30, 188 1 Oct. 31, „ Nov. 3, „ July 30, „ 129 11 g 4>394 2 4 1.979 5 8 21,700 o o 2,226 13 8 Riverton-Orepuki 7 40 o 8 10 o 600 1 30 o o 20 o o 30 o o 20 o >> }) ••• Feb. 11, „ it )> «" Pahia 10 30 o Davidson andConyers ... May ig, 1883 9.754 7 o