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SCHEDULE of Sleeper Contracts &c.— continued. NORTH ISLAND— continued.

Date of Contract or Agreement. Contractor's Name. Address. No. of Sleepers Contracted for, and Class of Timber. Rate per Sleeper. Place of Delivery. Rate per Month. Date for Completion. Total Delivered to Date. Remarks. 12 July, 1880 J. Mulree ... ... Inglewood ... 12 „ „ W. Orr 22 September, 1881 J. Mulree ... 6,000 matsi ... 6,000 matai 166 matai TARANAKI DISTRICT. s. d. 1 65 Between Ngaire and Mangawhero 1 5f Ditto 1 6J Ditto One-half first three months, 7 November, 1880 balance fourth month Ditto ... ... ... 7 „ „ Altogether ... ... 22 October, 1881 6,000 Completed. 6,000 Completed. 166 Completed. MIDDLE ISLAND. 18 July, 1881 A. Armstrong and Co. ... Carterton ... 7 November, „ Guthrie and Larnach's Dunedin Company 12 July, „ W. Coop ... ... Little River... ... j 15,000 matai ... 30,000 totara and matai ... 5,000 j CANTERBURY DISTRICT. 3 7i Waipara ... 2 10 Lyttelton, 10,000; Timaru, 20,000 3 2 On railway line 5,000first three months, 10,000 13 December, 1881 per month after 6,000 first three months, 6,000 5 June, 1882 per month after Two-fifths first three months, 8 December, 1881 one-fifth per month after 1,471 3,426 5,005 Completed. Completed. 1 1 15 July, 1879 D. and W. Lockhart ... Invercargill ... 30,000 black pine 1 1 OTAGO DISTRICT. 3 3 On trucks at Centre Bush, Invercargill-Kingston Rail-One-twentieth to be delivered 7 July, 1881 in five months, remainder in equal monthly instalments One-twentieth to be delivered 7 ,, „ in five months, remainder in equal monthly instalments 2,000 first three months, 2,000 5 June, 1882 per month after 30,000 Completed. 60,000 Completed. 1,082 Completed. ■ 15 „ „ John Murdoch ... „ ... 60,000 black pine way 3 5 Stacked alongside Mataura Railway and Bluff Harbour Completed. 7 November, 1881 Guthrie and Larnach's Dunedia Company ... 10,000 totara and matai 2 10 Oamaru ... 29 July, 1881 T.W.Wilson ... Greymouth 16 September, „ „ ... „ 23 „ „ C. Holder and Co. ... „ 17 February, 1882 Kilgour and Perotti ... „ 30 bl. birch 250 red pine ... 257 ... 125 „ WESTLAND DISTRICT. 7 0 P. W. Office, Greymouth 1 11 1 11 1 11 Whole quantity ... ... ■ 29 July, 1881 „ ... ... 16 September, „ 23 „ „' ... ... 17 February, „ 30 Completed. 250 Completed. 257 Completed. 125 Completed. Completed. Completed. Completed. Completed.