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SCHEDULE of Sleeper Contracts, &c.— continued. MIDDLE ISLAND.

Date of Contract or Contractor's Name. Agreement. Address. No. of Sleepers contracted for, and Class of Timber. Rato per Sleeper. Place of Delivery. Rato per Month. " t> r„ Total Date , ,. -, for Completion. %j%%g Remarks. 7 November, 1881 CANTER BURY DISTRICT. 20 April, 1883 5 May, ,, Guthrie and Larnach's Company Johnson, Wood, and Co. John Smith Messrs. Brownlee and Co. Dunedin ., Christchurch Heathcote, church Havelock .. Christ30,000 totara and matai 13,529 totara 5,000 matai.. 2 10 j 4 0 3 0 Lyttelton, 10,000; Timaru, 20,000 Waipara Christchurch 0,000 first three months, 6,000 I 5 June, per month after 5,412 first three months .. 20 Sept., 1,000 first two months .. 5 Nov. 1882 1883 30,000 13,529 3,301 Completed. rr 8 „ 5,000 „ .. t 3 4 4 6 4 0 Lyttelton Waikari, 20,000 Timaru, 10,000 1,000 each month .. .. j 8 „ I 6,000 each month .. 29 ,, 313* 5,222 Completed. 29 „ William Booth Carterton .. 30,000 30,076 rr Guthrie and Larnach's Company J. M. Watson Dunedin 10,000 totara and matai 50,000 creoso ted sleepers 15,000 kauri and totara OTAG 0 DISTRICT. 2,000 first three months, 2,000 5 June, per month after 15 ,, 3,000 first two months, 3,000 5 Dec, per month after (•12,500 first six months; 26 Mar., •j 12,500 every two months ( after 1882 1883 18S5 10,000 Completed. 7 November, 1881 2 10 I Oamaru .. .. 16 June, 1882 5 May, 1883 Findlay and Co. 3 2 3 11 Dunedin, Christchurch, Port Chalmers, or Invercargill Dunedin 15,000 Completed. 26 March, 1884 Dunedin Iron and Woodware Company f 1 40,000 jarrah 10,000 „ 4 11 5 4 Oamaru .. I WESTL. AND DISTRICT. 3,000 Completed. 8 May, 1S83 Lockington and Adamson! Ross 3,000 silver pine 3 2 j Railway Reserve, Hokitika.. One-third first two months ! 8 Sept., and one-third each succeeding month Ditto .. .. .. 8 „ As required .. .. 31 Mar., 1883 1884 8 „ Purchased at different dates as required Ditto .. J. McGowan and Co. .. T. Holder and Co. Hokitika Greymouth .. Ditto 387 red pine 2 11 2 2 rr rr • * Harbour Works, Greymouth 3,000 387 rr r> Kilgour and Perotti W. and J. Marris rr • * Westport .. 237 „ 82 black birch 1 8 3 0 Harbour Works, Westport .. .. 30 Aug., .. 28 Feb., 1883 1884 237 82 >r ,, .. .. rr rr 190 red pine 1 5 ... 28 .„ )) 190 *»