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APPENDIX D. SCHEDULE of Sleeper Contracts and Deliveries on 1st April, 1885, and Contracts entered into by the Public Works Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1886.

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Data of Contract | or Agreement. I Contractor's Name. Address. No. of Sleepers contracted for, and Class of Timber. Bate por Sleeper. Place of Delivery. Bate per Month. Date of Completion. Total delivered to Date. Bemarks. l NOETH ISLAND. AUCKLAND DISTBICT. 20 March, 5 1885 John Moore .. .. Mauku ,, Waikato Timber Co. .. Auckland .. „ New Zealand Timber Co. „ J 2,000 totara* \ 4,000 puririf .. 30,000 totara* .. 30,000 kauri* s. d. | g I Pukekohe .. .. .. 27 Feb., 1886 j 3 9 Ngaruawahia .. .. .. 27 ,, 1886 ; 3 6 Auckland .... .. 27 ,, ,, ! 731* 4,000f 24,108' 27,576' WANGANTJI DISTBICT. 4 March, 26 „ 26 „ 26 1885 Alexander Bell .. Halcombe .. ,, Alfred Grammer .. Ashurst ,, Whibley Brothers .. ,, 1885 Nils Martensen .. Palmerston North „ A. H. Ihle .. „ T. C. Hensen.. .. „ .. 15,000 totara* .. 7,000 totara* .. 1,000 totara* .. 1,299 totara t .. 1,056 totarat .. 1,023 totarat 3 6 Halcombe .. .. 1,250 .. .. .. 4 Mar., 1886 : 3 3 Terrace End, Palmerston N. 600 ... .. .. 4 „ „ 3 3 „ „ 100 .. .. .. 4 „ „ 2 6 ,, „ ) ( 15 „ 2 6 Bnnnythorpe .. Y Per arrangement .. i 16 ,, „ 2 G Foilding .... j { 25 „ „ 15,000 Completed. 7,000 „ 1,000 „ 1,299 „ 1,056 „ 1,023 „ WELLINGTON DISTBICT. 21 January, 21 21 1886 Duncan Brothers .. Woodside .. „ Alexander McLeod .. Masterton .. „ N. Campbell .. .. Woodside .. .. 3,000 totara .. 3,000 totara .. 6,000 totara 3 3 In trucks at Armstrong's 1,000 siding 3 11 Dreyertown .. .. 1,000 .. .. .. 21 April, 1886 3 3! „ .. .. 2,000 .. .. .. 21 „ 3,000 Completed. 650 1,253 MIDDLE ISLAND. OTAGO DISTBICT. 10 June, 1885 Campbell and Co. .. Dunedin .. 150,000 creo- I soted 3/llf Woodend .. .. 10,000 per month after the I 27 May, 1887 Nil first nine months i " WESTLAND DISTEICT. 16 Sept., 31 October, 1885 Weenink and Smith .. Greymouth .. „ Peterson, Anderson, and ,, .. Co. .. 275 silver pine} .. 78 red pine* 2 5 Brunnerton .. .. 200 .. .. .. 21 Nov., 1885 1 10 „ .. ..78 .. .. ..31 Oct., 275 Completed. * Sawn. t Split. I Hewn. Note.— The 18,000 puriii sleepers purchased at 4s. 2d. each, ana 294 silver pine at Is. 6a., from the Kailway Department in March ana September last, are not incluaed in the above schedule.