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APPENDIX D. SCHEDULE of Sleeper Contracts and Deliveries on 1st April, 1887, and Contracts entered into by the Public Works Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1888.

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. -p. , Total Date , ,. -, of Completion. *« Remarks, NOETH ISLAND. WANGANUI DISTRICT. 14 March, 1887 W. W. Corpe .. 14 „ „ Bailey Brothers 14 „ „ George Searle.. 14 „ „ A. H. Ihle 14 „ „ H. C. Nissen .. .. Makino, Feilding .. Taonui, Feilding .. Ashurst .. Palmerston North „. 3,000 totara* .. 550 totara* .. 500 totaraf .. 3,000 totaraf .. 2,000 totaraf s. a. 2 9 Makino .. .. .. 1,000 .. .. .. 14 June, 1887 2 9 Cliff Road .. .. 183 .. .. .. 10 May „ 2 6 Terrace End, Palmerston N. 166 .. .. ... 14 June „ 2 5 Bunny thorpe .. .. 1,000 .. .. .. 31 May „ 2 7£ Bunnythorpe and Terrace End 666 .. .. .. 14 June „ 3,000 Completed. S50 „ 500 3,000 2,000 „ WELLINGTON DISTRICT. 15 November, 1887 Joseph Oorpe .. 18 ,, ,, Duncan Brothers 22 „ „ Robert Donald .. Clareville .. ... Featherston Masterton ■. .. 5,000 totara .. 4,000 totara .. 4,000 totara 2 3 Carterton Railway-station .. I 1,250 .. .. .. 15 March, 1888 2 4 Armstrong's Siding .. j 1,000 .. .. .,. 18 „ „ 2 5J Masterton Railway-station.. [ 1,000 .. .. .. 22 „ „ 5,000 Completed. 4,000 „ 2,335 MIDDLE ISLAND. OTAGO DISTRICT. 10 June, 1885 Campbell and Co. .. 1 Dunedin .. .. 150,000 creo- I soted. 3 llf Woodend .. .. 10,000 per month after the 27 May, 1887 fiist nine months 88,200 Completed. WESTLAND DISTRICT. 22 March, 1887 G. Perotti 2 July, „ R. Barrett and Co. 29 June, „ R. S. Park 30 „ „ McFadyen and Co. 30 „ „ W. Douthwaite 1 July, „ John Olson 8 August „ W. Haurihan .. Greymouth .. .. Kumara .. Hokitika ... Kanieri .. Hokitika .. Arahura .. Goldsborough .. 300 black birch* .. 1,000 silver pine I .. 300silverpine§ .. 3,000 „ t .. 1,000 „ § .. 2,000 „ § .. 800 „ § 3 3 Greymouth Wharf.. ., Two-thirds .. .. 30 April, 1887 2 10 Road-crossing near Flowery Nine-fiftieths .. 3 Dec, , Creek 2 5 Arahura Road-crossing .. Eleven-sixtieths . ■ .. 15 „ „ 2 9 Flowery Creek Road-crossing Eleven-sixtieths .. .. 6 Feb., 1888 2 9 Flowery Creek Road-crossing Nine-fiftieths .. .. 29 March, „ 2 5 Flowery Creek Road-crossing Nine-fiftieths ... .. 28 Jan., „ and Arahura Crossing 2 8 Railway Reserve near Nineteen-eightieths .. 3 Dec, 1887 Flowery Creek 301 Completed. 1,000 300 3,000 1,000 2,000 800 ♦ Sawn. t Split. ; Sawn and squared. § Sawn and split.