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1. —SCHEDULE of Contracts for Public Buildings current on the 1st April, 1889, and Contracts entered into by the Public Buildings Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1890.

Date of Contract. Name of Contract. Name of Contractor. Contract to be completed. Date Contract was completed. Amount of Contract. Reductions to Contract at March 31, 1890. AAd Umtions e tdo I Expenditure Liabilities _____£?_m j Marc!l 31 '189a March *•180a Fund. Remarks. •> Jan. 31, 1889 AucklandDepartmental Buildings, Auckland .. .. .. C. C. M. Newson July 28, 1889 Aug. 16, 1889 £ s. d. 13,670 0 0 £ s. d. 25 15 7 £ s. d. 1,061 8 11 £ s. d. 14,505 13 4 £ s. d. 200 0 0 Public Works The erection of three-storey brick building to give accommodation for requirements of Public Service, Auckland, was initiated by Public Works Department; is nowcompleted and occupied. The building itself was designed and works carried out under the supervision of Messrs Mahony and Son, architects, Auckland. The principal extras were extra work in strong-room, erection of flagstaff, supplying and fixing gas services and fittings, Venetian blinds to all windows, lightning-conductor, plastering back wall to exclude damp, and alteration to sanitary appliances. Old building not being suited to requirements, a new wooden courthouse, 25ft. x 27ft., wiiih fittings, aiid outhouse containing closet and woodshed, erected instead. Old bu King handed over to Police. P-xtras were for erecting fence ; a tank and earthenware pipes being unnecessary account for reductions. For :he purpose of more expeditiously occupying the buildings recently erected, a coi|itract was prepared, let, and supervised by the architects, by arrangement with the department, for supplying and fixing up complete all the larger fittings, such as counters, tables, pigeonholes, &c, required for this building. The acoustic properties of court-room as originally built proved bad, and accommodation cramped. Court-room curtailed, and space cut off turned into additional offices, with overhead storage-room for documents, &c. Offices generally rearranged and renovated. New coved plaster ceiling erected over court-room to remedy acoustic delects, court ventilated, counter and other fittings in offices, and extra gas-fittings fixed. New. brick five-roomed police-cottage, with office attached, and two-cell wooden lock-up and outhouse erected ; to take the place of rented cottage. Contract consisted in removal of old and erection of new wood outbuildings, 27ft. x lift., consisting of tool-, boot-, and lumber-rooms, water-closet, urinal, and bath-rooms, also servants' new water-closet and bath-room in mansion, and addition of two rooms to lodge. Extras caused by increasing length of rooms added to lodge by 8ft. Contract let, and now proceeding to construct roof of west wing of new gaol, and cover same in iron. Corrugated galvanised iron specially imported by Government. Mar. 25, , Courthouse, Onehunga Charles H. Warr May 25, „ 232 10 0 234 5 0 June 15, „ 8 0 0 9 15 0 Sept. 9, , Counters and fittings, Departmental Buildings, Auckland W. Hutchison ' U»' Feb. 3, 1890 396 0 0 224 0 0 Dec. 6, „ 172 0 0 Oct. 23, „ Alterations, Police Court, Auckland James Furey . .. Dec. 21, „ Dec. 24, 1889 349 0 0 349 0 0 Police cottage, lock-up, &c, Ponsonby Edmund Wrigley April 14, 1890 427 0 0 162 0 0 265 0 0 Jan. 15, 1890 Jan. 15, , Outbuildings, &c, Government, House, Auckland Robert Farrell Jan. 31, ., 25 Jan., 1890 204 15 8 1 12 0 18 16 7 222 0 3 Consolidated Feb. 12, „ Roofing Mount Eden Gaol, Auckland, Contract No. 1.. William Philcox and Son Aug. 3, „ 666 0 0 666 0 0 Public Works Oct. 21, 1889 Hawke's Bay,— Police cottage, &c, Taradale Glendinning and Griffin Feb. 10, „ Feb. 10, 1890 530 0 0 503 10 0 26 10 0 New five-roomed brick cottage, with office, two-cell wooden lock-up and stable, and wooden outhouse comprising washhouse and closet. Erected to replace old policestation, worn out and unsuitable. Old quarters for sergeant being dilapidated, new wooden four-roomed cottage and outhouse built to replace. Extras were for verandah, and reduction on account of fencing not fixed. Whole of the exterior of buildings, including roofs, custodian's cottage, carpenter's shop, and all other outhouses, fences, &c, within grounds repaired and repainted. Extras on account of extra coat of paint in places, and gilding of roof-finials. Extehor of main buildings, outhouses, fences, and dependencies repainted : also all roofs painted. Applying another coat to all work, and gilding coat-of-arms on roof, caused extra work. Painting roof only two instead of three coats haematite was cause of reduction. This contract was for restoration of building destroyed by fire. Extras principally caused by erection of tower, supplying portion of fittings, fixing plate- instead of shejet-glass to windows, and sundry other alterations and additions. Reductions were alterations on account of tower, painting exterior and distempering interior of building, and a few smaller itemsAll windows, with a few exceptions, throughout building were supplied with Venetian blinds. Nov. 19, „ Police cottage, Waipawa John Adams Jan. 23, Mar. 5, „ 229 10 0 42 0 0 5 0 0 173 0 0 19 10 0 Feb. 26, 1889 Wellington — Painting Parliamentary Buildings, Wellington Tustin Brothers May 6, 1889 April 29, 1889 498 7 6 19 0 0 517 7 6 Consolidated Jan. 5, Painting Departmental Buildings, Wellington Jonson and Tinney April 15, „ April 17, „ 574 0 0 20 2 0 101 1 3 654 19 3 Feb. 4, 1888 General Post Office, Wellington, rebuilding Robert H. Carmichael May 4, „ May 1, „ 13,766 0 0 839 4 7 3,389 17 2 16,316 2 7 Mar. 27, 1889 General Post Office, Wellington, Venetian blinds Richard W. Henn July 22, .„ July 22, „ 118 15 8 118 15 8 Feb. 1, „ Jan. 3, „ Jan. 3, Jan. 1, Removal nightsoil, Government Buildings, Wellington Window-cleaning, Government Buildings, Wellington Chimney-sweeping, Government Buildings, Wellington Police quarters, Martinborough Quill and Cronin A. Drake Harry Smith W. Boyd April 30, „ Dec. 31, „ Dec 31, „ Mar. 21, „ April 30, „ Dec 31, „ ■ Dec. 31, „ Mar. 21, , 95 12 6 159 12 0 89 10 0 157 0 0 95 12 6 159 12 0 89 10 0 157 0 0 These are annual contracts necessary in connection with maintaining and cleaning Government Buildings. Expired at 31st December. New Svooden four-roomed cottage and outhouse erected as quarters and office for constable, replacing a rented cottage. The premises at railway-station being found inconvenient and too small, a new wooden building, 44ft. x 27ft., with stable, outhouse, and closet, was erected instead. Extras were principally caused by erection of brick strong-room, additional fencing, water- and gas-supplies, and some fittings and furniture. The whole of exterior of mansion, gardener's and coachman's cottages, stables, and all other outhouses, as well as fences, &c, were repainted; roofs were also painted. The painting, distempering, and varnishing of interior of official rooms, and a few other items account for extras. The reductions were caused by trellis fence not being painted, conservatory roof not frosted, and other petty particulars. The whole of interior of chamber was cleaned, painted, and renovated. Contract also included cleaning-off, painting, &c, walls and ceiling of entrance lobby. Annual contract in connection with maintenance of buildings. This comprised erection of wooden two-cell lock-up, forage store, and stable, and was really an addition to constable's quarters already referred to. | These are annual contracts, in connection with maintenance and cleaning of Governj" ment Buildings. Renewed at 1st January. Public Works Feb. 6, „ Post and Telegraph Office, Palmerston North Ewing and Dillon May 31, „ July 31, „ 547 1 2 0 15 0 212 8 9 758 14 11 Mar. 26, „ Painting Government House, Wellington William Tinney April 22, „ April 22, „ 364 0 0 5 17 6 80 3 4 438 5 10 Consolidated May 13, „ Painting Legislative Council, Parliamentary Buildings Robert Martin June 10, June 10, „ 159 0 0 159 0 0 May 30, „ June 27, „ Rubbish contract, Public Buildings, Wellington Police stable, Martinborough Timothy Costello William Boyd Dec. 31, „ Aug. 8, „ Dec. 31, „ Aug. 23, „ 54 2 9 95 0 0 1 18 0 5 0 0 56 0 9 100 0 0 Public Works Dec. 31, „ Dec 31, „ Jan. 3, 1890 Window-cleaning, Public Buildings, Wellington; 1890 Chimney-sweeping, Public Buildings, Wellington, 1S90 Rubbish contract, Public Buildings, Wellington 1', 1890 Abraham Drake John Withers Timothy Costello Dec. 31, „ Dec. 31, „ Dec. 31, „ 159 12 0 114 0 0 76 14 0 39 18 0 28 10 0 12 16 0 119 14 0 85 10 0 63 18 0 Consolidated May 20, 1889 Westland,— Courthouse, Westport ... Penk and McKay Sept. 20, 1889 j I Dec. 27, 1889 730 2 7 10 0 63 18 6 793 1 1 Public Works To obtain increased accommodation a new court-room was built, the old court-room shifted and converted into offices, a new strong-room erected, fencing generally altered, and original building repaired and painted. Extras caused particularly by alterations to front of building, sunlight to clerk's room, and sundry petty alterations, repairs, and fittings. The site of original cottage being unsuitable, and accommodation cramped, old building was shifted to a new and more convenient site ; and new bedroom, kitchen, and public rooms added. The west wing of building was destroyed by fire, and as soon as possible afterwards the present contract was let. This provides for complete restoration 'of wing, and additional day-room accommodation in brick and stone. In designing for reconstruction, extra precautions have been taken against outbreak and spread of fires. To replace worn-out station-buildings at Waiau and Hurunui a four-roomed cottage was built for constable's quarters, with two-cell lock-up, forage-store and stable, and outhouse consisting of washhouse, closet, and coal-shed. Extras caused by fixing range in kitchen, extra division-fence and gate, galvanised-iron straw-shed, 14ft. x 10ft., sinking well, and allowance of 5 per cent, on contract price, owing to postponement of acceptance of tender. Contract consisted in generally repairing existing building, pulling down old kitchen (worn-out), and erection of new brick kitchen and scullery, 14ft. x 13ft. Watersupply was also laid on from gaol, and some picket-fencing erected. Offices, 24ft. x 23ft. in stone, comprising public office and store-room, erected. Contract also included furniture and fittings. Four-roomed office, 22ft. x 18ft., and outhouse, all in wood, built. Contract included furniture and fittings. Two-stall stable and forage-store, 23ft. by 15ft., with tank, drainage, &c, complete, erected. To replace rented cottage, new six-roomed brick house with office ; also two-cell lock-up,' stable, and forage-store, and outhouse comprising washhouse, closet, and wood-shed, both in wood, erected. Section fenced. Brick cottage, &c, complete, as for Balclutha, erected in place of rented building. Under this contract several alterations and additions to ameliorate state of building were made. Supreme Court chamber was curtailed, new office and strong-room provided for Registrar and Deputy-Registrar, and Registrar's former offices converted into police court. Certain sanitary rearrangements were effected, and lighting, heating, and ventilation generally attended to. Brick cottage, lock-up, and outhouse erected, as for Balclutha, replacing rented cottage at Duntroon. Section fenced. Brick six-roomed cottage with office attached, and wooden outhouse comprising washhouse, closet, and coal-shed, constructed, to replace station burnt down. Jan. 28, 1890 Lineman's station, Longford Carroll and Artindale.. May 12, 1890 369 0 0 369 0 0 Mar. 22, 1889 Canterbury,— Rebuilding west wing, Sunnyside Asylum J. and W. Jamieson .. Sept. 23, 1889 11,686 10 0 10,110 0 0 1,576 10 0 Nov. 4, „ Police cottage, Culverden Forbes and Wadey Dec. 30, „ Jan. 18, 1890 334 8 0 63 10 10 397 18 10 April 2, „ Otago — Police Station, Lawrence Joseph Egglestone May 27, „ | July 20, 1889 164 14 11 5 10 169 15 11 Jan. 15, » Post and Telegraph Office, Clyde John Calder April 7, „ l I April 27, „ i 285 17 6 285 17 6 May 4, „ Post and Telegraph Office, Pembroke Leslie Arthur and Co. Aug. 24, „ ; I Aug. 24, „ 187 0 0 11 0 0 198 0 0 Mar. 19, „ Police stable, &c, Pembroke John Ross Macdonald April 25, „ June 26, 133 0 9 133 0 9 Nov. 11, , Police cottage, Balclutha A. B. Henderson Mar. 2, 1890 i Mar. 2, 1890 525 0 0 306 0 0 219 0 0 Dec. 4, „ Dec. 10, » Police cottage, &c, Mosgiel Alterations, Supreme Court buildings, Dunedin George Morrison Richard Sandilands .. Mar. 24, „ Feb. 12, , 547 0 0 605 15 0 348 6 0 505 16 0 198 14 0 99 19 0 Dec 8, „ Police cottage, Kurow James Munro .'. 498 10 0 227 14 0 270 10 0 Feb. 8, „ Dec. 16, , Police cottage, Clinton William Moffat Mar. 24, „ 452 0 6 261 0 0 191 0 6 Nov. 22, . Police cottage, Invercargill Joseph C. Howie Feb. 11, „ 317 10 0 252 0 0 65 10 0 In room of old worn-out building a new brick six-roomed cottage, 34ft. x 31ft., consisting of three bedrooms, parlour, mess-room, and scullery, also wooden closet, erected. I