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RETURN No. 16— continued. Statement of Stores Contracts, &c.— continued.

Geo. Felton, Eailway Stores Manager.

Service. Period. Name of Contractor. Rate. 2,500 totara sleepers, Whangarei District 13,300 puriri sleepers, Kaipara District... 3,000 manoao sleepers,Kaipara District... 3,000 totara sleepers, Kaipara District ... 4,500 totara sleepers, Auckland District... 62,100 puriri sleepers, Auckland Section 3,000 totara sleepers, Napier Section 75,000 rimu, matai, maire, and totara sleepers, Napier-Taranaki Section 2,000 totara sleepers, Wellington Section 11,500 birch and totara sleepers, Wellington Section 4,300 birch sleepers, Picton Section 41,000 yellow-pine sleepers, Westport ... 66,000 silver-pine sleepers, Greymouth ... 10,000 silver-pine sleepers, Greymouth ... 30,000 silver-pine sleepers, Greymouth 4,000 birch sleepers, Greymouth 1,000 puriri sleepers, Canterbury Section 50,700ft. birch timber, Christchurch Section 10,800 birch sleepers, Christchurch Section 80,000 matai and totara sleepers, in the Dunedin and Invercargill districts 31/3/98 Settlers 3/3 to 3/5 each - 3/6 each. 2/6 „ 2/6 „ 3/ .. 3/9 » 3/ .., 2/ to 4/ each. ,, ... ,, ... ... ... ,, ... Sidney West Settlers F. Burbush Settlers 2/6 each. 2/ to 2/6 each. 28/2/98 31/12/98 31/3/98 Baxter Brothers and Foord ... 2/ each. 2/4 to 2/6 each. 2/4 to 2/6 ,, 2/6 each. 2/6 „ to 2/6 each. 3/3 each. 13/ per cent. Settlers Settlers in the Hokianga District Settlers J> 2/2 each. 2/ to 2/3 and 2/6 to 2/9 each. It ,,