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RETURN No. 17. Statement of Stores Contracts current during the Year ending 31st March, 1899.

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Service. Period. Name of Contractor. Rate. loal-supply— Auckland 31/3/1900 Taupiri;Extended Coal Company Taupiri Reserve Coal Company Waikato Coal Company Blaokball Coal Company Grey-Point Elizabeth Coal Company .. 5/5 per ton. 5/5 „ . 4/9 19/6 22/ 22/6 22/ 18/9 21/ 19/ 17/ 20/ 22/ 20/ 6/4 8/ 7/ 18/ 15/6 9/6 9/6 19/6 16/6 18/ 19/6 6/ 5/6 5/9 5/6 6/1 . 7/1 . 20/6 18/6 21/6 16/6 17/6 18/6 9/10 , Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth 31/3/1899 Blackball Coal Company Grey-Point Elizabeth Coal Company .. Westport Coal Company Grey-Point Elizabeth Coal Company .. Blackball Coal Company Grey-Point Elizabeth Coal Company .. Picton Nelson Westport Greymouth Westport Coal Company Grey-Point Elizabeth Coal Company .. Blackball Coal Company Grey-Point Elizabeth Coal Company .. Westport-Cardiff Coal Company H. Levioh Wairiri Coal Company Grey-Point Elizabeth Coal Company .. Westport-Cardiff Coal Company Blackball Coal Company Grey-Point Elizabeth Coal Company .. Pernhill Coal Company Walton Park Coal Company Lowdon and Howarth Gibson and Lees Kaitangata Coal Company Nightcaps Coal Company Grey-Point Elizabeth Coal Company .. Blackball Coal Company Grey-Point Elizabeth Coal Company .. Lyttelton Timaru Oamaru Port Chalmers and Gore South of Gore Workshops, Wanganui Wellington .. „ Lyttelton Port Chalmers Newmarket .. (f.o.b. Greymouth) Kmber-supply— Wanganui . • Rangitikei Sawmillers' Co-operative Association (Limited) Taranaki Sawmillers' Co-operative Association (Limited) W. White and Co J. More .. .. R. Holt E. W, Mills and Co. .. National Mortgage and Agency Company Smith Brothers J. Anderson A. and T. Bart Dunedin Foundry and Engineering Company (Limited) Ditto .. .. .... As per sohedule. Christchurch Southland Napier i,000 gallons castor oil 2/7J per gallon. 2/4f . As per sohedule. :ron castings, Wellington Christchurch.. „ Dunedin 5teel castings, Auckland 5Jd. per lb. Wellington .. „ Christchurch Dunedin ?orage, Auckland .. „ Ohristchuroh Jniform caps— Stationmasters Guards and porters Drivers and firemen Jniform suits — Stationmasters Guards .. Porters .. Kmber, ironbark 5d. 5d. 5d. As per sohedule. J. J. Craig .. .. .. T. Wreaks .. 31/3/1901 T. Parker and Co. .. 15/ each. 3/11 , 4/8 „ Wellington Woollen Company As per sohedule. Sept." 1899 June, „ Oct., June, „ ■ ■ 31/3/1900 H II Murray, Arnold, and Co. E. D. Pike and Co. .. .. .. W. Plannery Murray, Arnold, and Co. E. D. Pike and Co. .. .. » fimber, tallow-wood 19/ per 100 sup. ft, 16/9 3-reymouth — 30,000 silver-pine sleepers 5,000 Wellington- Napier -New Plymouth Section — 2,000 totara sleepers 1,000 800 1,000 8,000 1,500 1,000 31/12/98 30/9/98 30/4/98 ■ ■ 31/8/98 - ■ 15/10/98 ■ ■ 30/9/98 31/3/99 • • 20/10/98 31/8/98 Baxter- Brothers and Poord .. O. Butler P. Burbush 2/6 eaoh. 2/6 . 2/6 „ 2/6 „ 3/ . 2/9 , 3/ „ 3/ . 2/6 „ Power and Bussell W. and P. De Malmanch J. Drysdale J. T. Entwistle Kenny and Martin .. ...