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APPENDIX D— continued. SCHEDULE of Sleeper Contracts current on 1st April, 1903, and Contracts entered into by the Public Works Department, &c.— continued.

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Date of Contract or Agreement. Contractor's Name. Address. No. of Sleepers contracted for, and Class of j Timber. Kate per Sleeper. Place of Delivery. Date for Completion. Total delivered to Date. Date of Completion. OUTH I S.LAND— < continued. WBSTL iAND DISTRIC IT. — April, 1903 J. Murdoch .. Kumara 250 silverpine 300 ditto .. 475 „ .. 500 . .. 200 . 250 „ .. 500 , .. 500 „ .. 500 , 500 , .. 350 , 300 „ .. 500 , 500 „ .. 500 . 313 . .. 500 , 388 „ .. 282 , 300 „ .. 500 „ 500 J 500 „ .. 500 „ 250 „ .. 500 ... 500 „ .. 500 „ .. 439 „ 500 . 500 „ 500 , 500 „ .. s. d. 3 3 Kumara Railway-station 25 May, 25 May, 29 May, 29 May, 13 June, 18 June, 22 June, 24 June, „ 25 June, 27 June, 29 June, 20 July, 20 July, 29 July, „ 29 July, . 30 July, 30 July, 5 Aug., . 12 Aug., „ 14 Aug., , 25 Aug., . 2 Sept., » 2 Sept., „ 2 Sept., „ 3 Sept., „ 8 Sept., . 10 Sept., , 12 Sept., , 17 Sept., „ 19 Sept., „ 24 Sept., „ 17 Oct., Emily Lawson G. Hunt G. Gibson C. W. Murtha W. Stephens .. Stratford and Blair C. P. Lausten J. Baxter J. Craig W. A. Lawson S. Dixon J. Ijinklater .. J. Dixon H. Linklater .. G. Balimi W. Mason Stratford and Blair F. Fletoher .. W. Hegan G. Stewart .. D. O'Brien .. J. Wisbey W. G. Stuart.. F. W. Beirne .. W. Learmont .. G. Searle Thomas Rogers F. C. Gosling .. P. Johnson W. H. Batson M. McLoughlin G. H. Lawson 250 May, 1903. m • ■ it « « Rimu Greymouth.. Red Jack's .. Kokiri Kumara Stafford Kokiri Ross Greymouth .. Nelson Creek Arahura Cobden Ngahere 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Hokitika Wharf .. Greymouth Ngahere Station .. Baxter's Siding Kumara Station .. Stafford Siding Awacuna Siding .. Stafford Siding Baxter's Siding Hokitika Wharf .. Greymouth Ngahere Station .. Kaihinu Siding Greymouth Ngahere Station .. 30 June, 1903 .. 31 July, „ .. 30 June, „ .. 30 June, » .. 30 June, „ .. 30 June, „ .. 31 July, , .. 30 June, , .. 30 June, , .. 31 July, „ .. 30 July, , .. 31 Oct., , .. 31 Oct., , .. 31 Oct 31 July, , .. 30 Sept 31 July, , .. 5 Aug., . .. 30 Sept 30 Sept., , .. 30 Sept., „ .. 30 Sept., , .. 31 Oct., „ .. 31 Oct., „ .. 31 Oct., . .. 30 Sept., „ .. 31 Oct., , .. 31 Oct., . .. 31 Oct 31 Oct., „ .. 31 Oct., „ .. 30 Nov., , .. 300 475 i.05 156 500 500 500 500 350 500 500 500 313 500 388 282 8 July, . 4 July, . ] Order cancelled. [Balance cancelled 18 June, 1903. 16 Jan., 1904. 24 June, 1903. 25 June, „ 16 Oct., „ ! Order cancelled. 3 Oct., 1903. 17 Nov., „ 3 Oct., , 29 July, , 17 Dec, , I 30 July, , 5 Aug., , Order cancelled. Ditto. *• Kumara Ngahere Kanieri Okarito Ngahere Ngahere Ahaura Waiho Gorge No Town Kumara Kumara Station .. Ngahere Station .. Hokitika Wharf .. Hokitika Wharf .. Ngahere Station .. Ngahete Station .. Ahaura Station Hokitika Wharf .. Ngahere Station .. Kumara Station .. 500 250 439 500 23 Dec, 1903. 28 Oct., „ Order cancelled. Order cancelled. 28 Oct., 1903. 23 Jan., 1904. 500 500 23 Dec, 1903. 14 Mar., 1904.