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RETURN No. 17-continued. Statement of Stores Contracts, &c.-continued,

Service. Period. Name of Contractor. Kate. 55,000 gallotiH 300° mineral colza oil .. 31/8/1910 , James Service and Co. .. .. per gal. 6,000 „ double-boiled linseed-oil 80/4/1009 Mason, Struthers, and Co. (Limited) . 2/3^ 4,700 „ raw linseed-oil .. „ . . „ ... 2/2^ 8.000 , double-boiled linseed-oil 30/6/1910 „ „ „ ... 2/10 i 000 „ raw linseed-oil .. . . „ „ . . 2/9 40,000 ,. special blended axle oil 31/8/1910 James Service and Co. .. .. 10d. 60,000 ,. castor oil .. .. 31/12/1909 Landale and Clark (Limited) .. Calcutta lates. 60,000 „ „ 31/12/1910 1.50 hand signal lamps .. .. 31/3/1910 A. and T. Burt (Limited) .. ..11/ each. 100 train tail lamps * .. .. „ T. Garland and Co. .. .. 9/7 3,885 gallons best varnish .. .. 31/12/1910 Briscoe and Company (Limited) . As per tender. Ironbark timber at Auckland .. 31/12/1909 J. W. Wallace and Co. .. .. 24/9 & 30/9 per 100 ft. Wanganui ... „ .... 27/G and 32/6 Lyttelton .. , .... 24/and 30/ Dunedin ... . .... 26/9 and 31/9 Wellington .. „ Gollin and Co. Proprietary (Limited) .. 25/6 and 27/6 Picton .. „ . „ „ 27/ and 30/6 Invercargill .. . Samuel Brown (Limited) .. .. j 21/ Nelson .. . „ „ .. .. 25/6 Greymouth .. „ Fraser and Co. .. .. .. 26/ and 31/6 Westport .. . . .. .. ..26/ piles at Auckland .. . J. W. Wallace and Co. .. ..2/7 perlin. ft. Wanganui ... „ .... 2/9 „ Lyttelton .. . „ .. .. 2/11 Dunedin ... „ .... 2/6 „ Wellington ... ,. Gollin and Co. Proprietary (Limited) .. , 2/7 Picton .. J „ „ .. i 2/5 Inveroargill .. . Samuel Brown (Limited) .. .. 2/8 Nelson .. . „ „ .. .. 2/8 » „ Grejmouth .. „ Fraser and Co. .. .. .. 2/11 Brush-box timber at Auckland .. ., J. W. Wallace and Co. .. .. 24/9 per 100 ft » Wellington .. ,. j Gollin and Co. Proprietary (Limited) .. 27/6 „ Greymouth .. , ! Fraser and Co. .. .. .. 24/6 190,000 Jarrah sleepers, 7 ft. by 8 in. 31/3/1910 South-west Timber-hewers'Co-operative 4/ each. by 5 in.— Society (Limited) 2,000 Ironbark sleepers, 7 ft. by 8 in. . Richardson and Blair .. ..4/4 by 5 in. 6,900 Ironbark sleepers, 7 ft. by 8 in. 31/12/1909 „ .. .. 3/11 . by 6 in. Auckland DistrictKauri timber.. .. .. 31/3/1910 Merchants and mills in district .. 16/6 to 42/6 per 100 ft. Red-pine ........ . .. 10/ to 20/ White-pine .... .. .. .. . .. 7/6 to 12/ Matai ... .. .. „ . .. 17/ to 21/6 Totara „ .. .. .. ,. , .. 17/ to 22/ V.D.L. ......... . .. 21/6 Mangaio „......„ „ .. 20/ Jarrah ... .. .. ,. Millar's Jarrah Company .. .. 19/ to 23/ Teak „ .. .. .. „ Castendyk and Focke .. .. 6Jd. per ft. Wellington - Napier - New Plymouth District— Kauri timber .. .. .. „ Merchants in district .. .. 22/ to 39/6 per 100 (t. Red-pine „ .. .. .. .. Merchants and mills in district .. 8/6 to 20/ „ (figured) .... . .. 20/6 to 23/ White-pine „ .. .. .. , . .. 7/6 to 10/6 Matai ........ „ .. 18/6 to 24/6 „ Totara „ .. 12/to 27/6 Clear-pine „ .. .. „ Merchants in district .. . . 7£d. per ft. Powellised red-pine timber .. -- N.Z. Powell Wood Process (Limited) ..115/ per 100 ft. » white-pine „ „ „ 14/0 „ Jarrah timber .. .. .. ,. Millar's Jarrah Company .. . 19/ to 26/6 per 100 ft. Teak . .. .. .. „ Castendyk and Focke .. .. 6Jd. per ft. Christchurch DistrictKauri timber.. .. .. ., Merohants in district .. .. 12/3 to 33/per 100 ft. Red-pine „ .. .. .... „ .. . . 11/6 to 21/ White-pine „ .. .. .. .. „ .. .. 12/6 to 13/ Matai „ .. .. .. , . .. . . 22/6 Totara ... .. .. .. . .. .. 24/ to 28/6 V.D.L. ... .. .. J . . .. .. 15/ to 15/6 Yellow-pine „ .. .. .. „ . .. .. 33/ Sugar-pine „ .. .. .. , . .. ..33/ Red-pine „ (figured) .. „ „ .... 23/9 to 25/ Clear-pine „ .. .. .. ,. ,. .. .. 8d. and 9d. per ft. Teak ... .. .. .. Castendyk and Focke .. .. 6Jd. per ft. Jarrah ... .. .. » Merchants in district .. .. 23/ to 27/ per 100 ft.