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Statement in detail of the Expenditure of the Public Works Fund— continued. VOTE 94—RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION— continued. VOTE 94—RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION— continued. Broken Riveb-Bealey— continued. Westpobt-Inangahua— continued. £ s. d. Cartage and forwarding charges— continued. £ s. d. Wilson, S., compensation for accident .. 315 1 McLean, J., and Sons . . .. .. 410 0 O'Neill, T., compensation for accident .. 715 0 Hobbs, W. .. .. . . . . 312 9 Clifford, M. A., compensation for land .. 5 0 0 Walker, F. . . . . .. .. 0 9 0 Contracts— Drinnan, W., and Co. .. .. . . 0 6 9 Corby and Foster .. .. . . 947 0 0 Ashby, Bergh, and Co. (Limited), tents and flies 229 12 7 Maxwell and Mann . . .. .. 834 0 0 Triggs and Denton, horse-covers .. .. 417 6 Redmond, Moore, and Cochrane .. .. 231 0 0 Ballantyne and Co., calico, &c. .. .. 0 4 3 Murphy, Senior, and McNamara .. .. 592 0 0 Nimmo, J., groceries .. .. .. 0 5 10 O'Brien, R. H. .. .. .. 897 0 0 Canterbury College, testing wire rope.. .. 2 2 0 Carew, J. H. .. .. .. .. 1,420 0 0 Ashby, Bergh. and Co. (Limited), gum boots .. 32 0 0 McLellan, D. .. .. .. .. 2,433 0 0 Ashby, Bergh, and Co. (Limited), cement, &c... 102 10 0 Hannon, I)., and Co. .. .. .. 1,054 15 9 Gees Limited, furniture and fittings .. .. 14 9 Me Williams and Andrews.. .. .. 1,934 0 0 Smith and Smith (Limited), furniture and fittings 0 1 5 Murray and Co. .. .. .. 230 0 0 Ironmongery, hardware, &c— O'Brien, R. H., and party .. .. 3,089 0 0 Burt, A. and T. (Limited) .. .. 20 17 1 Advertising— Hastie, Bull, and Pickering (Limited) .. 55 1 7 Inangahua Times .. .. .. 310 6 Mason, Struthers, and Co. (Limited) . . 231 7 9 Inangahua Herald .. .. .. 416 0 Masefield and Co. .. .. . . 118 9 Colonist, Nelson .. .. .. .. 013 0 Ashby, Bergh, and Co. (Limited) .. .. 941 6 4 Westport Times . . .. .. .. 6 5 0 Cooper and Duncan (Limited) .. .. 550 18 9 Butter Miner .. .. .. .. 110 0 Price, A. and G. . . .. .. 3 0 8 Evening Post .. ' .. .. .. 512 6 Duncan, P. and D. (Limited) .. . . 917 0 Greymouth Evening Star . . . . . . 110 0 Recce, E., and Sons (Limited) . . .. 24 9 0 Grey River Argus . . .. .. 10 12 6 Aitken, Roberts, and Barrett .. .. 012 9 Westport News .. . . . . .. 9160 Cyclone Woven-wire Fence and Gate Company 1,241 15 2 New Zealand Times .. .. .. 5 13 6 Hutcheson, Wilson, and Co. .. . . 9 7 6 Nelson Evening Mail . . .. .. 216 0 Anderson's Limited .. .. .. 10 0 0 Ironmongery— Chambers, J., and Son (Limited) .. .. 18 2 0 | Gothard, G. H. (Limited). . .. .. 71 3 1 New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Associa- Riley and Sons .. .. .. .. 17 16 3 tion (Limited . . .. .. 15 1 2 Bucknell, W. F. .. .. .. 3 0 8 Scott Bros. (Limited) .. .. .. 0 16 0 Martin and Co. .. .. .. .. 91 16 9 Despatch Foundry Company (Limited) .. 313 6 Mclntyre Bros. .. .. .. .. 6 16 Needham, Niven, and C 0... .. .. 4 15 8 Lawson, J. J. .. .. . . 0 2 0 Clark Bros. .. .. .. .. 0 6 0 Briscoe and Co. (Limited) .. .. 3 7 6 Forbes, J., contract .. .. .. 3,420 1 6 Stewart Timber, Glass, and Hardware ComBroad, E. F. (Limited), contract .. .. 122 14 11 pany (Limited) .. .. .. 114 6 McLean, J., and Sons (Limited), contract .. 2,565 0 0 Bailie and Co., explosives .. .. .. 141 0 6 Redpath, J. A., and Son, contract .. .. 679 0 0 Gothard, G. H., and Co. (Limited), oil, paint, &c. 10 12 9 Scott Bros. (Limited), contract .. .. 1,678 14 8 Leaver, A., harness and repairs .. .. 4 18 0 Horn, R. W., and Co., timber, &c. . . .. 6 2 0 Mclntyre Bros., harness and repairs . . .. 4 2 6 Gollin and Co. (Limited), timber, &c... .. 122 18 4 Lawson, J. J., harness and repairs .. .. 14 0 Waller, J., and Sons (Limited), timber, &c. .. 862 10 3 McElwee, J., fuel .. .. .. .. 1180 Forbes, J., timber, &c. .. . . .. 60 1 3 State Coal-mines Department, fuel .. . . 0 2 0 Carruthers and Elliott, inspection fees . . 18 9 4 Sargbod, Son, and Ewen (Limited), tents and Wages of co-operative labourers .. ..23.385 8 2 flies .. .. .. .. 32 9 6 Travelling-allowances, &c.— New Zealand Portland Cement Company, Sutcliffe, A. J. .. .. .. .. 9 18 6 cement .. .. .. 379 15 8 Vickerman, H. .. .. .. .. 4 16 Watson, R. T., timber .. .. .. 10 411 Annand, B. C. .. .. .. .. 0 14 6 Bowatcr and Bryan, timber.. .. .. 45 0 6 Edwards, E. J. .. .. .. .. 1 11 6 West Creek Milling Company, timber.. .. 94 14 2 Dickson, H. .. .. .. .. 2 0 2 Stowell, J. W., forage .. .. .. 36 5 6 Milburn, E. .. .. .. .. 017 0 Briscoe and Co. (Limited), gum boots .. 13 8 6 Gibbs, W. H. .. .. .. .. 3 2 0 Westport Borough Council, water-supply .. 10 0 Chipman, F. K. .. .. .. .. 2 18 4 Union Steamship Company (Limited), freight .. 0 8 11 Cameron, J. .. .. .. .. 0 15 4 New Zealand Railways, freight .. .. 20 1 11 Stevens and Sons, wheelwright's repairs .. 10 0 0 Anchor Shipping and Foundry Company (LiWhittington, T., wheelwright's repairs .. 310 0 mited), freight .. .. .. .. 14 9 St. John's Ambulance Association, ambulance- Union Steamship Company (Limited), passages 2 0 0 hire .. .. .. .. .. 0 110 New Zealand Railways, passages .. .. 3 0.0 Tollenham. W., passages .. .. .. 2 7 6 42,621 8 7 O'Sullivan. C, hire of teams .. .. 65 15 11 Less credits — £ s. d. Menzies, J., hire of teams .. .. . . 0 3 6 Fares, freights, &c, on un- Grooby, C, hire of teams .. .. .. 6 6 0 opened line .. .. 329 19 2 Menzies, J., cartage .. .. .. 2 9 6 Cost of hydraulic ram trans- O'Sullivan, 0., cartage .. .. .. 39 8 8 ferredtoitem "Gisborne- Sevan, W., cartage .. .. .. 3 0 0 Motu" .. .. 1 10 0 McLaughlin, H., cartage .. .. .. 713 0 331 9 2 New Zealand Railways, workshop charges .. 8 19 10 Westport Harbour Board, hire of locomotives .. 126 16 8 42,289 19 5 New Zealand Railways, hire of locomotives .. 59 1 3 Fair, J. W., calico .." .. .. .. 0 14 0 Wilson, W. J., calico .. .. .. 0 6 6 Westport—lnangahua. Lange, H. H., hire of pile-driving plant .. 10 0 Kaye R L., salary .. .. .. 112 10 0 New Zealand Drug Company (Limited), drugs.. 1 011 Larking, H. G. H., salary . . .. .. 49 13 0 Littlejohn, W., and Son, swivels .. .. 03 0 Poison, G. M., salary .. . . . . 194 3 4 Ridsdale, W. H., salary .. .. 49 10 0 21,976 3 2 Hughson, J., salary .. . . .. 49 10 0 Less credits — Wood, J., instrument allowance . . . . 12 0 0 Fares, freight, &c, on unopened £ s. d. Kaye, R. L., instrument allowance .. .. 3 0 0 line .. .. .. 365 19 10 Keller, P., instrument allowance .. .. 9 0 0 Cost of timber transferred to item Wages of workmen .. .. .. 6,256 11 3 "South Island Main Trunk, Bevan, W., vehicle-hire . . .. .. 10 0 North End" .. .. 38 8 0 Hanna, W., compensation for accident .. 154 6 4 404 710 Nancarrow, A., compensation for accident .. 7 10 7 Grooby, C, compensation for accident ~ 3 7 3 21,571 15 4

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