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

Service. Period. Name of Contraotor. Rate. Greymouth— continued. Hoses, indiarubber, delivery and suction Indiarubber, sheet ,, cloth-insertion Lime, ordinary ! 3 31/3/1914 51/3/1914 1 Perdrian Rubber Company (Limited). . 1 As per tender. E. M. Sheedy and Co. .. .. j 3/3 per lb. Perdrian Rubber Company (Limited).. 1/6 „ Milburn Lime and Cement Company i 1/ per bush. (Limited) R. Wood .. .. .. .. i As per tender. Castendyk and Focke .. .. j 30/ per cwt. Oil-feeders, Kaye's patent Soda, acetate of S) 1J Westport— General stores .. i ,, • . . . ,, )> )> G. H. Gothard (Limited) .. .. : As per tender. Martin and Co. .. .. .. I Bailie and Co. . . .. .. „ Te Aro House Drapery Company (Ltd.) ,, Ross and Glendining (Limited) .. ! „ Taylor, Enwright (Limited) .. .. „ Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co. (Limited) ] ,, Sargood, Son, and Ewen (Limited) .. ; „ Vacuum Oil Company (Limited) .. : l/3f and 1/84, per gal W. M. Bannatyne and Co. (Limited) . . As per tender. J. J. Craig (Limited) .. .. ,, Vacuum Oil Company (Limited) . . 19/ and 24/ each. Benzine and benzoline Explosives Drainpipes, stoneware Heaters, kerosene, 100 c.p. and 200 c.p. Hoses, indiarubber, delivery and suction Indiarubber, cloth-insertion Oil, kerosene, 150° test Oil-feeders, Kaye's patent Soda, acetate of Perdrian Rubber Company (Limited).. As per tender. 55 ,) „ .. 1/6 per lb. Vacuum Oil Company (Limited) ... 1/ per gal. R. Wood .. .. .. As per tender. Castendyk and Focke .. ... 30/ per cwt. )) 55 Nelson — General stores .. .. .. j ,, . . . . ' ' 5! Buxton and Co. (Limited) .. As per tender. Wilkins and Field Hardware Company „ (Limited) Brooms and brushes— Auckland .. .. .. I Wellington Christchurch Dunedin Invercargill .. .. J. Trevethick .. .. .. „ C. Trevethick .. .. .. j „ Otago Brush Company .. .. „ ,, - - - - ,, ,, . • • • : ,, Painters' brushware Bunting and Co. .. .. .. „ Uniforms— Stationmasters Guards and porters Bing, Harris, and Co. (Limited) ... „ A. Levy .. .. .. .. „ Uniform caps— Stationmasters, summer „ winter Drivers and firemen, summer „ winter Guards, summer .., ■ „ winter Porters, summer „ winter White linen cap-covers .. Rainproof cap-covers S* . Ross and Glendining (Limited) .. 9/3 each. • • 9/9 „ ' • • 3/4 „. • • , 4/4 „ .. I 5/3 •. 5/6 .. ; 3/6 „ ■. 3/9 .. ! iojd. „ .. 2/ „ Wire rope at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin John Chambers and Son (Limited) .. As per tender. Candles and Soap—■ North Island sections i The Union Oil, Soap, and Candle Com- ,, ; pany (Limited) McLeod Bros. (Limited) .. .. 1 „ South Island sections