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APPENDIX D— continued. SCHEDULE of Sleeper Contracts current on 1st April, 1913, and Contracts entered into by the Public Works Department, &c.— continued.

Date of Contract or Contractor's Name. Address. Number of Sleepers contracted for, and Class of Timber. Rate per Sleeper. Place of Delivery. Date for ! Completion. Total delivered to Date. Date of Completion. Agreement. STRATFORD DISTRICT. April, 1912 Feb., „ 1914 June, 1913 The New Zealand Powell Wood Rangataua Process (Limited) .. Ditto Silver-pine Timber Company .. Horopito .. J Pukuweka Sawmill Company .. Pukuweka .. s. d. 24,500 powellized birch 4 0 Rangataua .. 580 crossing .. 19s. 6d. per 100 sup. ft. 1,820 silver-pine .. 7 0 Horopito 442 .. 3 6 Waipnku .. 3,170 totara .. 22s. per 100 ft. „ .. Nov., 1912 , .. May, 1913 j .. Mar., 1914 .. ! Nov., 1913 10,500 460 890 442 683 Cancelled. j In hand. ; Completed. In hand. WELLINGTON DISTRICT. Sept., 1912 Millar's West Australian Hardwoods Wellington .. Company (Limited) Ditto .. .. .. „ s. d. .. j 35,000 jarrah .. 4 9J Wellington.. 2,502 crossing .. 23s. per 100 „ sup. ft. .. May, 1913 i 35,000 2,502 Completed. SOUTH ISLAND. WESTLAND DISTRICT. April, 1913 May, „ Aug., „ Nov., ,, Dec, Various Gosling, i\ C. .. .. .. Ngahere Spence, A. E. . . .. .. Pukekura .. Feary, G. . . .. .. Inangahua .. Hunt, T. .. .. .. Cronadun .. Keech, M. .. .. .. Kumara .. J Stuart and Chapman .. .. Hokitika McLaughlin, M. .. .. Ngahere .. O'Brien, R. J. .. .. .. Rimu Richardson, A. .. .. Kumara Various .. .. .. Various s. d. 1,652 silver-pine .. 3 6 Ngahere 592 .. 3 6 Ross 1,615 ,, .. 3 6 Inangahua .. 2,241 „ .. 3 6 Cronadun .. 731 „ . . 3 6 Kumara 850 .. 3 6 Ross 989 .. 3 6 Ngahere .. 508 „ .. 3 6 Hokitika .. 778 .. 3 6 Kumara 1,467 „ .. 3 6 Various .. Feb., 1914 .. Dec, 1913 ■ • Aug., „ .. Feb., 1914 .. Dec, 1913 .. I Feb., 1914 .. ! Various .. 1,652 592 1,615 2,241 731 850 989 508 778 1,467 Feb., 1914. Dec, 1913. Aug., „ Feb., 1914. Dec, 1913. Feb., 1914. CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT. Dec, 1913 Various Millar's West Australian Hardwoods Wellington .. Company (Limited) Various .. .. .. Various s. d. .. 20,000 jarrah .. 4 7 Lyttelton .. 690 „ .. i Various Open .. I .. ! Various .. Nil 614 In hand. DUNED1N DISTRICT. Aug., 1912 Sept., 1913 J. A. Redpath and Son .. .. I Christchurch Millar's West Australian Hardwoods Wellington .. Company (Limited) s. d. 11,000 hardwood .. 4 6J Dunedin 839 „ .. 4 6J .. Crossing, 8 by 5, 61/11, 23s. per 100 25/9 sup. ft. .. May, 1913 Open .. Dec, 1913 1,232 839 61/11, 25/9 Nov., 1913. Feb., 1914. April, ,,