D.—2.

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

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Service. Period. Name of Contractor. Rate. Rope, New Zealand flax— North Island Sections South Island Sections 31/3/1914 )j j Donaghy's Rope and Twine Company (Limited) Maddren Bros. As per tender. jj Disinfectants— Jeyes' fluid „ powder Various A. C. Nottingham .. 5/ per gal. 10/ per doz. 2 lb. tins. Aβ per tender. Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co. (Limited) Cartage at Auckland ,, Wellington jj Cunningham and Co. Munt, Cottrell, and Co. (Limited) >> )) >y Printing and stationery Government Printer As per agreement. Iron castings— Greymouth Westport Dispatch Foundry Company (Limited) George Griffiths and Co. 13/ per owt. 10/6 Varnish, Kearsley's— Pale finishing body Hard-drying body Hard-drying carriage Black japan Gold-size 31/4/1914 Briscoe and Co. (Limited) .. 16/ per gal. 1V5J „ 11/5 10/6J „ 7/5J » » 5» ,, i> Oil, linseed, double-boiled— 3,000 gallons, Auckland .. 6,000 „ Wellington.. 3,500 „ Lyttelton .. 2,000 „ Dunedin '. 3,500 „ Auckland .. 4,000 „ Wellington.. 3,000 „ lyttelton .. 2,000 „ Dunedin . . 500 „ Bluff 31/5/1913 30/6/1914 Landale and Clark (Limited) >> ,, » „ Calcutta rates. » „ » » „ it ii >> >> • • Oil, linseed, raw— 2,500 gallons, Auckland .. 4,000 „ Wellington.. 2,000 „ Lyttelton .. 1,500 „ Dunedin .. 1,000 „ Bluff 3,000 „ Auckland .. 3,000 „ Wellington.. 2,000 „ Lyttelton .. 1,000 „ Dunedin .. >> jj is 31/5/1913 w J» it n j) 30/6/1914 " >> f> >> J» jj J» " ,, >j Oil, castor— 15,000 gallons, Auckland.. 30,000 „ Wellington 4,000 „ Lyttelton.. 4,000 „ Dunedin .. 2,000 „ Bluff 20,000 „ Auckland.. 20,000 „ Wellington 8,000 „ Lyttelton.. 8,000 „ Dunedin .. 4,000 „ Bluff >> l> » 31/12/1913 t> 9, »J ); 5> 20/2/1916 ;» :' >> 5) >> >> . . »J >i )J 9t Oil, loco-cylinder— 6,000 gallons, Auckland 15,000 „ Wellington 4,000 „ Lyttelton 5,000 „ Dunedin.. 8/7/1913 i> Vacuum Oil Company (Limited) 1/8| per gal. t> ft >> ,, .. Oil, pale, machinery— 500 gallons, Auckland .. 1,500 „ Wellington.. 1,000 „ Lyttelton .. 2,000 „ Dunedin .. it „ .. 10|d. per gal. JJ tt it " „ .. »> » j> .. Oil, dark, axle— 8,000 gallons, Auckland.. 20,000 „ Wellington 8,000 „ Lyttelton.. 9,000 „ Dunedin .. I Philips and Pike .. 1/lJ per gal. )} Oil, mineral, colza— 20,000 gallons, Auckland.. 55,000 „ Wellington 20,000 „ Lyttelton.. 20,000 „ Dunedin .. n lid. per gal. t> it if ft *t • • . . , . * a