PUBLIC WORKS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5710, 18 July 1879, Page 6

PUBLIC WORKS.

The following tenders have been received at .he Public Works office, Wellington : Riverton contract of the Kiverton-Orepuki railway:—Accepted—D. Kobertson, Invercargill, £21,700. Declined —Taylor & McKenzie, Invercargill, £23,408. Bellgcove contract of the Nelson-Foxhill railway :—Accepted ; P. Dev, Westport, £8159. Declined : J. Maher, Hokitika, £3253 ; J. G. Orm, Nelson, £10,804 ; Downs and Proctor, Dunedin, £16,834.

Opio contract of theOtautau Nightcaps Kailway :—Accepted—J. Innes, Dunedin, £5739. Declined —D. Robertson, Dunedin, £6408 ; Kennedy, Gallagher, and Co., Invercargill, £6514 ; J. Calder, Invercargill, £6563 ; Hughes and Co., Invercargill, £3584 ; Mathison Bros., £6676. Hokitika contract of the Hokitika-Greymouth railway : —Accepted : J. Morgan, Greymouth, £3601. Declined : J. Killock, Hokitika, £3854 ; J. Reynolds, Hokitika, £3960 ; W. Rowe, Greymouth, £4234; P. Dingan, Kumara, £4521 ; J. Maher, Hokitika, £4600 ; O’Connor and Gray, Ahaura, £4601; J. Clark, Hokitika, £5309 ; Daly and Riley, Hokitika, £5783 ; Martin, Morris, and Co., Goldsborough, £7332 ; J. Kirkpatrick, Beefton, £8591.

Dunedin railwaystation reclamation contract of the Waitaki-Invercargill railway :—Accepted : W. Bell and E. Pritchard and Co., Dunedin, £58,487. Declined : E. J. T. Price, Dunedin, £69,175 ; J. Monday, Dunedin, £73,622 ; J. McKay, Dunedin, £75,985 ; D. Proudfoot, Dunedin, £38,000 (informal). Wanganui workshops contract of the Wan-ganui-Manawatu Railway : —Accepted : Gibbs and Pinches, Wanganui, £1436. Declined: C. Rosinskey, Wanganui, £1640 ; Alexander and Macfarlane, Wanganui, £1963 ; John Randall, Wanganui, £1991 ; Alex. Reese, Wellington, £1995 ; N. G. Bassett, Wanganui, £2058 ; Jas. Russell, Wellington, £2153 ; Robt. McLean, Foxton, £2477. No. 2 Port contract of the Nelson-Foxhill railway:—W. Patterson, Nelson,£l762. Declined; Atkinson and Wise, Nelson, £1763 ; J. Gilbertson, Nelson, £1770 ; J. B. Blair, Nelson, £1991; G. Pollita, Nelson, £2240; T. Eiordan, £2561; W. Lloyd, Nelson (informal). Ellesmere contract of the Little River and Akaroa railway :—Accepted : P. McGrath, Christchurch, £14,704. Declined: T. F. Leather, Christchurch, £16,168 ; Downes and Proctor, Dunedin, £16,249 ; Henderson and Fergus, Dunedin, £17,657 ; W. White, juu., Christchurch, £17,839 ; Lake and Beard, Christchurch, £22,205 ; F. Denham, Christchurch, £27,831. River Teronka Bridge and River Eyre Bridge Contract, of the Canterbury Interior Main Line, Oxford to Temuka:—River Temuka Bridge Contract—Accepted : Henderson and Fergus, Dunedin, £4318. Declined ; T. S. Parsons, Christchurch, £4817 ; W. Paisley, Duuedin, £5070 ; J. Phillips, Timaru, £5252. River Eyre Bridge Contract—Accepted; Henderson and Fergus, Dunedin, £3788. Declined: James Butt, Kaiapoi, £3913; F. Benham, Christchurch, £4199 ; Thomas and Hill, Christchurch, £4241 ; Downes and Proctor, Dunedin, £4450. The following tenders were received at the Public Works Office, Wellington, for the Lumsden contract of the Lumsden-Mararoa railway :—Accepted : D. W. McArthur, Invercargill, £3616. Declined : J. Campbell, Invercargill, £4213 ; M. Hughes and Co., Invercargill* £4264 ; J. M. Bennett, Invercargill, £4353 ; J. Shirley, Invercargill, £4450 ; Matheson Bros., Dunedin, £4593 ; J. Whitaker, Dunedin, £4764 ; J. Tosh, Invercargill, £4786 ; Macrorie and Cuthbertsou, Invercargill, £5717. Messrs. Barry and McDowell, who have just completed their contracts for the new Hospital, are said to be the successful tenderers for the new Supreme Court House, the price being stated at £28,000.