CONTRACTS WITH MESSRS. GUTHRIE AND LARNACH FOR RAILWAY IRON AND ROLLING-STOCK (RETURN OF).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1879 Session II, E-10

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Sess. 11.—1879. NEW ZEALAND.

CONTRACTS WITH MESSRS. GUTHRIE AND LARNACH FOR RAILWAY IRON AND ROLLING-STOCK (RETURN OF).

Laid on the Table by the Hon. Mr. Oliver, icith the leave of the House.

STATEMENT showing the various CONTRACTS entered into with Messrs. GUTHRIE AND LARNACH for the Supply of RAILWAY IRON and RAILWAY ROLLING-STOCK; the Amount of such Contracts; and the Amount paid and payable up to and inclusive of the 10th October, 1879. (Copy of advertisement calling for tenders attached.)

Note. —Certain alterations having been required in construction, a price has yet to be fixed for the same. The Contractors have asked 20s. each wagon, aud the department has offered 10s. each wagon. W. A. Thomas. Accountant, Public Works. Copy of Advertisement attached to above Return. New Zealand Railways.—Rollinq-Stock. CONTRACTS FOR HANUFACTURE AND DELIVERY OF ROLLING-STOCK (600 RAILWAY TRUCKS) ON THE AUCKLAND, NABIER, WELLINGTON, WANGANUI, AND WAITAKI TO BLUFF RAILWAYS. Public Works Office, Wellington, 30th April, 1878. Separate written tenders will be received at this office up to noon on Wednesday, the 18th September, 1878, for the above contracts. They must be addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Wellington, and marked outside "Tender for Rolling-Stock." The work will be let in five separate contracts, and must be separately tendered for accordingly. Plans and specifications may be seen at the Public Works Offices, Auckland, Wanganui, ,Chri»tchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, and Wellington;

Barticulars of Contract. Amount of Contract. Amount paid from 1st July to date. Balance. lOLLing-Stock No. 2 (Kaipara-Puniu Line)— 20 cattle-trucks, 25 low-side wagons, aud 25 high-side wagons polling-Stock No. 1 (Napier-Manawatu and Waitara—Patea Lines) — Napier-Manawatu Line —14 timber-trucks, 16 cattle-trucks, 20 low-side wagons, and 25 high-side wagons Waitara-Patea Liue —6 timber-trucks, 4 cattletrucks, and 5 low-side wagons Polling-Stock No. 3 (Wellington- Wood ville Line) — 30 timber-trucks, 20 cattle-trucks, 25 low-side wagons, and 25 high-side wagons... Iolling-Stock No. 5 (Waitara-Patea and PateaManawatu Lines) — 30 timber-trucks, 20 cattle-trucks, 50 low-side wagons, aud 50 high-side wagons... £ 5,931 6,493 1,345 s. d. 9 2 1 1 3 1 £ s. d. 2,809 2 6 2,995 8 6 G01 4 0 £ s. d. 3,122 6 8 3,497 12 7 713 19 1 8,038 1 3 3,990 7 6 4,097 13 9 12,436 0 10 2,049 15 0 10.3S6 5 10 Total 34,293 15 5 12,445 17 6 21,847 17 11

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and at the Railway Managers' Offices, Napier, Timaru, and Oamaru. Telegraphic tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will be received if presented at any telegraph office by noon of the same date, provided that written tenders in due form are lodged at a .District or Resident Engineer's office by the same hour, and accompanied by a cheque ou some bank in the town where the tender is lodged ; such cheque to be specially marked by a banker as good for twenty-one days, and to be in favour of the Receiver-General's deposit account only, and not to bearer or order. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. By command. John Carruthers, Engineer-in-Chief. N.B.—Plans for these contracts can be purchased at the above offices. By Authority : Geoege Didsbcby, Government Frinter, Wellington.—lB79. Brice 3d.]