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bodies, parts of 3 trucks; 14 wheels, 5 axles, 3 truck bodies, 1 pair wheels, &c.; 1 punt, dismantled steamer, 4 punts (Oregon timber), 1 boat, 1 dingy, 50 tons 8 cwt. 2. qrs. 23 lbs. contractors' rails. The above handed over to Mr. Simpson on behalf of the Provincial Government, with the following exceptions : — 24 Shoes for piles, 6 pile rings, 42 kegs spikes, 6 cwt. bolts and nuts, 3 cwt. 1 qr. 14 lbs. bar and rod iron, 5 cwt. 1 qr. pile rings, 4 cwt. bolts and nuts, 79 cwt. 3 qrs. bar and rod iron, 10 cwt. bolt ends, 3 gross 1-in. washers, 3 pile drivers monkeys and crabs complete, 1 spare monkey, sufficient chain for the above pile drivers, 4 punts, 1 boat, 1 dingy. Plant, Temporary use of which only required. 1 5-ton derrick crane, 24 contractors' waggons, 20 tons service rails. H. P. Higginson, D. L. Simpson. 26th April, 1873. Stationery. 3 ledgers, 2 cash books, 2 journals, 2 foolscap books, 6 press copy books, 2 quarto guard books, 1 diary, 1 copying book, 12 demy Bvo. memorandum books, 4 Norie's measurement books, 2 gross pen-holders, 12 gross pens, 1 gross pencils, 3 dozen pencils, each red and blue; 6 boxes elastic bands, 2 eyelet presses, 3 boxes eyelets, 1 box paper fasteners, 1 dozen binding studs, each 2, 3, 4; 2 portfolios, 1 dozen erasers, 2 black notice boards, 2 damping wells, 2 damping brushes, 3 lbs. red wax, 1 lb. green wax, 6 porcelain slates; No. 1, 5,000 luggage labels, D to PC; No. 2, 5,000 luggage labels, PCtoD; No. 3, 4 goods cash books; No. 4, 12 collecting books ; No. 5, 6 train books; No. 6, 6 parcel cash books ; No. 7, 500 pay bills; No. 8, 6 passage cash books; No. 9, 4 order books; No. 10, 1,000 parcels tickets—up; No. 11, 1,000 ditto ditto, down; No. 12, 6 parcels receipt books; No. 13, 4 goods ditto ditto; No. 14, 2 train time books —up; No. 15, 2 ditto ditto, cash —down; No. 16, 4 parcels receipt books ; No. 17, 2 goods warehouse ditto; No. 18, 80 books excess luggage; No. 19, 5,000 statements daily receipts; No. 20, 4 books advice of goods; No. 21, 1,000 telegraph forms; No. 22, 2,000 memorandum forms; No. 23, 12 books parcels invoices; No. 24, 2 books receipt for Company; No. 25, 2 ditto for public; No. 26, 20,000 receipt forms; No. 27, 2,000 ditto ditto, Port Chalmers; No. 28, 6 books goods received; No 29, 25,000 parcels way-bills; No. 30, 5,000 goods ditto; No. 31, 5,000 consignment notices; No. 32, 3,000 goods invoices, assorted, small and middling; 1 dozen ink stands; 4 dozen oil sheets; 2 ditto ditto foolscap; 4 ditto drying ditto; 2 ditto ditto ditto foolscap; 2 gum bottles; 3 reams note paper, headed; 3 ditto ditto large; 5 ditto letter ditto; 1 ditto superfine ditto; 3 ditto large cream note; 1 ditto bank post; 10,000 No. 6 envelopes; 5,000 cream ditto; 1,000 official ditto; 500 bank ditto, No. 2; 500 official ditto, No. 2; 1 quire demy carbonized paper; 1 ditto semi ditto ditto; 1 ream pink blotting; 2 dozen foolscap letter clips ; 1 case, 6 gross, cardboards for tickets; 20,000 tickets, first class, Dto PC; 20,000 ditto, second class, ditto ditto; 20,000 ditto, first class return; 20,000 ditto, second class, ditto ditto; 20,000 ditto, first class, PC to D; 20,000 ditto, second class, ditto ditto; 20,000 ditto, first class return; 20,000 ditto, second class ditto; 6 dating presses; 4 upright issuing cases; 16 bottles, pints, black ink; 16 ditto ditto copying ditto; 4 ditto ditto red ditto; 4 ditto ditto blue ditto; 1 shifting date stamp; 1 D and Pli stamp; 1 dozen ink for ditto; 9 Clark's patent hand tricolor signal lamps; 200 insulators; 200 galvanized bolts and sockets for insulators ; 1 dozen ticket plyers ; 1 dozen door keys; halfdozen spanners for fish bolts ; half-dozen tallow kettles ; 4 traversing screw jacks, 10 tons each; 1 kip chamois; 4 English clocks for stations; 6 sponges; 1 dozen locomotive buckets; 8 coils wire rope for signals, 10 cwt. 12 lbs.; 19 ditto telegraph wire, 8-ing., 30 cwt.; 1 ditto ditto ditto, 16-ing.; half-dozen stoking pans ; 2 wood callipers to take in 4£ feet; 6 sets distant signals, ironwork; 6 winchers for ditto; 2 sets station ditto ditto; 6 dozen galvanized pulleys; 6 ticket collectors' lamps; 2 guage lamps; 2 head lamps; 2 tail ditto; 12 platform ditto ; 6 lbs. wick ; 6 pairs buffers for terminals ; 2 locomotive wheels and axles ; 2 ditto ditto ditto; 1 complete set axle-box brasses; 4 glands and brushes for piston rods; 8 ditto and 4 ditto for valve rod; 6 stuffing boxes and 4 glands for regulators; 1 set of 8-pt. straps for connecting rods; 1 ditto 8 ditto coupling rods; 4 slide valves; 2 break screws and nuts; 1 righthand injector; 1 left ditto ditto; 500 brass tubes ; 100 ferrules; 4 window glasses ; 1 set of 4 conical drag springs; 8 brass rings for pistons; 4 bearing springs, with links, nuts, washers, pins, and VR springs; 4 vobite springs for bogie frame; 1 ton fire bar iron; 49 tarpaulin waggon covers; 6 sets ironwork for 30 cwt. wood cranes; 2 Avery's platform weighing machines, 20 cwt.; 1 ditto 10-ton waggon ditto ditto; 1 wrought double ended screw key, each 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18-inch; 2 copying presses, 18 x 12; 1 Guest and Chimes' stand pipe; 1 hand pipe; 1 f-inch jet; 1 2^-inch hose coupling; \ dozen f-inch bit cocks; 1 4-inch T-pipcs; 1 4-inch elbow ditto; 1 4-inch sluice valve; 1 4-inch bend; 2 4-iuch pipes, 4 feet long; 6 locomotive spring oil cans; 2 Liemin's telegraph dial instruments; 1 ticket-numbering machine ; 1 cutter. Received above on behalf of Provincial Government, Samuel Rolfe, Manager, Dunedin and Port Chalmers Railway.