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Westpoet—Mount Roctfoet :— Kirkpatrick and McDonnell, Waimangaroa contract, formation only, 3m. 60 eh., sidings 10 eh. ... ... ... £9,005 12 0 John McLean, Westport contract, 7m. 37 eh., sidings 20 eh. ... 16,795 12 11 John Maher and Co., constructing stop-bank at overflow, Buller River, length 55 eh.... ... ... ... ... 3,388 15 0 A. Pearson, Buller protective works ... ... ... 306 15 10 Peter Ferguson, stone for repairs to groin ... ... ... 75 0 0 Walter Bull, station-master's house at Westport ... ... 556 16 0 Plimmer, Reeves, and Co., conveyance of railway material ex " Strathnaver" ... ... ... ... ... 889 4 6 Plimmer, Reeves, and Co., conveyance of railway material ex "Cartvale,""Douglas," and "Star of India" ... ... 1,457 8 2 Mclntyre and Co., conveyance of rails ex "Helen Denny " ... 306 19 4 George Thomas, conveyance of wagonwork ex "Leonilda Semino," from Nelson to Westport ... ... ... 394 14 6 Mixner and Mears, supply of fascines for Buller River stop-bank 326 14 0 John Maher and Co., fixing fascines for Buller River stop-bank 520 0 0 34,023 12 3

PROVINCE OF MARLBOROUGH. Picton —Blenheim :— Reid and Gray, 20 sets switches and crossings ... ... £263 12 0 Davidson and Conyers, 10 sets points and crossings ... ... 200 0 0 Campbell Bros., 14 low-side wagons, and 4 timber trucks ... 716 0 0 1,179 12 0

PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY. ADDINGTON —KOWAI:— England Bros., No. 1 station buildings ... ... ... £1,822 0 0 England Bros., No. 2 station buildings ... ... ... 4,955 0 0 6,777 0 0 RANGIOEA —OXFOED :— Davidson and Conyers, making 12 sets points and crossings ... £240 0 0 240 0 0 ROLLESTON MALVEEN : E.G. Wright, Little Racecourse Hill contract, 24 m., sidings 60 eh. £8,147 0 0 Geo. Holden, White Cliffs plate-laying contract, 11 m. 40 eh., sidings 68 eh. 601. ... ... ... ... ... 4,112 15 0 R. S. Sparrow and Co., making 13 sets points and crossings ... 286 0 0 Davidson and Conyers, making 2 sets points and crossings ... 40 0 0 12,585 15 0 Kaiapoi—Eyeeton : — Davidson and Conyers, making 22 sets points and crossings ... £440 0 0 England Bros., erection of station buildings ... ... 4,867 0 0 5,307 0 0 RACECOUBSE—SOUTHBEIDGE : — W. White, jun., plate-laying contract, Racecourse —Southbridge line, 25 m. 28 eh. 22 1., sidings 2m. 40 eh. ... ... £9,449 14 3 Cuff and McNamara, Selwyn River Bridge protective works ... 354 5 4 R. S. Sparrow and Co., making 22 sets points and crossings ... 484 0 0 10,287 19 7 Rakaia —Ashbueton : — E. G. Wright, approaches and protective works to Ashburton Bridge, 26 eh. 171. ... ... £7,964 10 3 D. Reese, Rakaia platform extension ... ... ... 387 10 0 W. Gilmore, road to goods and passenger station ... ... 110 0 0 W. Langdown, construction of 100 high-side wagons ... 2,350 0 0 10,812 0 3 Ashbueton —Temuka :— Walter Fuller, Orari contract, 13 m. 45 eh., sidings 1 m., £11,471 17s. less Orari Bridge, transferred to E. G. Wright ... £6,870 17 8 E. G. Wright, Orari revised contract, 16 m., including Orari Bridge, at schedule rates (estimated amount) ... ... 12,798 8 4 Geo. Parkin, No. 1 Station buildings ... ... ... 2,106 7 6 Thos. Greig, No. 2 Station buildings ... ... ... 2,550 15 0 Ogdvie and Jones, No. 3 Station buildings ... ... ... 2,100 0 0 26,426 8 6 14.— E. 3.