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1878. NEW ZEALAND. CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS IN WHICH PENALTIES HAVE BEEN ENFORCED.

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Laid on the Table by the Minister for Public Worlcs, with the leave of the House.

RETURN showing the Contracts for Public Works in which Penalties have been enforced from 1st July, 1874, to 30th June, 1875, and the Contracts in the case of which Penalties have accrued but have not been enforced, during the same period.

Contract: Public Works. Amount of Penalties accrued. Amount of Penalties enforced. Contractor's Name, and Remarks. Kaipaea-Pttniti : — High-side Wagons and Trucks £ s. d. Cannot be stated £ s. d. Cousins and Atkin. Napiee-Mamwattj : — Station at Kaikoura 5th-class Stationmaster's House at Hastings and Pakipaki Takapau Two 6th-class Stations ... 105 0 0 60 0 0 1,000 0 0 20 0 0 30 0 0 J. MeSweeney. J. Jeffares. Allen and Co. S. Brown. 20 "o 0 Weliingtoij-Masteetob' : — 5th-class Stationmaster's House ... River 15 0 0 425 0 0 10 0 0 S. Brown. C. McKirdy. Nelson-Eoxhile : — Nelson ... .., 700 0 0 Bray Brothers. Westpoet-Mottni Eooheoet : — Stationmaster's House ... 40 0 0 30 0 0 W. Bull. Beunnek-Geeymoutii : —■ Buller Protective Works Greymouth Protective Works 90 0 0 230 0 0 Armstrong and Pearson. T. W. Hungerford. Ambeeley-Waitaki : — Ashley Bridge ... Cust River Bolleston Little Racecourse Hill ... No. 1 Station Buildings ... Racecourse, Selwyn River Selwyn River Bridge Protective Works Rakaia, Ashburton No. 1 Station Buildings ... Road to Goods and Passenger Stations Selwyn South Bridge Timaru and Young's Creek Various Works, Timaru and Young's Creek 110 0 0 270 0 0 240 0 0 720 0 0 1,740 0 0 40 0 0 540 0 0 390 0 0 12 10 0 1,260 0 0 1,500 0 0 1,290 0 0 15o'"o 0 E. G. Wright. D. Reese. E. G. Wright, Cuff and McNamara. E. G. Wright. D. Beese. W. Gilmour. M. McNamara. Allen and Stumbles. 195"o 0 20o'"o 0 » )>