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SCHED iLEEPEE COSTEACTS CUEEENT, ,c. — continuec MIDDLE ISLAND. \- i- — Date of Contract EJ Agreement. Contractor's Name. Address. No. of Sleepers contracted for. Rate per Sleeper. To be delivered at Rate per Month. To be Completed. Total delivered to date. Rehabks. AMBERLEY-COOK STRAIT. Agreement ... H. Baigent 3,000 2 3 2,644 picton-ble: 'HELM RAILWAY. 3 June, Agreement 1879 Bragge Bros. ... H. Baigent Picton ... (1,000 matai 2 3") [ 4,000 b. birch 2 6 j 2,000 totara 3 0 Blenheim Blenheim One-third first three months, 19 October, one-third each succeeding month. 1879 157 BRUNNER-GREYMOUTH RAILWAY. 10 November, 1877 C. Holder and Co. Greymouth 5,000 3 0 I Greymouth Railway Station, 1,000 per month ... Wharf, or alongside Railway Line. ... | 26th March, 1878 I 5,000 I Completed. AMBERLE" -WAITAKI RAILWAY. 21 November, 1877 26 John Lee John E. Thacker West Oxford TDkain's Bay 10,000 25,000 2 9 West Oxford Station In trucks at Lytteiton 'One-fifth of the whole num.ber to bo delivered within J two months, one-fifth of the whole number to be delivered each succeeding month 14 May, 1878 14 „ „ 10,011 11,810 Completed. WAITAKI-BLUFF AND BRANCHES. 15 November, „ John Murdock and Co.... Invercargill... ... < 25,000 \\ 3 5 I Waikouaiti I also 1,007 ) One-sixthfirsttwomonths,one- j 3 June, sixth each succeeding month 1878 26,007 Completed. WES' FRN RAILWAYS. 31 August, 1877 R. and A. Tapper Bros. Invercargill... 37,000 2 0 Riverton or Makerewa Junction One-fifth to be delivered within two months, remainder in equal monthly instalments One-fifth of the total number within two months, balance in equal monthly instalments One-fifth first two months, remainder in equal monthly instalments One-fourth first month, onefourth each succeeding month One-fourth first month, cnef ourth each succeeding month 31 May, 1878 979 Contract determined. 7 May, ,, James Angus ... Invercargill... 20,000 3 4 Riverton and Makerewa Junction 7 January, 1879 20,000 Completed. 13 September, ,, John Murdock and Co.... Invercargill... 10,000 1 11 Invercargill Railway Station... 28 February, 1878 10,000 Completed. 30 April, 1879 F. Jack Winton ( 8,000 totara > t and matai j 2,000 totara 3 0 Aparima Junction... 21 August, 1879 2,800 28 „ It Boyd and Edwards Invercargill... 2 Hi ,, ... 21 „ 500