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RETURN showing the whole of the Colonial Public Works at present Contracted for within each Provincial District— continued. PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF NELSON.

PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF MARLBOROUGH.

PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF CANTERBURY.

PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF WESTLAND.

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Date of Contract. Distinctive Name of Contract, if any. Whether by Public Tender or otherwise. Nature of Contract. Contractors. Date for Completion of Contract. Amount of Tender. Amount of Contract. Total Payments to 16th Oct. Liabilities on account of Contract, 16th Oct., 1879. Presumed Authority under which Contract has been entered into. Remarks. Name. Address. 26 June, 1879 22 Aug. „ No. 2, Port... Stillwater ... Public tender Laying permanent way ... Formation for railway ... William Patterson William Rowe Nelson Greymouth 26 Dec, 1879 18 Nov., 1880 £ s. d. 1,762 18 6 12,234 o o £ s. d. 1,762 18 6 12,234 ° ° £ s. d. 1,001 o o £ s. d. 761 18 6 12,234 ° ° Vote 72, item 5, 1878-79 Vote for Amberley-Brunner-ton Railway, 1879-80 Sec. 17,1, and P. W. Act, 1878, vote 80, item 24 Vote 100, item 64, 1878-79 » » 58 ,. >. ,> 66 „ ,j 26 May „ Bellgrove jj „ Peter Dey ... Dunedin 26 May „ 8,159 o o 8,159 o o 940 o o 7,219 o o 4 July, 1878 27 Nov. „ 10 Feb., 1879 Ahaura Bridge Wairoa Cart Bridge ... Ohikanui Bridge a Bridge construction M. O'Connor F. Freeman Henry Daulby Greymouth Nelson Westport 10 Mar., 1879 22 Sept. „ 10 June „ 7,983 o o 3,228 10 o 1,998 10 o 7,983 o 0 3,228 10 o 1,998 10 o 4.731 o o 2,374 o o 1,093 o o 3,252 o o 854 10 o 905 10 o tt a -•• a tt 35.365 18 6 35,365 18 6 25,226 18 6

7 Jan., 1879 3 June „ Blenheim ... 5,000 Sleepers Public tender Formation and plate-laying „ Supplying sleepers ... Henderson and Fergus ... N. and W. Bragge ... Dunedin ... Pieton ... 27 Mar., 1880 9,969 4 o ... 19 Oct., 1879 612 10 o 10,581 14 o 10,319 4 o 612 IO o 4,223 o o no o o 6,096 4 o Vote 73, item 1, 1878-79 502 10 o 6,598 14 o Difference between amount of tender and amount of contract is caused by additions to contract. 10,931 14 o

31 Oct., 1878 Rolling-stock, No. 1, part of ... Public tender Supplying ironwork and erecting wagons ... Formation, plate-laying, and buildings J. Anderson Christchurch I 10 Jan., 188c i 10 Apl. „ 18 Aug., 1879 16 June, 1880 ] 6,685 i2 6 6,685 I2 6 3.898 16 o 2,786 16 6 Vote 76, item 14, 1878-79 4 April, 1879 18 ,, „ Springfield ... Ashburton ... F. Benham ... John Fraser Kowai Pass, Canter. Malvern, Canterbury io,353 o o 9.858 17 6 io,353 o o 9,858 17 6 3,486 o o 3,390 o o 6,867 ° ° 6,468 17 6 Sec. 17,1. and P. W. App. Act, 1878, vote 80, item 13 Ditto, vote 80, item 14 Ditto, vote 80, item 25 Vote for Brnnner to Greymouth and Hokitika Railway, 1879-80 Sec. 17,1, and P. W. App. Act, 1878, vote 80, item 24 Ditto, vote 80, item 12 Ditto, vote 80, item 12 jj jj j, ,j 2 June „ 26 „ 26 Aug. „ Albury Ellesmere ... 10,000 Sleepers j> jj „ and bridge ... „^ „ ... ... ... Supplying sleepers William Paisley Peter McGrath C. H. Mills Palmerston, Otago ... Rangiora, Canterbury Havelock, Marlboro' 29 Feb. „ 23 Mar. „ 25 Aug., 1881 7.878 15 o 14,704 4 8 1,625 ° ° 7,878 15 o 14,704 4 8 1,625 o o 1,045 ° ° 2,477 ° o 6,833 IS o 12,227 4 8 1,625 ° ° jj 26 Mar. „ Waipara jj Formation, plate-laying, and building Peter McGrath Rangiora, Canterbury 18 Dec, 1879 21,493 1 o 21,493 1 o 6,802 15 o 14,690 6 o 25 June „ 25 j. ,. River Eyre Bridge River Temuka Bridge jj Bridge construction Henderson and Fergus Dunedin 23 Feb., 1880 23 ,. 3,788 10 o 4,318 6 1 3,788 10 o 4,318 6 1 3.788 10 o 4,318 6 1 jj „ ,. .. ••• 80,705 6 9 80,705 6 9 59.605 15 9

29 April, 1879 Greymouth ... Public tender Formation for railway ... William Rowe Greymouth 23 Feb., 1880 8,440 o o 8,440 o o 1,882 o o 6,558 o o Sec. 17,1, and P. W. App. Act, 1878, vote 80, item 11 Ditto ditto Ditto ditto Vote for Brunner-Greymouth Railway for 1879-80 Vote 102, item 40, 1877-78 Approved in Cabinet, P.W. I/1888, 13/8/79 Vote for Water-races, 1879-80 Ditto ditto Ditto ditto Ditto ditto Ditto ditto Ditto ditto Ditto ditto Vote for Brunner - Hokitika Railway, 1879-80 • mm 8"* a S m.° -S Ti |§2 Ou-, B 3 o 03 5 m so.2 ill • "S 3 S Jl • 8 ..a 2 OS'S "S £ » § 8 s8,2 3 o R Entered into by District Engineer under authority No. 655, from Minister. Authority 425. 6 Jan. „ 9 June „ 2 Aug. „ Hokitika, Hampden Street Hokitika 4,000 Sleepers ,» >. a ••• ... ... JJ 3. Supplying sleepers ... .t. G. O'Connor James Morgan Henry Hearn Hokitika „ ... 6 Mar., 1879 3 Nov. „ 7 July, 1881 130 2 3 3,601 2 10 600 o o 130 2 3 3.623 9 6 600 o o 1,809 o o 130 2 3 1,814 9 6 600 o o .. .. 24 June, 1878 Teremakau Bridge .» Erecting bridge Subsidy to the Edward Blake New River Water-race Company Kumara 10 Mar., 1879 7,383 o o 377 1* ° 7.383 o o 377 I2 o 5,767 o o 1,616 o o 377 '2 o 21 Aug., 1879 21 „ „ 2 Sept. „ 25 Aug. „ 29 Sept. „ 3 Oct. „ 30 Sept. „ 3 ,. Section f 9 ,! Tf .9 „ 4 10 „ a ... ... io ,» i Kumara Sludge Channel Stables Contract Public tender Tunnelling Mikonui AVater-race ... j, tt ••• ... ,, .» ... .. jj ... j. jj ... ... Stewart and Webster Martin and Dowhng ... Scott and Neilson M. Coshman J. McQuicken James Scott John Maher C. Humphries Kanieri, Westland... Ross „ Hokitika „ Kanieri „ Ross ,, Hokitika „ Greymouth 18 Dec, 1879 18 „ 22 j, 5) 19 .. 24 Jan., 1880 24 „ >. 26 Sept. „ 8 Nov., 1879 579 13 6 579 13 6 563 6 5 S07 4 o 514 16 o 547 l6 ° 5,830 o o 250 o o 579 13 6 579 13 6 563 6 5 5°7 4 o 5'4 16 o 547 16 o 5,830 o o 250 o o 579 13 6 579 '3 6 563 6 5 507 4 o 514 16 o 547 16 o 5,830 o o 250 o o a jj ••• Sludge channel and two lines of tramway ... Erecting stable, Greymouth Harbour Works 1. 28 May „ Ahura-Kopara Road... .. Constructing sections 3, 6, 7, 8, 17,19,21,22 James Moore Reefton 1 Sept. „ 494 14 6 494 14 6 302 o o 192 14 6 Vote 87, item 28, 1878-79 30,399 1 o 30,421 7 8 20,661 7 8