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Return of Sleepers for which Tenders or Private Offers have been received by the Public Works Department, 1883— continued.

* In addition to the above the Railway Department has been purchasing puriri sleepers, for Auckland Section, without contract, on standing advertisement.

By. Authority : Gbobge Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBB4.

Name of Tenderer. Quantity tendered for. Kind of Timber. Rate per Sleeper. Place of Delivery. How tendered for. Accepted or declined. W. Booth and Co. J. and C. Bull Gntlirie and Larnach .. 10,000 10,000 5,000 Black pine s. d. 4 0 4 2 4 3 Timaru .. Public advertisement Accepted. „ .. „ Declined. Findlay and Co. John Murdoch 10,000 15,000 Black pine and totara All sorts Black pine or totara Ditto 4 5 3 2' 3 4 ' 3 5 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 9 3 0 I,, Accepted. „ Declined. Danevirk „ Accepted. A. F. Dawson .. W. Cruickshank F. H. Stevens Henry Carlson D. MoAllum .. C. Weber Henderson and Wratt.. 7,000 5,000 ■ 2,000 1,000 1,000 5,000 5,000 Totara Makotuku .. „ „ Danevirk .. „ Declined. Tend lERS for Supply of Sl: IEPEKS for Working Railways, 1884. A. T. Thomson 3,000 Black birch 3 0 Para .. .. Public advertisement Accepted. {Standing advertise-1 ment in Auckland papers offering to purchase puriri \ » sleepers on delivery at Port Chalmers and Lyttelton / Kelso .. No advertisement .. Declined. E. Ferrall and Co. H. Loisel 3,000 20,000 2,000 Puriri 4 9 4 6 4 3 John Perry 5,000 Black pine 3 0 Return of Sleeperi s for w rhich Tenders Works >r Priv; Departs 4 11 ate Offers have been received by the Public nent, 1884. Dnnedin Iron and Woodware Company Ditto 10,000 10,000 Black pine or totara Jarrah 6 6 Windsor .. Public advertisement Accepted. „ .. „ Accepted at 5s. 4d. for delivery at Oamaru. „ .. „ Declined. Findlay and Co. 10,000 Black pine and totara Ditto Totara Jarrah 4 9 Johnston, Wood, and Co. 5,000 5,000 15,000 4 0 4 6 5 11 Dunedin Iron and Woodware Company Inverteil .. „ Accepted at 4s. lid. for delivery at Dunedin. „ .. „ Declined. John Murdoch 5,000 Totara or black pine Ditto 4 3 A. F. Dawson Dunedin Iron and Woodware Company Ditto 10,000 3 1 3 11 Centre Bush .. „ „ Dunedin .. „ „ 25,600 Jarrah 4 11 „. .. „ Accepted, and 25,000 more at same price. „ .. „ Declined. Findlay and Co. 12,000 Black pine or totara Ditto Jarrah Matai 3 11 C. W. Turner H. Adsett J. and C. Bull Bailey Brothers 13,000 25,000 6,000 5,000 6,000 4 1 4 9 3 10 3 10 3 11 * ' • It H Black pine I* • • II It 1,000 1,000 1,000 Privat :e Off: :es, 1884. J. Johansen Henderson and Wratt.. P. Kiley Totara 2 4 2 9 2 3 Danevirk .. Privately .. .. Accepted. • * * Makatuku or Ma- „ .. .. » tamau Danevirk .. „ .. .. „ H. Halvorsen H. Carlson — McCallum F. H. Stevens 1,000 2,000 2,000 5,000 10,000 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 6 2 6