APPENDIX D. SCHEDULE of Sleeper Contracts and Deliveries on 1st April, 1884, and Contracts entered into by the Public Works Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1885.

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Date of Contract or Agreement. Contractor's Name. Address. No. of Sleepers contracted for,! and Class of Timber. Rate per Sleeper. Place of Delivery. Rate per Month. Dato of Completion. Total delivered to Date. Remarks. N OET] H ISLAND. AUCKLJS USTD DISTRICT. 20 March, 1885 John Moore .. .. Maixku .. | pm±rit 6 ,, ,, Waikato Timber Co. .. Auckland .. .. j 30,000 totara* 5 „ ,, New Zealand Timber Co. „ .. .. j 30,000 kauri* s. a. 3 6 I 4 C I 3 9 3 6 Pukekohe .. .. .. 27 Feb., Ngaruawahia .. .. .. 27 ,, Auckland .. .. .. i 27 ,, 1886 Nil HAWKE'E 3 BAY DISTRICT. ,„ t mo, /-i ttt i T • ( I 4,000 totara* 1 17 Jan, 1884 G.Weber .. .. Napier .. j ijooo totaraj 8 „ „ F. H. Stevens .. Makotuku .. .. 2,000 totara} 14 Mar, „ Henderson Brothers and Danevirk .. .. 1,000 totara* Wratt 14 ,, „ J. Halrorsen .. .. „ .. .. 1,000 totara} July, „ F.H.Stevens.. .. Makotuku .. .. 15,936 totara* 1 August, ,, H.Carlson .. .. ] Danevirk .. .. 2,000 totara} 1 ,, ,, B. Billings .. .. ,, .. .. 1,000 totara} 1 September, „ D. McCallum .. .. „ .. .. 2,000 totara* 1 May, „ P. Kiley .. .. Makotuku .. .. 9S7 totara} 1 ,, ,, J. Halrorsen .. .. I Danevirk .. .. 1,007 totara} 1 2 9 2 4 2 9 2 4 2 6 2 5 2 4 j 2 6 £10 per 100 1 3 Makotuku .. .. j 1,250 .. .. .. 7 May, I Danevirk .. .. I 500 .. .. .. 8 ,, ,. 500 .. .. .. 14 „ ..500 .. .. .. 14 „ Danevirk .. .. 2,000 .. .. .. 1 Mar, Mangatera .. .. 1,000 .. .. .. 30 Sept, ..500 .. .. .. 30 „ Danevirk .. .. 1,000 .. .. .. 31 Dec, Mangatewainui .. .. ] One lot .. .. .. 25 July, Danevirk .. .. I ,, .. .. .. 4 June, 1884 1885 : 1884 I) )1 H 1,300 Completed. 2,000 „ 1,000 1.C00 15,936 „ 2,000 „ 1,000 „ 2,000 987 1,007 WANGA1 NOT DISTRICT. & March, 1885 Alexander Bell .. i Halcombe .. .. 15,000 totara* 4 „ ,, Alfred Grammer .. Ashurst .. .. 7,000 totara* 4 „ „ Whibley Brothers .. „ .. .. 1,000 totara* 3 6 3 S 3 3 Halcombe .. ..[1,250 .. .. ..I 4 Mar, Terrace End, Palmerston N. GOO .. .. .. 4 ,, 100 14,, 1886 Nil )) )1 11 IV MIDDI j B ISLAND. CANTER ,BURY DISTRICT. 5 May, 1883 John Smith .. .. Heathcote, Christ- i 5,000 matai | church 3 6 Christchurch .. .. 1,000 first two months .. 5 Nov., 1883 5,000 I Completed. OTAG rO DISTRICT. 16 June, 1882 J. M. Watson.. .. Dunedin .. .. 50,000 creosotedsleepers 3 2 Dunedin, Christchurch, Port j .. 15 June, Chalmers, or Invercargill „ ,. f 12,500 first six months; 26 Mar, Duneclm .. .. .. i I 12 500 e twQ months Oamaru 1 after Riverton-Orepuki Railway .. ' 2,000 first two months; 2,000 5 Nov., per month after 1883 1885 1883 Abandoned. 49,943 Completed. 10,000 „ 26 March, 1884 Dunedin Iron and Wood- | „ .. I \ °'°,°° JarralL ware Company * 1O'CbO » 16 May, 1883 James Calder .. .. i Eiverton .. .. 10,000 matai 4 11 5 4 3 0 * Sawn. t Split t Hewn.