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RETURN NO. 12—continued. Statement of Stores Contracts, &c.— continued.

Service. Period. Name of Contractor. Rate. Coal-supply— continued. „ ... ... Winton ... Bluff ... Workshops ... ... Newmarket „ ... ... Petone ,, ... ... Addington „ ... ... Hillside Timber— Iron bark ... ... At all ports For 1895 Hokonui Coal Company Grey Valley Coal Company ... Westport-Cardiff Company ... 8/ per ton. '3/6 „ 19/6 „ H/5 15/5 „ 19/6 „ Grey Valley Coal Company ... Native ... ... Napier ,, ... ... Wanganui Delivery, May, 1895 ... For 1895 Murray, Arnold, and Co. 16/ per 100ft.; i/5 per lin. ft. piles. As per schedule. ,, ... ... Wellington ,, ... ... Greymouth Hawke's Bay Timber Company H. Brown and Co. ... Manawatu Timber Company... Thomas Price Butler Brothers W.Morris Stratford and Blair... R. W. England New Zealand Pine Company... C. and A. Collings ... ,> ,, „ ... ... Christchurch ,, ... ... Southland Iron castings ... Auckland Delivery to 30/6/96 ... 3, ,, ... Wellington ,, ... For whole Huru-nui-BIuff Section Coal-supply... ... Whangarei „ ... ... Kaihu Valley ... ,, ... ' '... Auckland ,, ... ... Napier For 1896 Smith Brothers A. and T. Burt J. J. Craig Hikurangi Coal Company Taupiri Extended Company ... Grey - Point Elizabeth Coal Companv Ditto 15/, 11/9, and 28/ per cwt. 14/ per cwt. 12/', 10/9, and 13/6 per cwt. 7/9 per ton. 14/6 „ 6/6 and 5/6 per ton. 22/ per ton. „ ... ... Foxton „ ... ... Wanganui ,, ... ... New Plymouth ... „ ... ... Wellington 22/6 „ 22/ „ 21/ 17/6 „ 19/ 22/ „ „ ... ... Picton ,, ... ... Nelson ,, ... ... Westport ,, ... ... Grey-Hokitika... ,, ... ... Lyttelton ,, ... ... Springfield ,, ... ... Timaru „ ... ... Oamaru 3) ■•■ .. • ), Westport Coal Company Grey - Point Elizabeth Coal Company Ditto Westport-Cardiff Coal Company Grey - Point Elizabeth Coal Company Ditto Westport- Cardiff Coal Company Mokihinui Coal Company Springfield Coal Company Grey - Point Elizabeth Coal Company Westport- Cardiff Coal Com pany Mokihinui Coal Company Grey - Point Elizabeth Coal Company Shag Point Coal Company Allandale Coal Company Fernhill Coal Company Walton Park Coal Company ... Kaitangata Coal Company Grey - Point Elizabeth Coal Company Nightcaps Coal Company Hokonui Coal Company J. J. Craig Grey - Point Elizabeth Coal Company Ditto 20/ „ 6/9 11/ and 8/ per ton. 18/6 per ton. 17/6 „ 17/6 j, 8/6 19/6 „ 18/9 „ 18/6 '9/ „ ,, ... ... Shag Point ,, ... ... Bushey ,, ... ... Abbotsford ... Walton Park ... „ ... ... Stirling ... Bluff 10/ 10/ „ 6/ 6/ S/10 19/6 „ )) ... ,, ... ... Nightcaps ,, ... ... Winton Workshops ... ... Newmarket „ ... ... Petone j) 7/ 8/ 23/0 16/ ,, ... ... Addington „ ... ... Hillside dorse forage ... Christchurch general stores — General Ironmongery Auckland Furnishing ,, „ Iron and steel ... „ Oils, colours, &c. ... ,, Ship-chandlery ... ,, Drain-pipes ... ,, Cement and lime ... „ Brushware ... „ Leather, &c. ... ,, General Ironmongery Wellington Furnishing ,, ,, Iron and steel ... ,, Oils, colours, &c. ... ,, Ship-chandlery ... ,, Drain-pipes ... „ Cement and lime ... ,, Delivery to 30/6/96 ... For 1896-97 j) Robinson Brothers ... E. Porter and Co. ... ,, •. • W. and G. Winstone J. J. Craig E. Porter and Co. ... 17/ 18/ As per schedule. j. jj jj ;> Briscoe, MacNeill, and Co. ... ,, jj W. Murphy Milburn Lime and Cement Company j, jj