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RETURN No. 27—continued. PARTICULARS of Private-Siding Traffic up to 31st March, 1897.

c . u Papers. Date of Grant. Present Holder. Position. Nearest Station. By whom paid for. Term of Grant. Amount of Traffic guaranteed per Annum. Liquidated Damages or Premium. "I Value of the Traffic through the Siding during the Year ending 31st March, 1897. In. Out. Total. in. Out. Total. HURUNUI-BLUFl SECTIO1 — continued. I I ! 476 i R. 9X/3639 .. Oct. 1, 1891 478 i R. 91/3993 .. Nov. l> 1891 479 R. 91/3995 .. Oct. 25, 1891 ; 482 R. 92/509 .. Jan. 1, 1892 ; 483 ., R. 92/703 .. Feb. 1, 1892 N.Z. Provision and Produce Co. .. Friedlander Brothers (Limited) .. J. H. Hancock N.Z. Refrigerating Co. (Limited) .. W. Quinn M. ch. J 7 1 : Belfast 58 69 J Ashburton 237 11 : Kensington 239 27 [ Cattle-yards 0 6 I Studholme Junction 6 51 J Christchurch 342 48 \ Mataura 106 9 J Timaru Grantees Gov't. .. Grantees 10 years*.. * 5 years* .. 10 years* .. t t t t t £ s. d. Rental, £25 Rental, £25 Rental, £25 Rental, £25 Rental, £25 £ s. d. 28 12 0 578 19 11 297 12 4 2,006 17 3 25 3 6 £ s. d. 245 15 10 1,757 4 3 1 16 11 897 19 11 110 19 3 £ s. d. 274 7 10 2,336 4 2 299 9 3 2,904 17 2 136 2 9 484 R. 92/672 .. ' Mar. 1, 1892 486 B. 92/739 .. Mar. 24, 1892 487 R. 92/852 .. Feb. 1,1892 488 R. 92/806 .. Mar. 1, 1892 489 R. 92/1249 .. Jan. 1,1892 493 R. 92/1937 .. Feb. 1, 1892 W. White and Co. Southland Frozen Meat and Produce Export Company (Limited) Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association (Limited) N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) J. S. White Executors of late M. Studholme .. Govt. .. Grantees * t Premium.. Rental, £50 300 0 0 Rental, £25 Rental, £50 841 13 0 460 10 5 16 0 8 2,148 19 5 857 18 8 2,609 9 10 * t 1,356 17 11 948 10 2 2,305 8 1 6 51 Christchurch * t Rental, £50 295 17 2 688 16 1 984 13 3 2 54 Wetheral 0 6 Studholme Junction 239 24 Cattle-yards Grantee Grantees * * t Rental, £25 Rental, £25 3019 8 513 14 3 544 13 11 496 R. 92/3650 .. ; July 1, 1891 498 R. 92/3835 .. Oct. 1, 1892 499 R. 92/4111 .. , Dec. 14, 1892 500 R. 92/3737 .. Nov. 1, 1892 501 R. 92/4184 .. Dec. 21, 1892 505 R. 93/40 .. Nov. 1, 1892 506 R. 93/109 .. Jan. 1, 1893 507 R. 92/4306 .. Jan. 1, 1893 510 R. 93/1075 .. Feb. 1, 1893 511 R. 93/1228 .. Dec. 1, 1892 514 R. 93/1824 .. May 1, 1893 515 R. 93/2140 .. May 1,1893 516 : R. 93/3209 .. Oct. 1, 1893 517 R. 93/3254 .. Oct. 1, 1893 518 R. 93/3617 .. Nov. 17, 1893 529 R. 94/2207 .. May 6, 1894 Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co.'s N.Z. Drug Company (Limited) Canterbury Frozen Meat and Dairyproduce Export Company (Limited) Canterbury Central Co-operative Dairy Company (Limited) N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) A. Lischner National Mortgage and Agency Co. of New Zealand (Limited) Philip C. Threlkeld Evans and Co. (Limited) N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) Donald Reid and Co. Shaw-Savill and Albion Company \ Kaye and Carter .. I Edwards, Bennett, and Co. j Nichol Brothers.. J. Gore Oamaru Totara Tree Stone Company (Limited) J. Palmer John Murdoch and Co. 7 8 : Belfast 7 50 Addington 105 75 I Timaru 4 72 Conical Hill 1105 74 Timaru .. 2 25 Wetheral 105 75 Timaru .. 335 7 Gore Grantee Grantees Grantee Grantees * * * 5 years*.. 8 years 8 months 10 years*.. 5 years*.. 10 years*.. t t Premium .. t Premium.. t t t t Rental, £25 Rental, £25 46 0 0 Rental, £25 Rental, £50 186 0 0 Rental, £50 Rental, £25 Rental, £50 Rental, £25 654 0 9 6,485 14 3 18 0 11 610 10 0 602 9 7 41 3 0 2,016 13 11 473 15 7 605 15 7 6,313 19 0 33 15 8 648 15 11 644 6 9 469 13 7 124 3 5 1,682 6 11 938 19 5 1,259 16 4 12,799 13 3 51 16 7 1,259 5 11 644 6 9 1,072 3 2 165 6 5 3,699 0 10 1,412 15 0 J236 17 J Dunedin t Rental, £50 4,073 12 3 (3,035 19 3 \ 1,759 15 1 { 6 6 11 4,250 7 0 166 6 11 19 9 6 216 5 6 391 6 8 657 9 5 16 12 9 861 13 9 468 12 6 483 0 2 4,289 17 9 3,427 5 11 2,417 4 6 22 19 8 5,112 0 9 634 19 5 502 9 8 0 0 : Lyttelton t Rental, £50 391 64 Bluff 244 13 ' Wingatui 163 12 Whitecraig Grantee Grantees 5 years* .. t t t Rental, £50 234 53 Pelichet Bay 1235 52 Dunedin Govt. .. Govt. and grantees Grantees 10 years* .. t t Rental, £50 1 16 4 4,198 16 4 324 2 8 292 0 0 325 19 0 4,490 16 4 530 R. 94/2208 .. I June 1, 1894 I N.Z. Refrigerating Company (Ltd.) 155 23 Eveline 5 years* .. t Rental, £25 179 7 9 394 11 8 573 19 5