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APPENDIX C. SCHEDULE of Contracts current on the 1st April, 1899, and Contracts entered into by the Public Works Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1900.

Date of Contract. Lines of Railway and Branches. Name of Contract. Name of Contractor. Contract to be completed. Date Contract was completed. Amount of Contract. Remarks. ra: LWAYS. Dec. Feb. 16, 1899 28, „ Kawakawa-Grahamstown Helensville Northwards .. Ironbark Timber Ironbark Timber John Burns James McLellan March 8, 1900 May 31, 1899 June 8, 1900 Contract determined June 5, 1899 April 2, 1900 £ s. d. 131 5 0 260 18 2 Feb. Dec. April May Mar. April July Nov. Nov. Nov. Dee. 27 „ 7, „ 12, 1900 15, 1899 16, 1898 14, 1899 24, „ 3, 1898 13, 1899 20, „ 12, „ Gisborne-Karaka Blenheim- Awatere Midland, Otira Section .. Springfield End Totara and Kauri Timber Ironbark Timber Ereotion of Platelayer's Cottage Awatere Bridge Steel-plate Girders 100.000 Bricks 100,000 Bricks Steel-plate Girders, Eweburn Bridge Timber for Wedderburn Station-buildings Ironbark Timber and Piles Timber and Joinery for Cottages, Blackstone Hill Timber and Joinery, Waimahaka Stationbuildings Twenty-five sets Points and Crossings Cosgrove and Rapson .. John Burns and Co. Maekreil and Colley Scott Bros. (Limited) .. Dispatch Foundry Co. Albert Orum Albert Crum James Fowler.. Thomson, Bridger, and Co. W. Flannery Thomson, Bridger, and Co. Mav 22, „ Feb. 27, 1900 June 11, April 8, 1901 Feb. 4, 1899 Mav 18, „ Sept. 15, „ Aug. 1, „ Jan. 2, 1900 Feb. 11, „ Jan. 18, „ Aug. 12, 1899 June 30, „ Oct. 10, „ July 18, „ Jan. 2, 1900 213 12 10 277 1 0 339 10 0 22,001 18 0 1,493 0 0 200 0 0 200 0 0 508 17 9 465 9 11 325 11 3 301 7 4 Otago Central Jan. 18, „ Feb. 6, „ Seaward Bush Thomson, Bridger, and Co. As per specification Feb. 18, 1899 June 17, 1899 660 5 10 Oct. 18, 1898 Permanent-way John Anderson June 30, „ 250 0 0