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APPENDIX D— continued. SCHEDULE of Sleeper Contracts current on 1st April, 1903, and Contracts entered into by the Public Works Department, &c.— continued.

Date of Contract or Contractor's Name. Address. Agreement. Contractor's Name. Address. No. of Sleepers i t> , contracted for, i „, . „ . and Class of P er Place of D a Timber. Slee P er ' No. of Sleepers; contracted for, and Class of ! Timber. Rate per Sleeper. Place of Delivery. jlivery. Date I for Completion. I Date Total Date { for Completion. t ® I of Completion. Total delivered to Date. Date i of Completion. NOETH ISLAN D— continued. RANGITIKBI DISTEICT— continued. 10 July, 1903 .. A. Dixon .. .. Utiku 10 July, „ .. H. Dixon 16 Aug., „ .. John A. Smith .. , 16 Aug., „ .. W. Cameron 16 Aug., „ .. T. Smithfield .. .. j , ■ 18 Sept., „ .. John H. Lyon .. 16 Nov., „ .. i G. E. Little .. Various .. .. Sundry small contractors Various s. d. I .. j 250 totara 3 6 j Utiku .. ! 250 , 3 6 .. ! 250 „ 3 6 .. 250 „ 3 6 .. 250 „ 3 6 250 „ 3 6 250 „ 3 6 .. I 3,759 i 3 6 .. 10 Oct., 1903 .. ..10 Oct., „ .. .. 16 Nov., „ .. ,. 16 Nov., „ .. .. ! 16 Nov., „ .. .. ; 18 Dec, „ .. .. ! 6 Feb., 1904 .. Various 250 250 250 225 263 '250 3,580 10 Sept., 1903. 10 Sept., „ 10 Sept., „ As completed. 10 Sept., 1903. 14 Jan., 1904. WELLINGTON. — Sept.. 1903 .. W. B. Sharp.. ..I Sydney — June, „ .. J. W. Wallace and Co. j Wellington .. .. 1,000 ironbarkl 4 6 Wellington .. 3,768 „ from 3/10 to 4/5 .. ! 1,000 3,768 1 Nov., 1903. i 18 Feb., 1994. * SOUTH ISLAND. NELSON DISTRICT. 24 Mar., 1903 .. | R. Drew ... .. i Wangapeka.. .. I 500 matai .. j 3 0 | Motupiko .. Not fixed .. I 500 2 Mar., 1904. WESTPORT DISTRICT. 10 June, 1903 .. P. Ahem .. .. [ Cape Foulwind 7 Oct., , .. Wm. Tiller .. 7 Oct., „ .. A. Kearns .. .. Westport 15 Feb., 1904 .. J. McGrath .. .. Cape Foulwind 13 Feb., „ .. G. G. McKay.. 13 Feb., „ .. J. Hobbs .. .. Mokihinui .. 13 Feb., „ .. A. Tiller .. .. Cape Foulwind 13 Feb., „ .. F. Fox .. 13 Feb., „ .. Dennehy Bros. .. | Bradshaws .. 13 Feb., „ .. W.Gibson .. .. i Addisons 13 Feb., „ .. J. Hobbs .. .. j Mokihinui .. 13 Feb J. Smith .. .. | Cape Foulwind 13 Feb., „ .. A. J. Davis .. ... Karamea Various.. .. Sundry small contractors ; Various .. 500 yellow or 3 5 Westport.. silverpine .. -500 ditto .. 3 5 .. 500 „ .. ! 3 5 .. 300 „ .. J 3 5 „ Wharf .. 254 „ .. I 3 5 .. 760 „ .. 3 5 .. 254 „ .. 3 5 .. 508 „ .. I 3 5 .. 254 „ .. j 3 5 • • 760 „ .. 3 5 ! .. 1,389 ,,..35 .. 381 „ .. 3 5 ..381 3 5 .. 559 „ .. I 3 5 .. 31 Dec, 1903.. .. 31 Dec, „ .. .. 31 Dec, „ .. .. 16 Mar., 1904 .. .. 29 Feb., „ .. .. 31 Mar., „ .. .. 29 Feb., „ .. .. 31 Mar., „ .. .. 29 Feb., „ .. .. 29 Feb., „ .. I .. I 29 Feb., „ .. j .. i 31 Mar., „ .. .. ! 31 Mar., „ .. .. ! Various 500 500 500 255 254 760 254 125 305 ■21 Dec, 1903. 21 Dec. 24 Feb., 1904. Balance of ordei cancelled. 3 Mar., 1904. 14 Mar., „ 1C Feb.,