k.-^2.

RETURN No. 17—continued. Statement of Stores Contracts current, &c.— continued.

RETURN No. 18. Statement of Weighing-machines, Weighbridges, Traversers, Turntables, Cranes, and Pumps for the Year ending 31st March, 1906.

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Service. Period. Name of Contractor. Rate. Westland District— 750,000 sup. ft. red-pine timber 14,000 sup. ft. silver-pine timber .. 7,200 sup. ft. white-pine timber .. 31/3/1906 Merchants and mills in district 5/6 to 12/ per 100 ft. 10/ to 20/ 6/ to 17/6 Sleeper supply— Auckland Distriot— 40,000 puriri 60,000 totara and manoao Settlers and mills in district .. 3/9 to 4/3 each. 3/3 Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth District— 61,000 for creosoting 1/6 Picton District— 1,500 birch per month 300 birch 31/12/1905 H. L. Beauchamp 3/ 2/9 Westport Distriot— 88,000 yellow-pine 31/12/1906 Settlers and mills in distriot .. 3/3 to 8/5 „ Westland District— 71,500 silver pine 3/3 Christchurch District— 8,000 totara Akitio Totara Company 4/ Invercargill District— 73,000 for creosoting 31/3/1906 Settlers and mills in district .. 1/5 to 1/6 „

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