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

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Service. Period. Name of Contractor. Kate. Auckland District— 102,800 sup. ft. kauri timber 155,500 „ white-pine timber .. 31/3/1908 Merchants and mills in district Merchants, mills, and Publio Works Department Ditto 8/ to 25/6 per 109 ft. 7/ lo 13/6 114,600 „ matai timber 504,700 , red-pine „ 219,900 „ totara 26,000 ft. mouldings 69,000 sup. ft. jarrah timber Merobants in district Millar's West Australian Hardwood Company (Limited) 9/ to 18/6 7/6 to 19/6 , 9/ to 21/ Various 17/ to 27/per 100 ft. Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth District— 22,900 sup. ft. kauri timber 33,000 sup. ft. kauri timber 724,000 sup. ft. red-pine timber 119,500 sup. ft. matai timber 216,000 sup. ft. totara timber 185,400 sup. ft. white-pine timber .. 31,000 ft. mouldings 162,300 sup. ft. jarrah timber Parker, Lamb, and Co. Merchants in district Merchants and mills in district 32/ to 42/6 per 100 ft. 18/6 to 38/ 8/6 to 17/6 8/6 to 14/6 18/3 to 24/ 7/6 to 12/3 Various 19/ to 28/ per 100 ft. Merchants in district Millar's West Australian Hardwood Company (Limited) Ditto 15,100 sup. ft. Tuart timber 13,700 lin. ft. jarrah piles 30/ 8/ pei- lin. ft. Christchurch District— 86,600 sup. ft. kauri timber 113,500 sup. ft. 1,800 sup. ft. red-pine figured timber 5,400 sup. ft. clear-pine timber .. 12,200 sup. ft. V.D.L. timber .. 174,000 sup. ft. jarrah timber Mitchelson Timber Company Merchants in distriot 15/9 to 32/ per 100 ft. 18/ to 32/ 30/ Millar's West Australian Hardwood Company (Limited) Merchants in distriot 40/ to 75/ 16/ to 17/6 19/6 to 29/6 4,500 sup. ft. architraves 3,400 sup. ft. ekirting .. 14,100 lin. fc. mouldings 7,600 palings and pickets ii 15/3 ;o 17/ 18/ 7/ to 20/ 18/6 to 22/6 per 100 Dunedin District— 203,200 sup. ft. kauri timber Merchants in Dunedin and Auckland Districts Merchants in district 15/6 to 31/per 100ft. 5,200 sup. ft. matai timber 2,500 sup. ft. clear-pine timber .. 1,700 sup. ft. deal timber 17,100 sup. ft. birch'timber 8,200 sup. ft. V.D.L. timber 315,300 sup. ft. jarrah timber n 17/ to 22/6 50/! 0 55/ 30/ to 40/ 7/6 to 15/ 13/9 to 18/6 16/ to 25/ 15,800 lin. ft. 21,000 droppers 40,500 fc. mouldings Millar's West Australian Hardwood Company (Limited) Ditto Merohants in district 6/ per 100 lin. ft. 18/6 per 100. 6/6 to 20/per 100 ft. Greymouth District— 267,000.sup. ft. red-pine timber .. 33,000 sup. ft. silver-pine timber .. 9,900 sup. ft. white-pine timber .. Mills and merchants in district 6/ to 14/ 16/ to 18/ 6/6 to 20/ Westport District— 77,000 sup. ft. red-pine timber ii 8/ to 14/6 Nelson Distriot— 21,200 sup. ft. red-pine timber 4,600 sup. ft. white-pine timber .. Merohants in distriot 6/ to 17/ 3/ to 10/6 ii • • . • Pioton District— 2,300 sup. ft. matai timber 15,000 sup. ft. red-pine timber 23/6 12/6 to 20/ Auckland District — 1,500 puriri sleepers 29,800 totara Settlers and mills in distriot .. 4/ to 4/3 each. 3/3 Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth District— 3,300 totara sleepers 6,500 creosoting sleepers .. 3/6 1/SJ Dunedin District— 36,000 creosoting sleepers 1/6 to 2/ , Greymouth District — 60,200 silver-pine sleepers 3/3 Westport Distriot— 34,600 yellow-pine sleepers ., n • • • • 3/3 and 3/5 eaoh. • •