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APPENDIX D—continued. SCHEDULE of Sleeper Contracts current on 1st April, 1908, and Contracts entered into by the Public Works Department, &c.— continued

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Date of Contract or Agreement. Contractor's Name. Address. No. of Sleepers contracted for, and Class of Timber. Rate per Sleeper. Place of Delivery. Date for Completion. Total r, , j v a Date delivered . n , , ■ j. -p) * of Completion. NOETH ISLAN J}—continued. 26 Jan., 1909 .. I G. Morris .. .. j Horopito TARANAKI DISTRICT. s. d. .. j 3,000 silver- i 3 3 j Raurimu .. .. .. j 26 June, 1909 .. j pine j WELLINGTON DISTRICT. 8,560 12 Oct., 1908. 13 June, 1907 9 July, 1908 26 Jan., 1909 28 Mar., „ .. Dick Michael.. .. Sydney .. S. Brown Limited .. Wellington .. .. Southland Timber Com- Dunedin pany (Limited) .. South-west Timber West Australia Hewers' Co-operative Society (Limited) .. 7,250 hardw'd 17s. 3d. per Various .. .. .. 13 Sept., 1907.. 100 ft. C.B.M. .. 10,000 „ 3 8 Stratford and Wellington .. 9 Mar., 1909 .. .. 56,418 „ 55,800, 3/6; 618, Wellington and Lyttelton .. 26 Sept., 1909.. 4/OJ to 5/6 .. 10,000 jarrah.. 3 7 Wellington .. .. 12 „ 8,560 1,447 1,447 12 Oct., 1908. In hand. In hand. In hand. In hand. SOUTH ISLAND. MARLBOROUGH DISTRICT. 3 Oct., 1907 .. | Richardson and Blair .. | Wellington .. .. | 1,500 hardw'd | 4 4 | Picton .. ..' .. ] 3 Feb., 1908.. | 1,500 | 26 June, 1908. NELSON DISTRICT. 3 Oct., 1907 .. | Richardson and Blair .. | Wellington .. .. i 2,000 hardw'd | 4 5 | Nelson .. .. ..J 3 Feb., 1908.. | 2,000 | 26 June, 1908. WESTLAND DISTRICT. 16 April, 1908 23 „ 28 . 30 . 30 . 7 May 1 „ 5 June, .. J. Tibbies .. .. Ngahere .. J. Dixon .. .. Kokatahi .. Stewart and Chapman.. Ross .. J. Cowan .. .. Reefton .. W.Hunt .'. .. Nelson Creek .. T. Southorn .. .. T. H. Chinn .. .. Ross .. A. Nyberg .. .. Ruru .. 2,000 silver- 3 3 I Ngahe're .. .. .. j Immediate pine .. 1,300 ditto.. 3 3 : Hokitika Wharf .. .. 1,000 „ .. 3 3 j Ross j j .. 2,500 „ ..! 3 3 Waimaunga .. .. .. 1,000 „ .. 3 3 Ngahere .. .. 1,200 „ .. 3 3 700 „.. 3 3 Ruatapu .. .. .. 500 „.. 3 3 Swede's Siding 1,920 1,300 882 2,439 1,000 1,132 700 500 Balance cancelled. 23 April, 1908. Balance cancelled. Ditto. 30 April, 1908. Balance cancelled. 1 May, 1908. i 5 June, „