D.—l.

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. r, ,„ Total Date , ,. , for Completion. 6 ™/ 1 Date of Completion. O U TH I SLAND--continued. OTA( 3-0 DISTRICT. Bluff and Dunedin 13 June, 1907 Dick Michael Sydney j 1,750 hard- I 17/3, C.B.M. 13 Sept., 1907.. 2,265 8 Sept., 1908. 26 Aug. 12 Nov., , 15 Jan., 1908 24 , 1 Feb., „ 28 . 6 Mar., „ 16 „ Richardson and Blair .. J. W. Wallace and Co... Richardson and Blair ., J. W. Wallace and Co... Richardson and Blair .. Dick Michael Wellington .. Sydney wood 3,500 ditto 1,300 hardw'd bridge 10,000 hardwood 12,000 ditto 10,000 „ 644 „ 10,000 „ 500 hardw'd bridge 500 ditto 618 hardw'd crossing 3 8J 5 6 3 8J 3 7 3 84 17/3, C.B.M. 3 9 5 6 Bluff Dunedin Bluff 3 Feb., 1908 .. 12 . „ .. 28 „ „ .. 24 July, „ .. 28 Feb., „ .. 28 ., „ .. 28 „ „ :. 16 Mar., „ .. 3,636 1,304 10,000 12,678 10,000 644 11,410 500 25 June, „ 30 July, „ 4 June, 27 Jan., 1909. 16 May, 1908. 4 Nov., „ 4 „ 14 May, „ Richardson and Blair .. Wellington .. 16 „ 26 Jan., 1909 Southland Timber Company Dunedin 6 0 £147 14s., contract Dunedin 23 26 Sept., 1909 !! 500 16 „