D.—2.

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

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Service. Period. Name of Contractor. Rate. General stores— continued. Westport— continued. Chemicals, drugs, &c. Disinfectants Iron and steel 31/3/1911 Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co. (Limited) ) As per tender. G. H. Gothard (Limited) Printed stationery Horse-forage, at Auckland .. „ Christchuroh 31/3/1909 Government Printer J. J. Craig (Limited) G. Treleaven and Co. Native-timber supply— Christohurch Dunedin Invercargill Williams, Stephens, and Co. Massey and Co. Coal-supply— Whangarei Auokland Dunedin-Gore South of Gore North Island South Island Hikurangi Coal Company (Limited) .. Taupiri Coal-mines „ Kaitangata Coal Company Nightcaps Coal Company State Coal-mines Uniforms— Stationmasters Guards and porters 31/3/1910 Ross and Glendining (Limited) A. Levy Uniform oaps — Stationmasters, summer .. „ winter Drivers and firemen, summer winter Guards and porters, summer , winter White linen cap-covers Rainproof oap-covers Ross and Glendining (Limited) 9/3 each. 9/9 ., 3/6 „ 4/6 „ 3/6 , 3/9 „ lOJd. „ 2/ . 30,000 gallons castor-oil 31/4/1908 National Mortgage and Agency Company of N.Z. (Limited) Ditto Philips and Pike James Service and Co. H. Quane and Co. 2/511 per gal. 30,000 „ 16,000 „ filtered valve-oil 55,000 . 300'mineral colza oil.. 7,000 „ double-boiled linseed-oil 4,500 „ raw linseed-oil 6,000 „ double-boiled linseed-oil 4,700 „ raw linseed-oil 31/12/1908 17/7/1908 31/3/1910 31/10/1908 2/3A a 2/ 9Jd. 2/51 . 2/4J i, 2/8* „. 2/2 T V . 30/4/1909 Mason, Struthers, and Co. (Limited) .. Ironbark timber at Auckland „ piles „ „ timber at Wanganui /. piles „ timber at Wellington Lyttejton it piles „ timber at Dunedin 11/4/1908 Richardson and Blair E. D. Pike" and Co. .. '.'. Fraser and Co. E. D. Pike and Co. .. 24/9 & 29/3 per 100 ft. 2/9 per lin. ft. 30/and 26/per 100 ft. 2/7 per lin. ft. 27/ and 28/per 100 ft. 25/ and 26/ 2/5 per lin. ft. 28/9 & 30/9 per 100 ft, Packing-cases for stationery 31/3/1909 Wm. Chalmers As per tender. Brush-box timber at Auckland „ Wellington „ Dunedin 11/4/1908 Richardson and Blair Fraser and Co. .. ... E. D. Pyke and Co. .. 22/9 per 100 ft. 23/ 25/3 . Ironbark timber at Auckland Wanganui Lyttelton tt „ Dunedin Wellington Picton Invercargill Nelson Greymouth Westport piles at Auckland i, „ Wanganui Lyttelton Dunedin Wellington Picton Inveroargill Nelson Greymouth 31/12/1909 J. W. Wallaoe and Co. Gollin and Co. Proprietary (Limited) .. Samuel Brown (Limited) Fraser and Co. 24/9 & 30/9 per 100 ft. 27/6 and 32/6 24/ and 30/ 26/9 and 31/9 25/6 and 27/6 27/ and 30/6 21/ 25/6 26/ and 31/6 „ 26/ 2/7 per lin. ft. 2/9 2/11 2/6 2/7 2/5 2/8 2/8 2/11 J. W. Wallace and Co. Gollin and Co. Proprietary (Limi-ed) .. ! C Samuel Brown (Limited) .. .. i * c • Fraser and Co. .. .. .. \