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

Service. Period. Name of Contractor. Rate. Dunedin District— continued. 1,100 sup. ft. Oregon-pine timber 354,300 „ jarrah timber 9,600 ft. mouldings 2,000 V.D.L. palings 31/3/1909 Merohants in distriot Millar's Jarrah Company Merchants in district 21/ per 100 ft. 18/ to 23/ per 100 ft. Various. 22/6 & 24/ per 100 ft. Invercargill Distriot— 9,000 sup. ft. kauri timber .. 16,900 „ biroh P7,200 „ miro 7,600 . V.D.L. 3,000 „ Baltic-pine „ 10,600 ft. mouldings 27/6 to 48/ 7/6 to 14/ 11/ 18/6 to 22/ 34/6 and 40/ „ Various. Westland District— 144,400 sup. ft. red-pine timber .. 20,200 , silver-pine „ .. 9,900 . white-pine , 4,600 „ birch Mills and merchants in distriot 7/to 16/ 17/ to 21/ 8/ 10/ Westport District— 60,000 sup. ft. red-pine timber .. 47,000 „ silver-pine „ 8,800 , white-pine 7,400 , biroh 2,000 ft. mouldings 9/ to 14/6 17/6 to 25/ 9/ 13/6 9/6 to 14/6 Nelson Distriot— 14,900 sup. ft. red-pine timber .. 12,800 , white-pine 2,500 „ totara 6,800 „ birch Merohants in distriot 11/ 10/ to 11/ 28/ and 30/ 16/ and 16/6 „ Picton District— 40,000 sup. ft. red-pine timber ., 20,200 , white-pine 3,900 , matai 3,200 „ jarrah 1,300 „ totara 1,200 ft. mouldings 1,950 „ birch piles 12/6 to 16/6 . 8/6 to 11/6 20/ to 23/6 26/ and 27/ 25/6 11/to 25/ 1/ per ft. Auckland District— ■ 5,730 puriri sleepers 540 . 22,800 totara Settlers and mills in district .. 4/ to 4/3 each. 2/6 to 3/9 . 3/3 to 3/6 , Wellington - Napier - New Plymouth Distriot— 1,910 totara sleepers 73,660 creosoting sleepers 3/6 each. 1/9 . Invercargill District— 50,700 creosoting sleepers 3,600 , 1/6 & 1/8 each. 2/ rt • . Westland District— 14,500 silver-pine sleepers 2,020 ironbark 9,600 sup. ft. silver-pine crossing sleepers E. D. Pikeand'Co. .. Mills in distriot 3/3 each. 3/11 . 19/ per 100 ft. Westport Distriot— 17,370 silver-pine sleeperB Settlers and mills in district .. 3/3 and 3/5 each.