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

Service. Period. Name of Contractor. Kate. I Ironbark piles at Auckland .. 31/3/1911 J. W. Wallace and Go. .. ..2/7 per lin. ft. Wangaimi .. „ .... 2/9 Wellington ... „ .... 2/0 and 2/8 Lyttelton .. „ „ .... 2/6 Dunedin .. . „ .... 2/7 „ „ Wellington .. „ Golliii and Co. Proprietary (Limited) .. 2/7 „ Picton .. .. „ „ „ .. > 2/5 Auckland .. 30/6/1911 Fraser and Co. .. .. .. 2/7 to 2/9 Picton .. .. . „ .. .. .. 2/8 and 2/9 Hieymouth .. 31/3/1911 „ .. .. .. 2/11 .. 30/6/1911 „ .. .. ..2/7 Brush-box timber at Auckland .. 31/3/1911 J. W. Wallace and Co. .. .. 24/9 per 100 ft. Picton .. 30/6/1911 Fraser and Co. .. .. ..24/ Nelson .. ' „ „ .. .. .. 28/ Greymmth .. . „ .. .. .. 26/ „ .. 31/3/1911 : „ .. .. .. 24/6 Auckland District— 2,790 puriri sleepers .. .. » Settlers and mills in district .. .. 4/each. 15,520 totara „ .. , „ .. .. 3/ to 3/6 each. 14,880 powellized , .. .. „ N.Z. Powell Wood Process (Limited) .. 3/and 3/3 , 18,670 ft. puriri crossing-sleepers .. „ Settler-i and mills in district .. .. 17/1 to 21/per 100ft. 114,400 ft. jarrah „ .. „ Millar's W. A. Harowood Company (Ltd.) 18/4 per 100 ft. Wellington District — 565 totara sleepers .. .. „ Settlers in distriot .. .. .. 3/3 each. 300 ironbark , .. .. „ Richardson, Blair, and McCabe .. 4/4 „ 19,830ft. birch crossing-sleepers .. , N.Z. Powell Wood Process (Limited) .. 17/6 per 100ft. 119,580 ft. jarrah „ .. „ Millar's W.A. Hardwtiod Company (Ltd.) 18/4 to 23/per 100 ft. Cbristchuroh District — 43,333 ft. jarrah crossing-sleepers .. » „ 18/4 per 100ft. Westport District— 11,180 silver-pine sleepers .. „ Settlers and mills in district .. .. 3/3 and 3/5 each. '20,780 ft. silver-pine crossing-sleepers „ » .... 21/per 100 ft. Weetland District— 16,600 silver-pine sleepers ... . .... 3/3 each. 12,060 ft. silver-pine crossing-sleepers „ » .... 19/per 100 ft. Diinedin. District— 1,400 ironbark sleepers .. .. „ Riohardson, Blair, and MoCabe .. 3/11 each. Auckland District— Red-pine timber.. .. .. „ Merchants and mills in district .. 9/to 22/ per 100 (t. Totara „ .. .. .. . „ .. 11/ to 21/6 Kauri „ .. .. .. . . .. 12/ to 37/6 White-pine ........ . .. 8/to 11/6 Red-birch ......... . .. 11/6 to 12/ Matai „ .. .. .. . . .. 10/ to 22/6 Mangaio „ .. .. „ „ .. j 21/ 40,930 ft. jarrah timber .. .. . Millar's W.A. Hardwood Company (Ltd.) 19/to 23/6 Wellington District— Red-pine timber.. .. .. „ Merchants'and mills in district .. 9/to 22/ Totara „ .. .. .. . . .. 17/ to 23/ White-pine „ .. .. .. . . .. 7/6 to 11/ Matai ........ . .. 18/6 to 25/6 „ Kauri „ .. .. „ Merchants in district .. .. 18/6 to 42/ 327,400 ft. jarrah timber .. , Millar's W.A. Hardwood Company (Ltd.) 19/to 28/6 . 9,830ft. tallow wood „ .. „ Riohardson, Blair, and McCabe .. 29/6 3,060 ft. clear-pine „ .. „ Stewart Timber Company .. .. 9d. per ft. Christchurch District— Kauri timber.. .. .. „ Merchants in district .. .. > 26/to 35/ per 100 ft Yellow-pine „ .. .. .. . -, .. .. 33/ to 40/ Blue-gum ... .. .. . . .. .. 15/ to 20/ Red-pine . powellized .. „ N.Z. Powell Wood Process (Limited) .. 15/ 91,850 ft. jarrah timber .. .. „ Millar's W.A. Hardwood Company (Ltd.) 19/to 30/ Dunedin Distriot — Kaurijtimber .. .. .. » Merchants in district .. .. 21/ to 38/6 3,820 ft. tuart timber .. .. „ Millar's W.A. Hardwood Company (Ltd.) 30/ 355,550 ft. jarrah ...... „ „ „ 19/ to 23/ 35,000 jarrah droppers ..... . . „ 9/6 and 10/6 per 100. Westland District— Red-pine timber .. .. . Merohants and mills in district .. 7/to 18/ per 100 ft. Silver-pine „ .. .. „ . .. 18/ to 20/6 White-pine . .. .. . . „ .. 7/ to 10/ Birch . ..... . ..9/6