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

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Service. Period. Name of Contractor. Kate. Period. Name of Contractor. Kate. — . L i . I ; — l-iuseed-oil — 10,500 gallons double-boiled .. 31/3/1912 John Burns and Go. (Limited) .. 3/8J-per eal 7,500 .. raw .. .. n n 'i/lt ' 8,500 .. double-boiled „ Landale and Clark (limited) '.'. 3/94 l>. 000 ,, raw . . . . n '{/8i Candles and Soap— * " North Island sections .. .. 31/3/1914 The Union Oil, Soap, and Candle Com- As per tender. . pauy (Limited) South Island sections .. .. „ McLeod Bros. (Limited) TOO hand -signal lamps .. .. 31/3/1912 A. and T.'Burt (Limited) .. .. 10/6 each. Oil, dark axle- 31/8/1912 James Service and Co IOd. per eal „ filtered, valve- .... „ (> i /g v " „ mineral colza .... (> " ay " ,. pale machinery- .. .. n 10d " Iron-castings— Greymouth 31/3/1912 Deepatoh Foundry Company (Limited) 11/ per owt Westport „ S. Riley and Sons .. '.. .. 13/ Printing and stationery .. ... 31/3/1912 Gtovemment Printer .. .. As per agreement. Rope, New Zealand flax— North Island sections .. .. 31/3/1914 Donaghy'a Hope and Twine Company As per tender. (Limited) South Island seotione .. .. Maddren Bros. Copper, ingot- ..' .. .. 31/3/1912 Noyee Bros. (Limited) Disinfectants— Jeyes fluid ..' .. .. 31/3/1914 A. C. Nottingham .. .. .. 5/ per sal " P° wder » „ 10/ per doz. 21b. tins. \anous .. .. .. n Kempthome, Prosser, and Co. (limited) Aβ per tender. 70,000 gallons castor oil .. .. 31/12/1911 Landale and Clark (Limited) .. Calcutta rates /O.OOO ,.. „ .. .. 31/12/1912 „ Native-timber supply— Invercargill 31/3/1912 Massey and Co Aβ per tender. " • ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ „ Southland Sawmilling Company Dunedm ■• •• •• „ Massey and Co. " ■ • ■ • • • „ Southland Sawmilliug Company Chrietohuroh „ Williams, Stephens, and Co... .. ", " ■■ ■■ ■■ „ Uiccarton Timber Company .. North Island .. .. .. „ Kakahi State Sawmills " Grey ironbark timber, hewn and sawn— K'lihu Section .. 2/8/1912 J. W. Wallace and Co. .. 30/ nor 100 ft Whangarei „ .. „ Fraser and Co 32/ Auckland ,, .. oa/a i on a " O hakunu . » •• „ „ 30/ & 32/6 w l w ■ " •• " " 31/6&35/6 Welbngton-Napier „ .. „ „ 30/ & 32/6 uisborne ,, .. ,, .. 31/ Christchiirch „ .. on/ " Dunedin „ .. „ „ t() M/ Invercargill „ ■ • „ „ .. 28/ Westland ,, 01/ weetport ;; ;; ::::::»> ;; JNelson ,, ■ . „ „ '{2/ri picUm " ■■ ' Richardson, Blair, and McCabe (Limited) 27/6 & 33/ti Grey ironbark piles— Auckland Section .. „ Fraser and Co. .. .. 2/10 tier lin ft VVanganui „ .. ,. „ 3/3 Wellington-Napier „ .. n || 2/g Christchurch „ .. „ " %l\\ P unedui ... " ■■ „ '.'.'.'.:: 2/8&2/9 ;: w v T, car f " • • - - 2/8 & 2/9 Weetland „ .. n n .... 2/10 flrey ironbark. hewn and sawn— Auckland 31/3/1912 Fraser and Co 26/ & 27/ per 100 f< Wanganui .. .. .. „ Richardson, Blair, and McCabe (Limited) 28/ & 86/ Wellington .. .. .. „ Praeer and Co. .. .. .. 26/& 31/6 ., Riohardson, Blair, and MoCabe (Limited) 29/6 to 36' Christchurch „ „ „ „ >§ 28/6 to 36/ " Invercargill .. .. .. n (J j; 23/6 Greymouth .. .. .. „ Fraser and Co." .. . " 26/to 31/6 W « 8t P ,n,t » .. • • .... 26/ to 32/6 " Nelson .. .. .. M >( 29/ Picton - » » '■'■ '■'■ '.'. 26/