D.—2.

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

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Service. Period. Name ot Con I motor. Rate. Auckland District— 36,000ft. kauri timber .. Red-pine „ Totara ,, Matai Mangaio ,, 1,300 ft. Oregon-pine timber 223.170 ft. kauri 214.550 ft, jarrah Ohakune District — Red-pine timber Bed-birth Powellized ,, :!l :! MIS Merchants and mills in district „ Merchants in district „ Dr. V. .1. Kavner . . .. Millar's W.A. Hardwood Company (Limited) » Mills in district „ New Zealand Powell Wood Process (Limited) Ditto . 12 lit., 42' per 100 ft. 10 to30/ . 13 to 25 15 (i . 20 to 26 (i is 6to33 ii „ 11 to 29/ - j 21/ to 28 . . 11/toie/eperlOOft. - ' 7/6 to 15/ 17/e Wellington Distriri Bed-pine timber Totara Matai 2!):t. l>70 Ii. jarrah timber 19,400ft. kauri 170.000 ft. ., ., Merchants and mills in district ., .Millar's W.A. Hardwood Company (Limited) ,, Merchants in district Dr. F. .1. Rayner .. Hi to 24/ per 100 ft ! 10/ to 23/ 10/ to 18/0 ■ 21/ to 28/ 22/3 to 51/6 „ 13/ to 28/ < 'liristclnircli District — I TO.(10(1 ft. kauri timber 10.260 ft. 134,000 ft. jarrah 24,300ft. blue-ram 15,170 ft. moulding .s,7()0 ft. architraves 3,62() ft. skirting 1 ,750 ft. yellow-pine 2.620 ft. Oregon-pine 320 ft. Baltic-pine 5,300 ft. figured red-pine 2.350 ft. clear-pine 750 ft. ash .. , Dr. F. .1. Kavner Merchants in district Millar's W.A. Hardwood Company (Ltd.) Williams. Stephens, and Co... A. Swanston ,, Merchants in district Hi 6to28 per 100 ft. 26/<ito4<>/6 „ ) 21/ to 27/ Hi/to 21/ (>/ to 11/ 14/6 to 17/(1 „ 14/to 16/8 40/ 18/to 22 34/ 22/ to 42/!) 8|d. t.. o.;d. per ft. 85/to 100/ per 100 ft. Dunedin District— 420,940ft. jarrah timber 6,413 ft. kauri 21.110 ft. Oregon-pine 26,530 ft. powellized 470 ft. clear-pine 530ft. hickory 19,860 jarrah droppers .. » Millar's W.A. Hardwood Company (Ltd.) >, Merchants in district .New Zealand Powell Wood Process (Ltd.) .. Union Steamship Company (Limited). . „ Merchants in district Millars W.A. Hardwood Company (Ltd.) 21/ to 30/ per 100 ft, 20/ to 40/ 15/6 to 20/ I 14/ to 19/ 9d. per ft, lOd. and 1/ per ft. 10/6 per 100. Invercargill District— 9,235 ft. red-birch timber 1,160 ft, deal 10,800 ft. moulding „ W. A. Grant „ W. Smith and Co. (Limited) Merchants in district Hi l<, 20/ per 100 ft. 35/ 6/ to 12/ West land Section— 201,050ft. red-pine timber 33,790 ft. silver-pine 3,030 ft. white-pine „ *.O75ft. birch 7.910 ft. moulding ,, „ Mills and merchants in district 6/6 to 15/ per 100 ft. 19/ to 23/ 8/ 8/ to 9/6 7/to 12/ West port Section— S7.S7O ft. red-pine timber 4,540 ft. silver- and yellow-pine timber 5.390 ft. white-pine timber 1.590 ft. black-birch ,. Mills and merchants in district 10/ to 22/ per 100 ft. 21/ to i>4 ' 10/ to 11/ 14/ to 22/ Nelson Section— 53,390ft. red-pine timber 4,850 ft, totara 2,650 ft. white-pine 2,740 ft. matai „ 690 ft. birch 300 ft. kauri 185 ft. Oregon-pine 170 ft. blue-gum 325 ft. moulding » Merchants and mills in district 10/ to 21/6 per 100 ft. 20/to 31/6 12/ to 15/6 18/to 22/6 18/ ■ „ 38/6 to 44/6 „ 20/to 28/ 10/ 8/ Picton Section— 26,070ft. white-pine timber 2,130 ft. red-pine 220 ft. jarrah ». Merchants and mills in district .. ! 9/6 to 14/ per 100 ft. 14/6 to 21/6 „ 28/ to 29/ Uurmah teak timber— 5,000 ft, at Auckland 5.000 ft, at Wellington . . „ Whiteman and Co. .. r 6Jd. per ft.