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

Service. Period. Name of Contractor. Bate. Greymouth— continued. Hoses, indiarabber, delivery and suction Indiarubber, sheet „ cloth-insertion Lime, ordinary 31/3/1914 Perdrian Rubber Company (Limited).. E. M. Sheedy and Co. Perdrian Rubber Company (Limited).. Milburn Lime and Cement Company (Limited) R. Wood Castendyk and Eocke As per tender. 3/3 per lb. 1/6 „ 1/ per bush. >: Oil-feeders, Kaye's patent Soda, acetate of As per tender. 30/ per cwt. Westport— General stores G. H. Gothard (Limited) Martin and Co. Bailie and Co. Te Aro House Drapery Company (Ltd.) Ross and Glendining (Limited) Taylor, Enwright (Limited) .. Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co. (Limited) Sargood, Son, and Ewen (Limited) Vacuum Oil Company (Limited) W. M. Bannatyne and Co. (Limited) .. J. J. Craig (Limited) Vacuum Oil Company (Limited) As per tender. i> :) Benzine and benzoline Explosives Drainpipes, stoneware Heaters, kerosene, 100 c.p. and 200 c.p. Hoses, indiarubber, delivery and suction Indiarubber, cioth-insertion Oil, kerosene, 150° test Oil-feeders, Kaye's patent Soda, acetate of >> j> Perdrian Rubber Company (Limited).. l/3|andl/8£porgal As per tender. 19/ and 24/ each. As per tender. 1/6 per lb. 1/ per gal. As per tender. 30/ per cwt. II ji l> ?> Vacuum Oil Company (Limited) R. Wood Castendyk and Focke Nelson— General stores .. Buxton and Co. (Limited) Wilkins and Field Hardware Company (Limited) As per tender. >i ,, . . • . a t$ Brooms and brushes— Auckland. Wellington Christchurch Dunedin Invercargill J. Trevethick C. Trevethick Otago Brush Company a i> ft .. i> )> a • • » Painters' brushware j) Bunting and Co. a Uniforms— Stationmasters Guards and porterB i> Bing, Harris, and Co. (Limited) A. Levy >t >i Uniform caps— Stationmasters, summer .. „ winter Drivers and firemen, summer „ winter Guards, summer ,, winter Porters, summer „ winter White linen cap-covers Rainproof cap-covers >> Ross and Glendining (Limited) 9/3 each. 9/9 3/4 „ 4/4 5/3 „ 5/6 3/6 3/9 10£d. „ 2/ „ »» Wire rope at Auokland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin John Chambers and Son (Limited) As per tender. Candles and SoapNorth Island sections The Union Oil, Soap, and Candle Company (Limited) McLeod Bros. (Limited) :i South Island sections ii Ii