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

Period. Name of Contraotor. Rate. Service. Dunedin (continued) — Leather, buffalo-skins, English Mattresses, wire, woven Polish, metal, " Solarene " Soda, acetate of Tents and flies Twine, office 31/3/1917 North and Co. (Limited) .. .. 1/1 and l/2f sq. ft. W. Nees and Sons (Limited) . . 10/3,13/6, & 16/eac i N. Guthridge (Limited) .. .. 4/and 7/doz.Jins. Castendyk and Focke .. .. 25/6 per cwt. 5§ Vll l. A. Thompson and Sons . . .. 25/9 and 17/6 each. Caselberg, Stein, and Co. (Limited) . . As per tender. It Invercargill— General stores 31/3/1917 Bing, Harris, and Co. (Limited) .. As per oontraot. Briscoe and Co. (Limited) . . .. „ Broad, Small, and Co. . . .. ,, A. and T. Burt (Limited) .. .. ,, J. Chambers and Son (Limited) .. I ,, John Edmond .. .. .. „ Hayward Bros, and Co. (Limited) .. „ Indiarubber, Guttapercha,, and Tele- „ graph Works Company (Limited) Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co. (Limited) „ Andrew Lees .. .. .. „ Michaelis, Hall nstein, and Farquhar .. ,, P. McSkimming and Son . . .. ,, New Zealand Hardware Company (Li- ,, mited) James Park and Co. .. .. ,, Ross and Glendining (Limited) .. „ Sargood, Son, and Ewen (Limited) .. „ Sheehan and Brown .. .. „ Smith and Laing (Limited) .. .. ,, Thomson, Bridger, and Co. (Limited) .. „ Vacuum Oil Company (Limited) .. „ C. and W. Gore .. .. .. 40/and 80/ per 1,000. Bunting and Co. (Limited) . . As per tender. Milburn Lime and Cement Company | 3/11 per cwt. (Limited) T. Todd and Sons (Limited) . . As per tender. Welsbach Light Company (Limited) . . „ H. G. Teagle (Limited) .. .. 3/5 and 2d. per doz. Dunlop Rubber Company (Limited) .. As per tender. Perdriau Rubber Company (Limited) .. „ North and Co. (Limited) .. .. 1/1 and I /2| sq. ft, N. Guthridge (Limited) ... 4/ and 7/ doz. tins. L. G. Porter .. .. .. 2/9 per doz. a • - * ■ • • »> ii . . . . t* • • a • * • • • • it a • • * • *t »» >» • • • • • ■ a *, . . • • a it * ■ * • • • tt ,» .. .. .. »> ii .. .. ■ ■ I, • • • . tt ,i • . . . . , tt tt • • . . »» ii .. .. . . tt tt ■ • . . tt ,, . . . . jj Bricks, red Brushes, New Zealand Cement, Portland, Milburn tt t> ») Drainpipes and tiles Gas-chimneys Gas-mantles and supports Hose, indiarubber ti t> Leather, buffalo-skins, English Polish, metal,'' Solarene Polishing-cloths, " Redio," yellow .. Greymouth— General stores ,i ■ . . • • • ,, . . • . ■ . ii «. .. .. „ ii . . • . . . ,, . . . . ,, .. •. .. i, ,j . . . . 31/3/1917 tt tt tt it it tt F. W. Badger and Co. .. .. As per tender. J. J. Craig (Limited) .. .. „ Dispatch Foundry Company (Limited) ,, Forsyth and McKay .. .. „ Griffen and Smith .. .. .. „ Hayward Bros, and Co. (Limited) .. „ W. Heinz .. .. .. .. „ D. McLean Ross and Glendining (Limited) .. „ W. Scott E. M. Sheedy and Co. Vacuum Oil Company (Limited) .. „ Bunting and Co. (Limited) .. .. i „ Wilson's Portland Cement Company 3/10 per cwt. (Limited) Welsbach Light Company (Limited) .. As per tender. H. G. Teagle (Limited) .. .. 3/5 and 2d. per doz. Dunlop Rubber Company (Limited) . . As per tender. Perdriau Rubber Company (Limited) . . „ N. Guthridge (Limited) .. 4/ and 7/ doz. tins. Donaghy's Rope and Twine Company 52/ per cwt. (Limited) Castendyk and Focke .. .. 30/ per cwt. Brushes, New Zealand Cement, Portland tt Gas-chimneys Gas-mantles and supports Hose, indiarubber Polish, metal, " Solarene " Rope, manila, " Star " >> Soda, acetate of ... >) Westport— General stores 31/3/1917 Bailie and Co. (Limited) .. As per tender. J. J. Craig (Limited) .. .. „ Donaghy's Rope and Twine Company „ (Limited) G. H. Gothard (Limited) .. .. „ Hayward Bros, and Co. (Limited) .. „ Martin and Co. .. .. .. „ Ross and Glendining (Limited) .. ,, Sims, Cooper, and Co. .. .. „ ii ii JJ »» ii it >t ,, . . . . . . tt ii . . ■ • tt