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

Service. Period. Name of Contractor. Rate. Rope, wire, galvanized— W. N. Brunton and Son, Scotland.. 31/3/1917 H. G. Anderson andjCo. As per tender. Uniforms — Stationmasters Guards and porters Russell - cord coats, for guards and porters »» W. Strange and Co. (Limited)]! A. Levy .. .. .. .. |W. Strange and Co. (Limited) As per tender. it ii Uniform caps — Stationmasters, summer „ winter Drivers and firemen, summer „ winter White cap-covers Rainproof cap-covers Guards, summer ,, winter Porters, summer „ winter tt It Rapsonjandjlrvine ii • • . • 8/11 each. 9/3 „ 3/2 „ 4/1 „ 1/9 ,, ' " 4/8 „ 4/1! „ 3/5 „ 3/8 „ SH i ; ' » - • • Bing, Harris, and Co. (Limited) a It ii ii • • tt ii fi • • ii ii . • Disinfectants— Liquid formaldehyde F. G. Lennard and Co. .. J W. and G. Turnbull and Co. (Limited) 6/6 gal., in 1 -gal. tins, 6/5 gal., 5-gal. drums. As per tender. 4/6 gal., in 1-gal. tins. 4/ gal., 5-gal. drums. Sheep-dip, Lawes's tt Liquid " Izal " ... Arthur D. Riley and Co. (Limited) I Coal-supply — Waro—Hikurangi Huntly-—" Ralph's "or " Extended " Auckland—Westport Onehunga—Blackball „ Stockton 31/3/1915 Hikurangi Coal Company Taupiri Coal-mines (Limited) Westport Coal Company (Limited) Blackball Coal Company (Limited) Westport-Stockton Coal Company (Limited) Blackball Coal Company (Limited) Westport-Stockton Coal Company (Limited) Westport Coal Company (Limited) Blackball Coal Company (Limited) Westport-Stockton Coal Company (Limited) Blackball Coal Company (Limited) Westport Coal Company (Limited) Blackball Coal Company (Limited) Westport-Stockton Coal Company (Limited) Westport Coal Company (Limited) Blackball Coal Company (Limited) Westport Coal Company (Limited) Blackball Coal Company (Limited) Westport-Stockton Coal Company (Limited) Westport Coal Company (Limited) Westport-Stockton Coal Company (Limited) Westport Coal Company (Limited) Blackball Coal Company (Limited) Westport Coal Company (Limited) Westport-Stockton Coal Company (Limited) Westport Coal Company (Limited) 10/6 per ton. 10/9 26/ 26/ 26/9 New Plymouth—Blackball „ Stockton 26/ 26/9 Wanganui—Westport Blackball .. ,, Stockton 28/ 27/ 27/9 It Foxton-—Blackball Wellington—Westport Blackball .. ,, Stockton .. tt 28/ 24/1 23/1 23/10 „ Napier—Westport „ Blackball Lyttelton—Westport Blackball „ Stockton 26/ 26/ 25/ 24/ 24/9 Timaru-—Westport „ Stockton 26/6 „ 26/3 Oamaru —Westport ,, Blackball Dunedin —Westport „ Stockton 26/6 25/6 26/ 25/9 Bluff—Westport Nelson —Westport Milton—Waronui Stirling—Kaitangata Bruce Railway and Coal Company New Zealand Coal and Oil Company (Limited) .. Nightcaps Coal Company (Limited) .. 26/6 27/ 8/10 10/ tl Nightcaps —Nightcaps 8/9 „ New Zealand timber — Christchurch Section Dunedin Section 31/3/1916 31/3/1915 William Stephens and Co. (Limited) .. Southland Sawmilling Company New Zealand Pine Company A. and D. Macpherson New Zealand Pine Company State Sawmills, Kakahi and Piha As per tender. Invercargill Section ii • ■ • • North Island Sections .. ,. Schedule rates.