D.—2.

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

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Service. Period. Name ol Contractor. Kate. Varnish (Lewis Berger and Sons) (Limited)— Finest railway, Finest pale railway, body Best hard-drying, body Best black japan Gold-size 31/3/1915 H. G. Teagle (Limite-d) ii ii ■ • 15/3 per gal. 14/ 11/1 „ 10/J 7/3 „ ii ,i ■ * • - it I, ii ■ • Printing and stationery 31/3/1915 Government Printer As per agreement. Cartage— Auckland Wellington 31/3/1916 J. J. Craigj(Limited) Munt, Cottrell, and Co. (Limited) As per tender. It ■ Iron castings— Westland Greymouth 31/3/1915 S. Riley and Sons Dispatch Foundry Company (Limited) , .. , — 10/ per cwt. 13/ Ingot metals — Copper Lead Tin 31/3/1915 Noyes Bros. (Limited) Russel and Somers Mount Bischoff Tin-mining Company .. As per tender. Market rates. ,, Oil, dark, axle— 10,000 gallons, cold test, Auckland 20,000 „ |„ Wellington 10,000 „ „ Christchurch 10,000 „ „ Dunedin 5,000 „ „ Invercargill 10,000 „ Auckland.. 28,000 „ Wellington 12,000 „ Christchurch 10,000 „ Dunedin .. 30/7/1914 Vacuum Oil Company (Limited) lifd. per gal. 24/2/1915 >> ,, it Oil, castor- — 22,000 gallons, Auckland. . 36,000 „ Wellington 10,000 „ Christchurch 10,000 „ Dunedin .. 11/12/1914 Landale and Clark (Limited) Calcutta rates. ii ii Oil, mineral, colza-— 20,000 gallons, Auckland.. 30,000 „ Wellington 13,000 „ Christchurch 8,000 „ Dunedin 16/12/1914 Philips and Pike 104<1. per gal. ,i ii Oil, boiled linseed — 3,500 gallons, Auckland 4,000 „ Wellington 3,000 „ Christchurch 2,000 „ Dunedin 500 „ Invercargill 30/6/1914 Landale and Clark (Limited) Calcutta rates. ii >> ii Oil, raw, linseed — 3,000 gallons, Auckland 3,000 „ Wellington 2,000 „ Christchurch 1,000 „ Dunedin .. 30/6/1914 Landale and Clark (Limited) Calcutta rates. ii Oil, pale, machinery— 1,500 gallons, Auckland 1,500 „ Wellington 1,500 „ Christchurch 1,000 „ Dunedin .. 500 „ Invercargill 1,000 „ Auckland 2,000 „ Wellington 1,000 „ Christchurch 30/7/1914 >5 Vacuum Oil Company (Limited) ii ii ii ii • • lifd. per gal. ii 24/2/1915 ii ii • . ii ii ii • . ii ir ii • • Oil, vacuum, valve — 8,000 gallons, Auckland.. 17,000 „ Wellington 6,000 „ Christchurch 30/7/1914 Vacuum Oil Company (Limited) 2/11 per gal. ii ii ii