D.—2.

RETURN No. 17-continued. Statement of Stores Contracts current, etc. — continued.

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Service. Period. Name of Contractor. Rate. hinedin and Invercargill Districts — 75,000 sleepers for creosotirg 14,000 sup. ft. V.D.L. timber 8,000 sup. ft. droppers 1,300 sup. ft. clear-pine timber .. 4,000 sup. ft. deal timber 92,000 sup. ft. kauri timber 31/3/1903 Settlers in district Merchants in distriot 1/6 to 1/7 eaob. 17/to 17/6 per 100 ft. 17/7 50/ 37/6 to 42/6 20/ to 23/ Merchants in district and merchants in Auckland distriot Merobants in district 30,000 ft. red-pine moulding Westland District— 500 totara sleepers .. 127,000 silver-pine sleepers 108,000 sup. ft. silver-pine timber .. 99,000 sup. ft. red-pine timber 2,000 sup. ft. white-pine timber .. 5,000 sup. ft. totara timber 45,000 yellow-pine sleepers 161,000 sup. ft. red-pine timber 36,000 sup. ft. silver-pine timber .. 2,300 sup. ft. white-pine timber .. relson Distriot— 8,000 sup. ft. red-pine timber 3,000 sup. ft. white-pine timber 1,000 sup. ft. totara timber 2,200 lin. ft. birch piles 4,700 lin. ft. birch saplings 'icton District— 17,000 birch sleepers 1,400 sup. ft. birch timber .. 4,500 sup. ft. red-pine timber 7/ to 9/6 Settlers Mills in district 3/3 eaoh. 3/3 to 4/ each. 10/ to 20/ per 100 ft. 5/6 to 15/6 7/ to 17/6 15/ 3/3 to 3/11 each. 5/ to 14/ per 100 ft. 14/ to 29/ 8/6 to 15/ Settlers Mills in district 7/6 to 15/6 „ 9/ 12/ to 20/ 8d. per foot. 4d. Settlers in district Merchants in district 2/9 to 3/ each. 16/ per 100 ft. 11/ to 14/ per 100 ft.