Tenders for Coal Supply




  1.                                                             [No. 98

    THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Tenders for Supply of Coal, 1894.

Railway Department (Head Office), Wellington, 19th December, 1893.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders for the supply and delivery of coal for the New Zealand
railways, 1894, is published for general information.
By order of the Commissioners. E. G. PILCHER, Secretary.

Section of Railway. Tenderer. Place of Delivery. Kind of Coal. Rate per Ton. Remarks.
Kaipara-Waikato .. Taupiri Extended Coal-mining Company Huntly and Kimihia Brown coal .. 6/6 Accepted.
Kaihu " .. Ditto Huntly .. Waikato coal .. 5/6 "
" .. J. J. Craig Dargaville Newcastle .. 19/6 "
" .. " " Hikurangi .. 20/0 Declined.
" .. " " " .. 22/0 "
" .. " " Newcastle .. 25/0 "
Whangarei .. " Hikurangi Hikurangi .. 10/0 Accepted.
Napier-Taranaki .. Grey Valley Coal Company .. Spit Greymouth .. 23/3 "
" .. Westport Coal Company .. " Coalbrookdale .. 23/3 Declined.
" .. Mokihinui Coal Company .. " Mokihinui .. 23/3 "
" .. J. J. Craig " Hikurangi .. 20/0 "
" .. " " Newcastle .. 20/6 "
" .. Grey Valley Coal Company .. Foxton .. Greymouth .. 22/6 Accepted.
" .. Westport Coal Company .. " Coalbrookdale .. 22/6 Declined.
" .. Mokihinui Coal Company .. " Mokihinui .. 22/6 "
" .. Grey Valley Coal Company .. Wanganui Greymouth .. 22/6 Accepted.
" .. Westport Coal Company .. " Coalbrookdale .. 22/6 Declined.
" .. Mokihinui Coal Company .. " Mokihinui .. 22/6 "
" .. Grey Valley Coal Company .. New Plymouth (or Waitara) Greymouth .. 22/6 Accepted.
" .. Westport Coal Company .. Ditto Coalbrookdale .. 22/6 Declined.
" .. Mokihinui Coal Company .. " Mokihinui .. 22/6 "
" .. Mokau Coal Company Waitara Mokau .. 15/6 "
Wellington .. Grey Valley Coal Company .. Wellington Greymouth .. 19/9 Accepted.
" .. Westport Coal Company .. " Coalbrookdale .. 19/9 Declined.
" .. Mokihinui Coal Company .. " Mokihinui .. 19/9 "
" .. Union Steamship Company.. " Newcastle .. 16/0 "
" .. J. J. Craig " Hikurangi .. 19/10 "
" .. " " Newcastle .. 16/6 "
" .. Blackball Coal Company " Blackball, unscreened .. 18/2 "
Picton .. Grey Valley Coal Company .. Picton .. Greymouth .. 24/0 Accepted.
" .. Westport Coal Company .. " Coalbrookdale .. 24/0 Declined.
" .. Mokihinui Coal Company .. " Mokihinui .. 24/0 "
Nelson .. Grey Valley Coal Company .. Nelson .. Greymouth .. 21/0 Accepted.
" .. Westport Coal Company .. " Coalbrookdale .. 21/0 Declined.
" .. Mokihinui Coal Company .. " Mokihinui .. 21/0 "
Hurunui-Bluff—1st Section .. Grey Valley Coal Company .. Lyttelton Greymouth .. 20/3 Accepted.
" .. Westport Coal Company .. " Coalbrookdale .. 20/3 Declined.
" .. Mokihinui Coal Company .. " Mokihinui .. 20/3 "
" .. Blackball Coal Company " Blackball (unscreened) .. 18/11 "
" .. Union Steamship Company.. " Newcastle .. 16/0 "
" .. J. J. Craig " " .. 16/6 "
2nd Section .. Wm. Leeming and Co. Whitecliffs Brown coal .. 8/9 Accepted.
" .. Grey Valley Coal Company .. Timaru .. Greymouth .. 20/9 "
" .. Westport Coal Company .. " Coalbrookdale .. 20/9 Declined.
" .. Mokihinui Coal Company .. " Mokihinui .. 20/9 "
" .. Blackball Coal Company " Blackball (unscreened) .. 19/11 "
" .. J. J. Craig " Newcastle .. 18/0 "
3rd Section .. Grey Valley Coal Company .. Oamaru.. Greymouth .. 19/6 Accepted.
" .. Westport Coal Company .. " Coalbrookdale .. 22/0 Declined.
" .. Mokihinui Coal Company .. " Mokihinui .. 19/6 "
" .. J. J. Craig " Newcastle .. 18/0 "
" .. R. Glendining Shag Point Hikurangi .. 20/0 "
" .. Allandale Coal Company Bushey .. Brown coal .. 9/0 "
4th Section .. Kaitangata Coal Company Stirling .. Kaitangata, 16,000 tons .. 7/0 Accepted.
" .. " " " 11,000 " .. 8/6 Declined.
" .. " " " 7,000 " .. 9/6 "
" .. Grey Valley Coal Company .. Port Chalmers Greymouth .. 18/6 "
" .. Westport Coal Company .. " Coalbrookdale .. 23/0 "
" .. Union Steamship Company.. " Newcastle .. 16/0 "
" .. J. J. Craig " Hikurangi .. 18/0 "
5th Section .. Grey Valley Coal Company .. Bluff .. Greymouth .. 18/6 "
" .. Westport Coal Company .. " Coalbrookdale .. 23/0 "
" .. Nightcaps Coal Company Nightcaps Nightcaps .. 5/5 Accepted†
" .. Hokonui Coal Company Winton .. Brown coal .. 6/6 "

For Workshops.

| Newmarket .. | J. J. Craig | Auckland | Newcastle .. | 15/6 | Accepted. |
| Petone .. | Grey Valley Coal Company .. | Onehunga | Greymouth .. | 21/0 | Declined. |
| " .. | Mokihinui Coal Company | Wellington | " .. | 19/0 | Accepted. |
| Addington .. | Grey Valley Coal Company .. | Lyttelton | Mokihinui .. | 19/0 | Declined. |
| " .. | Mokihinui Coal Company | " | Greymouth .. | 19/6 | Accepted. |
| Hillside .. | Grey Valley Coal Company .. | Port Chalmers | Mokihinui .. | 18/6 | Declined. |
| " .. | " | " | Greymouth .. | 21/0 | Accepted. |

  • Informal. † Accepted for part supply.


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19 December 1893
Tenders, Coal, Railways, Supply, Delivery
  • E. G. Pilcher, Secretary