Railway Tenders and Contracts




MAR. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 413

Tenders for Railway Stores.

Railway Department, Wellington, 28th February, 1896.

THE following successful tenders for supply of stores for the New Zealand Railways, 1896-97, are published for general information.

By order.
T. RONAYNE,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.

RAILWAY STORES CONTRACTS, 1896-97.

For Supply of Auckland. Wellington. Addington. Hillside.
General ironmongery .. E. Porter and Co. Briscoe, Macneil, and Co. Ashby, Bergh, and Co. .. Arthur Briscoe and Co.
Furnishing ironmongery " " J. Anderson " "
Iron and steel .. " " E. Reece and Sons Thomson, "Bridger, and Co.
Oils, colours, &c. .. " " Ashby, Bergh, and Co. .. Arthur Briscoe and Co.
Ship-chandlery .. " " Springfield Coal Company
Drainpipes, &c. .. W. and G. Winstone W. Murphy.. Ashby, Bergh, and Co. .. Milburn Lime and Cement Company.
Cement and lime .. J. J. Craig Milburn Lime and Cement Company T. Runting .. Arthur Briscoe and Co.
Brushware .. E. Porter and Co. Briscoe, Macneil, and Co. Ashby, Bergh, and Co. .. N.Z. Hardware Company.
Leather, &c. .. " "

TENDER RATES AS FOLLOW:—

No. Description of Article. Rate. Per
Auckland. Wellington. Addington. Hillside.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1 SCHEDULE FOR IRONMONGERY.
1 Adzes, Sorby's, or approved maker, No. 2, square or round polled 0 2 7 0 2 9 0 2 9 0 2 6 each.
2 " No. 3, 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 4 6 0 2 9 "
3 Anvils, best, tied in .. 1 8 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 cwt.
4 " Wright's patent 1 10 0 1 15 0 1 15 0 2 5 0 "
5 Augers, screw, ¼in. to ⅜in., Mathieson's 0 14 0 0 15 0 0 12 0 0 15 0 doz.
6 " ⅜in. to ½in. 0 17 0 0 16 0 1 0 0 0 16 0 "
7 " 1in. to 1¼in. 1 10 0 1 10 0 1 13 0 1 10 0 "
8 " 1¼in. to 2in. 2 2 0 2 8 0 2 2 0 2 8 0 "
9 " 2¼in. to 2½in. 4 0 0 3 10 0 2 15 0 3 10 0 "
10 " single twist, ⅞in. to 1in. 0 4 0 0 4 3 0 5 0 0 4 6 each.
11 " 1¼in. to 1⅜in. 0 5 0 0 5 3 0 6 0 0 5 6 "
12 " 1⅜in. to 1½in. 0 6 8 0 6 3 0 7 0 0 7 0 "
13 " 1½in. to 1¾in. 0 7 8 0 7 6 0 8 0 0 8 0 "
14 " 2in. to 2¼in. 0 12 6 0 9 0 0 15 0 0 14 0 "
15 " 2¼in. to 2⅝in. 0 16 8 0 12 0 1 0 0 0 18 0 "
16 " 2⅝in. to 2¾in. 1 0 10 0 15 0 1 10 0 1 1 0 "
17 " 2¾in. to 3in. 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 15 0 1 2 0 "
18 Auger-bits, Gilpin's .. 0 0 1¼ 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 ⅛in.
19 Axes, American, handled, 4½lb. to 6lb., Sharp's 0 4 4 0 4 0 0 4 4 0 4 6 each.
20 " Mann's 0 3 10 0 3 6 0 4 0 0 4 6 "
21 Bells, handled, station, 6in. 0 6 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 "
22 " " 8in. 0 12 0 0 14 0 0 14 6 0 15 0 "
23 Blocks, pulley, iron, one wheel .. 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 {inch dia.
{of wheel
24 " " two wheels 0 1 9 0 1 9 0 2 6 0 1 10 "
25 " " three wheels 0 2 3 0 2 3 0 3 4 0 2 4 "
26 " " snatch 0 1 6 0 1 3 0 1 6 0 1 3 "
27 " differential pulley, ½ ton, 40ft. chain, Weston's, Tangye's 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 1 1 0 each.
patent, "extra strong"
28 " " 1 " 1 13 0 1 9 6 1 16 0 1 9 6 "
29 " " 1½ " 2 5 0 1 19 0 2 6 0 1 19 0 "
30 " " 2 " 2 10 0 2 15 0 3 0 0 2 15 0 "
31 " " 2½ " 3 0 0 2 17 6 3 5 0 2 16 0 "
32 " " 3 " 3 2 0 3 0 0 3 15 0 2 17 0 "
33 Bolts and nuts, engineers', all descriptions, ⅜in. to ⅝in. thick, up 1 5 0 1 5 0 1 10 0 1 8 0 cwt.
to 5in. long
34 " " " above ⅝in. long 1 3 0 1 5 0 1 10 0 1 8 0 "
35 " " " ⅝in. and ¾in. thick 1 0 0 1 5 0 1 16 0 1 8 0 "
36 " " coach, all descriptions, ⅜in. to ⅝in. thick, up to 5in. long 0 4 6 0 5 0 0 6 0 0 5 0 gross.
37 " " " above ⅝in. thick, any length 0 18 0 0 18 0 1 6 0 0 19 0 cwt.
38 " " " ⅜in. and ⅝in. 0 18 0 0 18 0 1 6 0 0 19 0 "
39 " " " above ⅝in. thick, any length 0 18 0 0 18 0 1 8 0 0 16 0 "
40 " " countersunk, all descriptions 0 4 6 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 gross.
41 " " galvanised, discount off Nettlefold's list, 1886, Art. 86 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 cwt.
42 Bolt-ends, hexagon or square nuts, ½in. to 1½in. diameter 50% 50% 5% 40% "
43 Boxes, cash, Hobbs's lock 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 18 0 0 15 0 "
44 Brads, flooring, wire 0 1 4 0 1 6 0 1 6 0 1 3 inch.
45 Brass rod, ¼in. and upwards 0 0 1½ 0 0 1½ 0 0 2¼ 0 0 1½ lb.
46 Brass sheet 0 0 8½ 0 0 8½ 0 0 10 0 0 9 "
47 Brass tubing, solid drawn 0 0 9 0 0 7½ 0 0 10 0 0 7½ "
48 Brass-cased tubing, ⅜in. to ½in. .. 0 1 0 0 0 10½ 0 0 11 0 1 0 "
49 " ½in. to ⅝in. .. 0 0 3 0 0 2½ 0 0 3½ 0 0 2½ ft.
50 " ⅝in. to ¾in. .. 0 0 4½ 0 0 3½ 0 0 5 0 0 3½ "

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🚂 Publication of successful tenders for railway stores supply contracts for 1896-97

🚂 Transport & Communications
28 February 1896
Tenders, Railway Stores, Contracts, Supply, New Zealand Railways, 1896-97
  • T. Ronayne, General Manager, New Zealand Railways