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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 48

SCHEDULE FOR IRON AND STEEL.

| 1 | Iron, bar, flat, square, and round, B.B.H. Crown | .. | .. | 12 10 0 | 16 0 0 | 15 0 0 | 16 0 0 | ton. |
| 2 | " " " " Netherton Crown, best | .. | .. | 11 10 0 | 16 10 0 | 13 10 0 | 16 0 0 | " |
| 3† | " " " " R.H. Crown, or equal quality | .. | .. | 9 10 0 | 13 10 0 | 12 5 0 | 14 10 0 | " |
| 4 | " black sheet, 11 to 20 G. | .. | .. | 10 5 0 | 16 0 0 | 15 0 0 | 16 10 0 | " |
| 5 | " " from 20 to 26 G. | .. | .. | 11 5 0 | 17 10 0 | 17 0 0 | 21 0 0 | " |
| 6 | " plate, ⅜in. thick and upwards, R.H. Crown, or equal quality, [up to 4cwt. | .. | .. | 9 10 0 | 15 0 0 | 14 0 0 | 16 0 0 | " |
| 7 | " " " " over 4cwt. | .. | .. | 10 0 0 | 15 10 0 | 14 10 0 | 17 0 0 | " |
| 8 | " angle, Netherton Crown, best, all sizes, equal or unequal | .. | .. | 10 10 0 | 15 10 0 | 14 0 0 | 16 10 0 | " |
| 9 | " T- " " " | .. | .. | 10 15 0 | 15 15 0 | 14 10 0 | 16 10 0 | " |
| 10 | " angle, R.H. Crown, or equal quality " | .. | .. | 9 5 0 | 15 0 0 | 13 10 0 | 15 5 0 | " |
| 11 | " T- " " " | .. | .. | 9 10 0 | 15 5 0 | 14 0 0 | 15 5 0 | " |
| 12 | " { B.B.H. } plate, ⅜in. thick and upwards, up to 4cwt. | .. | .. | 13 10 0 | 17 10 0 | 14 10 0 | 18 0 0 | " |
| 13 | " { Bloomfield } " " over 4cwt. | .. | .. | 14 0 0 | 18 0 0 | 15 0 0 | 18 10 0 | " |
| 14 | " black hoop (or plough-plate), up to 3in. wide, 18 to 10 G. | .. | .. | 0 10 6 | 0 15 6 | 0 14 0 | 0 16 0 | cwt. |
| 15 | Steel, double shear, Thomas Firth and Sons | .. | .. | 2 5 0 | 2 10 0 | 2 15 0 | 3 0 0 | " |
| 16 | " blister | " | .. | 1 5 0 | 2 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 1 16 0 | " |
| 17 | " cast, all shapes | " | .. | 2 2 0 | 2 16 0 | 2 15 0 | 2 15 0 | " |
| 18 | " angle and T, bar, Siemens-Martin, or Basic, all sizes, equal [or unequal | .. | .. | 0 9 6 | 0 16 6 | 0 13 6 | 0 17 0 | " |
| 19 | " plate, ⅜in. thick and upwards, Siemens-Martin, or Basic, up to [4cwt. | .. | .. | 0 9 6 | 0 16 6 | 0 14 0 | 0 18 0 | " |
| 20 | " " " " over 4cwt. | .. | .. | 0 9 6 | 0 16 6 | 0 14 6 | 0 18 6 | " |
| 21 | " sheet, 11 to 26 G., Siemens-Martin, or Basic | .. | .. | 0 10 6 | 0 17 6 | 0 15 6 | 1 0 0 | " |
| 22 | " Bessemer sheet | .. | .. | 0 10 6 | 0 17 6 | 0 15 6 | 0 19 0 | " |
| 23 | " " round, up to 6in. diameter | .. | .. | 0 10 6 | 0 17 6 | 0 16 0 | 1 0 0 | " |
| 24 | " bar, flat, square, round, and other shapes, Siemens-Martin, [or Basic | .. | .. | 0 10 6 | 0 17 6 | 0 14 0 | 1 0 0 | " |

SCHEDULE FOR OILS, COLOURS, ETC.

| 1 | Acid, muriatic, in stoppered bottles | .. | .. | 0 0 6 | 0 0 9 | 0 0 5½ | 0 0 9 | lb. |
| 2 | " nitric | " | .. | 0 1 0 | 0 1 0 | 0 1 0 | 0 1 0 | " |
| 3 | " fluoric | " | .. | 0 4 9 | 0 4 6 | 0 0 6 | 0 4 6 | " |
| 4 | " sulphuric | " | .. | 0 0 6 | 0 0 4 | 0 0 4½ | 0 0 4 | " |
| 5 | Alum | .. | .. | 0 0 2 | 0 0 2 | 0 0 2 | 0 0 2 | " |
| 6 | Ammonia, liquid, in stoppered bottles | .. | .. | 0 0 9½ | 0 1 6 | 0 0 7 | 0 1 6 | " |
| 7 | Borax | .. | .. | 0 0 2½ | 0 0 4 | 0 0 4 | 0 0 4 | " |
| 8 | Brushes, stencil, No. 6, G. B. Kent and Sons’ | .. | .. | 0 4 0 | 0 4 6 | 0 4 6 | 0 4 6 | doz. |
| 9 | " " No. 9, | " | .. | 0 6 0 | 0 7 6 | 0 6 0 | 0 6 0 | " |
| 10 | " " No. 12, | " | .. | 0 11 6 | 0 12 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 12 0 | " |
| 11 | " fitches, flat, round, and lining, ¼in. } | Winsor & Newton, | 0 3 6 | 0 4 0 | 0 2 6 | 0 4 0 | " |
| 12 | " " " " ½in. } | or approved make | 0 4 6 | 0 4 0 | 0 4 6 | 0 4 0 | " |
| 13 | " " " " ¾in. } | 0 5 6 | 0 6 0 | 0 6 6 | 0 6 0 | " |
| 14 | " " " " 1in. } | 0 6 6 | 1 0 0 | 0 8 6 | 1 0 0 | " |
| 15 | " stock, 3-knot, C.W.B., 6/0, G. B. Kent and Sons’ | .. | .. | 2 10 0 | 3 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 3 0 0 | " |
| 16 | " " " 7/0, | " | .. | 3 10 0 | 4 4 0 | 3 12 0 | 4 4 0 | " |
| 17 | " " " 8/0, | " | .. | 4 16 0 | 5 12 0 | 4 4 0 | 5 12 0 | " |
| 18 | " sash-tools, No. 1, | " | .. | 0 2 3 | 0 3 0 | 0 3 3 | 0 3 0 | " |
| 19 | " " No. 2, | " | .. | 0 3 0 | 0 3 6 | 0 3 6 | 0 3 6 | " |
| 20 | " " No. 3, | " | .. | 0 3 6 | 0 4 6 | 0 4 0 | 0 4 6 | " |
| 21 | " " No. 4, | " | .. | 0 5 0 | 0 5 6 | 0 6 0 | 0 5 6 | " |
| 22 | " " No. 5, | " | .. | 0 5 6 | 0 7 0 | 0 8 9 | 0 7 0 | " |
| 23 | " " No. 6, | " | .. | 0 7 6 | 0 9 0 | 0 11 0 | 0 9 0 | " |
| 24 | " " No. 7, | " | .. | 0 9 0 | 0 12 0 | 0 15 0 | 0 12 0 | " |
| 25 | " " No. 8, | " | .. | 0 15 0 | 0 15 0 | 0 18 6 | 0 15 0 | " |
| 26 | " " No. 9, | " | .. | 0 16 0 | 0 18 0 | 1 0 0 | 0 18 0 | " |
| 27 | " " No. 10, | " | .. | 1 1 0 | 1 3 0 | 1 2 6 | 1 3 0 | " |
| 28 | " " No. 11, | " | .. | 1 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 1 3 0 | 1 0 0 | " |
| 29 | " " No. 12, | " | .. | 1 7 0 | 1 14 0 | 1 13 0 | 1 10 0 | " |
| 30 | " varnish, 2/0, “O.K.,” G. B. Kent and Sons’ | .. | .. | 2 4 0 | 2 0 0 | 1 9 0 | 2 0 0 | " |
| 31 | " " No. 1, | " | .. | 0 12 0 | 0 10 0 | 1 14 0 | 0 10 0 | " |
| 32 | " " No. 3, | " | .. | 1 16 0 | 2 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 2 0 0 | " |
| 33 | " " No. 5, | " | .. | 2 0 0 | 3 10 0 | 2 6 0 | 3 10 0 | " |
| 34 | " nailed stock, 7in. | .. | .. | 1 8 0 | 2 0 0 | 1 2 6 | 1 0 0 | " |
| 35 | " damping, Thomson’s, 4in. | .. | .. | 0 17 0 | 0 17 0 | 0 15 0 | 0 17 0 | " |
| 36 | " " hair, 4in. | .. | .. | 0 10 0 | 1 4 0 | 0 15 0 | 0 16 0 | " |

• To be of a tensile strength of 22 tons to the square inch of original area, with an elongation of not less than 20 per cent.
  † To be of a tensile strength of 20 tons to the square inch of original area, with an elongation of not less than 15 per cent.

NOTE.—The department shall have power to subject any part out of each delivery of bar iron to test, and, should any bar fail to show the strength and ductility above specified, the whole delivery will be rejected, and the contractor shall have no claim for payment on account of the iron used for test.