Contract Notices




Tubs—American, nest of eight
... per nest 25 0
Do medium
... each 3 0
Do largest, 3 hoops
... do 6 0
Do 14 to 18, with covers and galvanized,
... do 12 6
Twine—Packing
... per lb. 0 8
Do 2 and 3 ply
... do 1 0
Do fine
... do 1 6
White
... do 1 8
Lead, all sizes
... do 1 4
Wicks—Cotton, candle, Oxford
... do 8 0
Kerosene, all widths
... per doz 1 3
Window blind mountings, brass, with racks complete
... per set 1 6
Wire—Brass, to 20 gauge
... per lb 1 6
Do upwards
... do 1 6

CONTRACT NO. 10.
Kerosene, Neatsfoot, and Colza Oils.
H. S. FISH & SON, Princes Street South.

Kerosene—Cozens’
... per gal. 4 0
Colza
... do 6 6
Neatsfoot
... do 9 0

CONTRACT NO. 11.
Plumbers’ and Zinc Workers’ Materials.
A. & T. BURT, Princes Street.

Lead Piping, ½ inch
... per cwt. 32 0
Do 1 do
... do 32 0
Do 1¼ do
... do 32 0
Do 2 do
... do 32 0
Do 2½ do
... do 32 0
Do 3 do
... do 32 0
Do other sizes
... do 32 0
Lead—Sheet, any weight, per foot
... do 27 0
Do laid in flashings, gutters, and ridging, 3½ lb. per foot
... do 33 0
Do do 4 do
... do 33 0
Do do 4½ do
... do 33 0
Do do 5 do
... do 33 0
Do do 6 do
... do 33 0
Cast Iron Spouting, ½ round, 3½ to 6 inch
... per foot 0 6
Galvanized Iron Spouting, do
... do 0 4
Galvanized Iron, e.G., 3½ inch to 6 inch
... do 0 4½
Brass Cocks, Bib, ½ inch
... each 1 7
Do do ¾ do
... do 2 0
Do do 1 do
... do 4 3
Do do 1¼ do
... do 6 0
Do do 1½ do
... do 8 0
Do Stop, 1 do
... do 5 6
Do do 1¼ do
... do 7 6
Do do 1½ do
... do 13 0
Do do 1¾ do
... do 14 0
Pump Lift, 2½ to 8 inch, Douglas’ patent
... do 14 0
Do 3½ to 5 do
... do 18 0
Do 4½ to 5 do
... do 30 0
Force, 2½ inch do
... do 80 0
Do 3 do
... do 100 0
Do 3½ do
... do 120 0
Do 4 do
... do 140 0
Do do 4½ do
... do 180 0
Do 5 do
... do 200 0
Tinman’s Solder
... per lb. 1 6
Plumber’s do
... do 1 3
Do Wages
... per hour 1 9
Zinc Workers’ Wages
... do 1 9
Zinc Sheets, No. 8 to 11 oz.
... per cwt. 38 0
Do Perforated
... do 0 5½
Galvanized Ridging, from 12 to 18 inch
... per sq. ft. 0 8
Do Iron Down Pipes, from 1½ to 4, in do
... do 0 6

CONTRACT NO. 12.
Paints, Colours, and Glazings.
SCANLAN BROTHERS, and Co., Princes street, Oil and Colour Merchants.

Driers—Patent
... per lb. 0 0 4
Filling up—Patent
... do 0 0 4½
Flake White
... do 0 1 6
Glass—Panes, sheet glass, 16 oz.
... per sq. ft. 0 0 3½
Do do 21 oz.
... do 0 0 7
Do do 26 oz.
... do 0 0 10
Do crown
... do 0 0 3
Glazing—In new frames with panes, sheet glass, 16 oz.
... do 0 0 4
Do do 21 oz.
... do 0 0 8
Do do 26 oz.
... do 0 0 10½
Do crown
... do 0 0 4
In old frames, with panes, sheet glass, 16 oz.
... do 0 0 8
Do crown
... do 0 0 4
Glazing—In old frames, with panes, sheet glass, 21 oz.
... per sq. ft. 0 0 10½
Do do 26 oz.
... do 0 1 0
Do crown
... do 0 0 8
Gold Leaf
... per book 0 1 8
Knotting—Patent
... per pt. 0 1 10
Lamp Black—in papers
... per lb. 0 0 2½
Lead—Red, dry
... per cwt. 1 14 0
White, do
... do 1 13 0
White, in kegs or casks, ground Champion’s, Cox’s, or Blundell’s Spence and Co.’s genuine
... per lb. 0 0 4
Letter—Writing or figures in oil paint, plain (Roman or Italic)
1 inch
... per letter 0 0 0½
Do do 2 inch
... do 0 0 1
Do do 3 inch
... do 0 0 1
Do do 4 inch
... do 0 0 1½
Do do 5 inch
... do 0 0 1¾
Do do 6 inch
... do 0 0 2
Do Block letter (Egyptian)
1 inch
... do 0 0 0½
Do do 2 inch
... do 0 0 0¼
Do do 3 inch
... do 0 0 1
Do do 4 inch
... do 0 0 1½
Do do 5 inch
... do 0 0 1¾
Do do 6 inch
... do 0 0 2
Lithrage—Powder
... per lb. 0 0 3½
Ochre—Yellow, ground in oil
... do 0 0 3½
Ochre—Red Venetian
... do 0 0 3½
Oil—Linseed
... per gal. 0 5 6
Do boiled
... do 0 5 9
Paint—Mixed for use, black
... per lb. 0 0 6
Do blue
... do 0 0 6
Do chrome yellow
... do 0 0 9
Do Dutch pink
... do 0 0 6
Do Brunswick green
... do 0 0 6
Do Navy
... do 0 0 6
Do Prussian blue
... do 0 0 9
Do umber, burnt Turkey
... do 0 0 6
Do do raw
... do 0 0 5
Do ultramarine
... do 0 1 0
Do white zinc
... do 0 0 6
Do white lead
... do 0 0 6
Do common colours, not enumerated
... do 0 0 5
Vegetable black
... do 0 1 0
Vermilion, ground in oil
... do 0 3 0
Painting—In oil with approved colours, on walls or ceilings,
1 coat
... per sq. yd. 0 0 4
Do do 2 coats
... do 0 0 8
Do do 3 coats
... do 0 0 11¼
Do do 4 coats
... do 0 1 0¼
Do do on woodwork,
1 coat
... do 0 0 4
Do do 2 coats
... do 0 0 8
Do do 3 coats
... do 0 0 11½
Do do 4 coats
... do 0 1 0½
and twice varnishing (including grounds)
... do 0 1 7
Pumice Stone
... per lb. 0 0 4½
Do in powder
... do 0 0 10
Putty—in bladders
... do 0 0 2
Turpentine—Spirits of
... per gal. 0 5 6
Venice
... per lb. 0 1 6
Varnish—Black, for iron (Noble & Hoare’s)
... per gal. 10 0
Lithographic, do
... do 1 12 0
Mastic, do
... do 1 16 0
Best French Polish—(for house-builders and painters)
... do 0 13 0
Fine copal (Blundell, Spence, & Co.’s)
... do 0 19 0
Best elastic carriage
... do 0 17 6
Do oak
... do 0 15 0
Fine quick furniture
... do 0 14 0
Do pale paper
... do 0 18 0
Do black Japan
... do 0 18 0
Best Japan gold size
... do 0 15 0
Extra hard carriage
... do 0 17 6
Knotting
... do 0 15 0
Spirit (for cabinetmakers)—Best brown hard (Blundell, Spence, and Co.’s)
... do 0 13 0
Do French Polish, do
... do 0 13 0
Whitening walls or ceilings,
1 coat
... per super. yd. 0 0 2½
Do 2 coats
... do 0 0 4
Do 3 coats
... do 0 0 5½
Do 4 coats
... do 0 0 6
Whiting
... per cwt 0 7 6
Zinc—white, dry
... do 1 15 0

CONTRACT NO. 13.
Printing.—Provincial Government Gazette, Advertising Sheet, Police Gazette, Council Papers, Orders of the Day, Votes and Proceedings, and Bills and Ordinances.
MILLS, DICK, & CO., Stafford-street.

Composition—Pica
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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Otago Provincial Gazette 1868, No 518





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🏗️ Contract No. 9: Ironmongery (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Ironmongery, Tools, Hardware, Supplies, Pricing

🏗️ Contract No. 10: Kerosene, Neatsfoot, and Colza Oils

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Kerosene, Neatsfoot oil, Colza oil, Pricing, Supplies

🏗️ Contract No. 11: Plumbers’ and Zinc Workers’ Materials

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Plumbing materials, Zinc, Lead piping, Pricing, Supplies

🏗️ Contract No. 12: Paints, Colours, and Glazings

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Paints, Colours, Glazing, Pricing, Supplies

🏗️ Contract No. 13: Printing

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Printing, Composition, Pricing, Supplies