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London, England, 1852-12-02 00:00:00

CONTRACTS FOR FRESH BEEF.

Department of the Comptroller forVictaalling and Transport
Services, Somerset-place, 30th Nov., 1852.
i
E Commissioners for executing the Office of
Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, do Hereby Give Notice. that on THURSDAY, the 23d
December, next, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with
such persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying (under
separate Contracts) all such quantities of

FRESH BEEF
as may be demanded for the use of her Majesty's Ships and Vessels
at the following places, from the Ist January to the 31st December,
1853, both days included, vlz.

Portsmouth.
Queenstown and Kinsale.
Sheerness.
Deptford to London-bridge 'nein-

Chatham.
Douglas.
Jersey and Guernsey.
Kingstown and Dublin.
isilleiliti.
fOrcland Pembroke.
North Shields.
Plymouth.
None of the Contracts to be sublet, and the Contracts for Dept-
ford, Woolwith, Chatham, and Sheerness to be taken by persons re-
siding on the spot.
All part;es about to Tender are particularly desired to read
attentively the Conditions of the Revised Contracts. which may be
seen either at this Office, or on application to the Superintendents
of the Victualling Establishments at Deptford. Portsmouth, and
Plymouth ; the Superintendents of her Majesty's Dockyards at
Woolwich, Chatham, Sheerness. and Pembroke ; the Agent for the
Victualling at Haulbowline ; the Agent for Transports at Leith ;
the Secretary to the Postmaster-General, Dublin ; or to the Col-
lectors of her Majesty's Customs at each of the other places.
Every Tender must specify the price in words at length, and
no tender will be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty,
and the party, or an agent for him duly authorised in writing,
must attend at this office on Friday, the 24th December next, at
One o'clock, to learn the result of his Tender.
Every tender must be delivered at the above Office, and be accom-
panied by a letter addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, at
Somerset-place, and signed by two responsible persons, ,engaging to
become bound with the person tendering, in the sum of 1,5001. for
the due performance of each of the Contracts for Sheerness, Chatham,
Portsmouth, and Plymouth; and in the sum of 5001. for each of the
others.

sive
Woolwich to Gravesend (both in-
clusive).

CONTRACTS FOR RAISINS, SUET, LEMON JUICE, AND
BISCUIT BASS.

Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and
Transport Services,
Somerset•place, 27th November, 1852.
THE Commissioners for Executing the Office of
Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, do Hereby Give Notice, that on THURSDAY. the 23rd
December next, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such
persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying and delivering
into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford, the undermen-
tioned articles, viz.

RATSINS,—EIeme,
Valentia, Chesme,
or any other de-
scription... • • ...•

SUET .. •..

LEMON JUICE....

BISCUIT BAGS large

Do. small ........

35 tons

Time for Delivery.
Half in Two Months, and
the remainder in Iwo 7, ,
Months afterwards.
In equal Weekly propor.
tions. between the date o
.ca)
contract and May 31,1853
.0
' Half in Three Months, and $4l. o.
the remainder in Two ti
Months afterwards. U.'
• One-fourth part every Two ":.,11;
Months. *2''
• Half in a, Month, and the id x.
remainder in a AI onthj
. afterwards.

1140.0001ba

8,000 gals.

go. 50,000

1,500

The Raisins to be exempted from the Custom Duties.
No Tender will he received for a less quantity of ilaisins than
7 Tons—of Suet than 35,000 lbs.—of Lemon Juice than ',COO Gallons
—of Biscuit Bags (large) than 10,000 number, and of Bl• cult Bags
(smalls than 500 number.
----Samplesof the Raisins (not less thaw-3 lbs.) must be produced by
the Parties Tender:ng, and Samples of the Bags may be seen at the
said Office.
The Samples produced by persons whose Tender; arc not acc.pted,
are requested to be taken away by them immediately after the Con-
tracts have been decided.
Toe conditions of the revised Contracts, to whieh particular atten-
tion is called, may be seen at the said Office, at the Office of Com-
mander Bevis, at Liverpool, aad of the Collector of Customs at
Bristol
No Tender will be received after One o'clock on the day of Treaty,
nor any noticed, unless the party attends, or an agent for him duly
authorized in writing.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the A‘imi-
rally, and bear in the left-hand corner the words, " Tender for
," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place, and
must he accen.panied by a letter signed by Two responsible persons,
engaging to become bound with the person tendering in the sum of
201. per cent. on the value, for the due perormance of the Contract
for Suet, and by one person for each of the other Contracts.