The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-16 00:00:00

CONTRACT FOR FRESH OX BEEF.
Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset
House, 6th November, 1867.
THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUIING
the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE-
LAND do hereby Give Notice, that on TUESDAY, tho
3d December next, at Twelve o'clock at noon, they will bo
ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to
CONTRACT for SUPPLYING (under separate contracts)
all such quantities of
FRESH OX 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 30th June, 1868, both days included, viz.:--

Berwick
Cowes
Dartmouth
Deal, and in the
Downs .
Dover
Exmouth
Falmouth
Fleetwood
Gravesend
Green hithe
Harwich
Hastings
Holyhead
Hull,Hawkeßoads,
and in theHumber

ENGLAND, &c.
Ilfracombe
Jersey and Guern-
sey
Littlehampton
Liverpool
London Bridge to
Woolwich, in-
clusive
Lymington
Milford Haven,
Pembroke, and
Pater
Netley
Newhaven
North Shields

Orford
Penzance
Portland and Port-
land Roads
Plymouth (Oxen)
Portsmouth. (do)
Sheerness (do)
Ramsgate
Scilly
Southampton
S wansea
Tillingham
Weymouth
Wivenhoe
Yarmouth (North)

Ardrishaig
Granton
Greenock

SCOTLAND.
Loith,Leith Roads
and Frith of
Forth
IRELAND.
Killibegs
Kingstown and

Queensforry
Strauraer.

Bantry
Belfast

Queenstown and
Kinsale
Tarbert
Valentia
Waterford
Westport.

Castletownsend
Crookhaven

Dublin
Lough Foylo
Lough Swilly
Mill Cove (Bore-
haven)

Foynes
Galway
Kenmare
Kilrush

N.B.—The Contractors are to supply good, fat, well-fed
Ox Beef, as no Heifer Meat will be admitted.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty reserve to
themselves an unlimited power of selection in accepting
the Tenders. _ .

Particular attention is called to the revised conditions of
the Sheerness Contract, which is to include supplies to all
ships and vessels between Chatham and the Great Nore,
both inclusive ; also the Naval Barracks at Sheerness.
Parties Tendering for Portsmouth, Plymouth, and
Sheerness, are to specify in their Tenders a rate per 100
lbs. for live Oxen, delivered in the usual manner; and also
a rate per 100 lbs. for fresh Ox Beef, delivered in the car-
case, should the Lords Commissioners of Vac Admiralty
think proper to demand the Beef to be delivered in the
carcase, instead of live Oxen, during any period of the
contract ; and no attention will be paid to any offers not so
made.

Separate Tenders must be made for each Port, and at a
rate per 100 lbs, and no attention will be paid to any offers
not so made. Contractors, in claiming payment for the
supplies of Beef, are to make out their Invoices in Pounds
at per 100 lbs.
The Cattle for Falmouth to be slaughtered on the spot,
and the Cattle for Portland to be slaughtered not farther
from that port than Weymouth ; the Contractors for Port-
land and Dartmouth are also to deliver the meat on board
her Majesty's ships and vessels.
The Contractor for Portland and Weymouth is to reside
at Weymouth.
The Contractor for any of the other places is to reside
on the spot, or to have an Agent resident there, whose
name and address must be given on the Tender.
Conditions of the Contracts may be seen in the Lobby
of the Department of the Controller of Victualling, Ad-
miralty, Somerset House, W.C.; or by applying to the
Superintendents of theVictualling Establishments at Dept-
ford, Gosport, and Plymouth ; the Superintendents of her
Majesty's Dockyards at Woolwich, Chatham, Sheerness,
and Pembroke ; the Agent for the Victualling at Haulbow-
line ; the Officers conducting the Packet Service at Dover,
Liverpool, and Southampton; the Secretary to the Post-
master-General at Dublin; to the Collectors of her Ma-
jesty's Customs at
Belfast

Hull
Jersey and G uern-

Berwick
Cowes

Ramsgate
Scilly
Shields
Swansea
Waterford
Westport
Weymouth
Yarmouth

Dartmouth

sey
Londonderry (for
Lough Foyle and
Lough Swilly)
Newhaven
Penzanco

Falmouth
Fleetwood

Gal way

Greenock
Harwich

And to the Postmaster at each of the other places.
Forms of Tender may also be obtained on application
at the Lobby of the Department above-mentioned, or to
the proper Officer at either of the above places,

NO Vender will be received after Twelve o'clock at noon
on the day of treaty, nor any noticed unless made on the
printed form provided for the purpose; but it will not be
necessary that the party tendering, or an agent appointed
by him, should attend at this office, as the result of the
offer received from each person will be communicated to
him and to his proposed sureties in writing.
Every tender must be delivered at the Department of
the Controller of Victualing, Admiralty, Somerset House,
and signed by two responsible persons, engaging to be-
come bound with the person tendering in the sum of
£1,500 for the due performance of each of the Contracts
for Sheerness, Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Queenstown
and Kinsale; and in the sum of £3OO for each of the other
Contracts.

Tho Contractors to pay half the amount of the stamps
on their Contracts and Bonda.

By order,
ANTONIO BRADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities.