The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-27 00:00:00

CONTRACTS FOR SALT PORK.

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Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset
House, August 21, 1867.
THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE-
-LAND- do hereby Give Notice, that on TUESDAY, the
Ist October next, at Twelve o'clock at noon, they will be
ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to
CONTRACT for Supplying and Delivering into her Ma-
jesty's Victualling Stores at the undermentioned Ports the
following quantities of
SALT PORK,
all of the cure of the present season, viz.:—
Navy Pork.
DEPTFORD 4,800 tierces • 4,800 barrels.
HAULBOWLINE 2,400 „ 2,400 „
Each tierce of Pork to contain 75 pieces of 41b. each, and
each barrel 50 pieces of 4lbs. each, instead of the number of
pieces formerly contained in the tierces and barrels.
The Pork to be delivered into the respective Stores as
follows, viz. :—One-third of each quantity for each place
by the 15th day of January, 1868; another third thereof
by the sth day of March, 1868; and the remainder thereof
by the 30th day of April, 1868 ; or any greater portion, or
the whole, at any earlier period, if preferred by the party
tendering, and to be paid for by bills at three days after
date, which will be sent to parties as usual.
Their Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when
the Tenders are opened, of contracting either for the whole
or for such part thereof only as they may deem fit, or for a
greater quantity, or of not contracting for any, and also an
unlimited power of selection in accepting the Tenders.
Every Tender must specify the name of the Person by
whom the Meat is intended to be cured, the Brand of the
Meat, and the place of cure.
Tenders for Pork of the cure of the United States of
America will not be admitted.
Persons tendering for more than one Port must give a
separate Tender for each Port.
Persons tendering must give a reference to a Banker for
each surety proposed; and they are desired to take special
noti-e that the use of Wooden Hoops is abolished, and that
Iron Hoops only will bo required for the Casks in accord-
ance with the conditions of the Contract.
A Form of the Tender may be obtained, and the recently
altered conditions of the Contract, to which particular at-
tention is called, may be seen in the Lobby of the Depart-
ment of the Controller of Victualling, Somerset House; at
the Victualling Yards at Gosport and Plymouth ; or by
applying to the Agent Victualler at Haulbowline ; or to the
Collectors of her Majesty's Customs at Bristol, Limerick,
Belfast, Waterford, and Newry; or to the Secretary to the
Postmaster-General at Dablin ' • or to the Commander con-
ducting the Packet Service at Liverpool.
No Tender will be admitted for a less quantity than 100
tierces, or 100 barrels.
No Tender will be received after Twelve o'clock atnoon
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, as the result of the offer received
from each person will be communicated to him and to his
proposed sureties in wilting.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner of the envelope
the words "Tender for Salt Pork," and must also be de-
livered at the Department of the ontroller of Victualling,
Somerset House.
Tho Contractors will have to pay one-half the amount
of the Stamps on the Contracts and Bonds.

By order,
ANTONIO BEADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Publin Securities.

DUNVILLE'S V.R. OLD IRISH WHISKY,
BELFAST, _ _

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