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London, England, 1867-01-01 00:00:00

CONTRACT FOR FRESH 01'13
TABLES AT FOY
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CONTRACT DEPARTMEN *DMIRALTY.
Somerset House, 27th D
b.r, 1866.
rr HE COMMISSIONERS fo aEcurrlNG
SI the OFFICE of LORD HIGH
UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT B ,MIRAL of the
LAND do hereby Give Notice, that oi!,,,Asol.aay Na,nd IRE-
January next, at Twelve o'clock at
they will be
tract 15th
ready to treat with such persons as mason,ewilling to con-
tract for supplying all such quantities c
FRESH OX BEEF and YEW,ABLES,
for the use of her Majesty's ships and %Is at Foynes as
may be demandel from the 15th Januan
lo the 30th June,
1867, both days included.
The Contractor is to supply good fat
'ell-fed Ox Beef,
as no Heifer meat will be admitted.
The Lords Commissioners of the Ad
themselves an unlimited power of selecr,,, it,y
reserve to
the Tenders.
--m in accepting
Tenders must be made at rates per 10(
tion will be paid to any offers not so mac' and no atten-
The Contractor, in claiming payment f
-the supplies, is
to make out his invoices in pounds at
Pe
1001 b.
The Contractor to reside on the spot. ~... have
an
agent resident there. If non-resident, t La
dress of the agent must be inserted in the
received ame and ad-
No Tender will be unless mad ender.
form provided for the purpose, and which
on application in the Lobby of the Depart n y
the printed
be obtained
re of the
ouse, or to
troller of Victualling, Admiralty, Some
H
Con-
the Postmaster at Foynes, where also
the contract may be seen, conditions of
No Tender will be received after Noo the day
of
treaty, and it will not be required that the ' _
or an agent on his • behalf, should attend ty-tendering,
the Office on
the day of Contract, as the result of the off
___,ved from
each person will be communicated to him ""'"
sureties in writing. his proposed
Every Tender must be addressed to the
Admiralty, and must also be delivered at tary of the
of the Comptroller of Victualling, Admi
y,Somerset department
House, signed by two responsible perso
to
in to
i of
become bound. with the person tenderinrfl "
£3OO for the due performance of the Contr the sum
Beef, and £lOO for the C ontract for Vegetaor Fresh Ox
The Contractor to pay half the amount of e
the Contracts and Bonds. stamps on
By order, ANTONIO BRAD
Registrar of Contracts and Publi securities.
ITO GUNMAKERS
I. , Others.
The SECRETARY of STATE for SPAR,; a
receiving: PROPOSALS from Gunmakers a desirousf
BREECH-LOADING RIFLES, either rep Others for
repeating, which may replace the present Se ng or not
future manufacture. Rifles in

11.
Tho following are the conditions considered
military non-repeating Rifles:—
8.501.1 u ....•ai i i n

-A. WIGHT.
Not to exceed 91b. soz. without bayonet.
n. .
To be 51 inches, with shortLENGTH stock, measur
hollow of the butt-piste to muzzle. from the
c. WEIGHT OF AMMUNITION MAII up.
Must not exceed Glb. 4oz. for sixty rounds slacked for
service.

ownARTRIDGES.
Must carry their in•nition.
E. ' SIGHTS.
The foresight must bo such as to admit of
fixed according to the present system.

P. STOOK.
Must be such as to carry a light metal cloani,
allow a sling, to be used.

G. ECOIL.
Must not exceed that of the Enfield Rifle by
10 per cent.

bayonet

rod, and

Ire than

H. A A A OLE.
Must be as littleTHE liable RM
to inj S ury byWH long-eontin
rough usage, and exposure, as the naval rifles co
breech-loaders on the Snider system. To be
also, of being used without accident by imperfec
men, and of being manufactured in quantities a
form quality.
1. THE AMMUNITION AS A WHOL
Must be as little liable to injury by rough usa damp,
and exposure in all climates, as the Boxer car
for
Snider's converted Enfield rifle—also as little liab 4, ffe,
dental explosion as the same cartridge, and as t( a„i_
blo of
being manufactured' in large quantities,
and a iniform
quality. K. CALIBRE.
Optional.
L. THE TWIST AND FORM OF GROOIB.
Optional.
Optional. M. THE LOCK.

kl firing,
-erted to
capable,
L trained
'I of uni-

N. RAPIDITY OF FIRE.
Capable of firing at least 12 rounds per minute, iithout
aiming, the cartridges being arranged on a table.
o. ACCURACY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXEDIES T.
The erm must give a moan figure of merit of ni more
than 36in. at 1,000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12init 500,
and 6in. at 300.
The mean to be taken upon at least five targets of wenty
shots each.
P. TRAJECTORY.
Not to require at 500 yards an elevation of more 11,02 1
deg. 30 min.
Q. FOULINEt.
The shooting not to deteriorate more than 20 Pi
at 1,000 yards after firing 250 rounds. cent.
It. PENETRATION.
The mean penetration of five shots not to be ten than
that of the present service muzzle-loading Enfield
8i fie--
viz., 12 half-inch elm planks, which have been soakod 48
hours in water.
Distance 30 yards.

s. LUBRICATION. •
Wax on bullets is indispensable, but any other luVicant
may be superadded or applied to the cartridge, if tibught
necessary by the competitor.

111.
No arms will be received without the usual proof ;arks.
Specification; and drawings of the methods nosed,
stating the probable cost per arm, and aecompameo by a
finished specimen arm, with 20 rounds of suitable %mu-
nition, should be sent to the "Director of Ordnance War
Office, Pall-mall," on or before the 30th March, 1867.
The specifications and specimen arms will be consikered
by the Ordnance Select Committee and its associate bom-
bers, who will be selected by the Secretary of State for
War, and who will, after firing the 20 preliminary rounds,
select and recommend for further trial such of the sYttores
as may appear to them sufficiently promising., rejecting all
such as may not be considered to offer sufficient merits to
warrant their being included in the competition, con-
ditions of which are stated in this
,theadvertisement
Each accepted competitor will then be required to furnish
for experiment, at Woolwich, six arms in strict confortoity
to the specimen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am-
munition per arm, within four months after date of de-
mand Each competitor will be required to disclose to the
committee the exact nature of the lubrication he may em-
ploy. A sum of £3OO will be paid to each of the accepted
com petitors, to cover the expense of the six rifles, and of
the supply of ammunition required.
The Secretary of State offers a reward of 41,000 for the
arm which, ozi combination of all qualities, is considered
by the committee to be the best submitted.
A. second reward of £6OO for the arm which, while at-
taining a satisfactory degree of excellence in other particn_
Lars, is select. (1 for merit in respect to its breech mechanism.
A third reward of .£4OO for the best cartridge. The qua-
ities which will be principally taken into consideration in
awarding this prize will be economy of manufacture, poser
of sustaining rough usage, freedom from deterioration in
various climates, and general serviceability.
The shooting qualities of the cartridge must be fair; but
as they may depend upon the rifling of the arm with w h
the cartridge is associated, they will not be so much
con-
sidered as those above-m„tinned.
It is Clearly to bo understood that under no circumstances
will a competitor be entitled to_ mere than one prize ; but
such prize will be irrespective of any reward
adoptedfinally into the
service.

IV.
MAGAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS

Magazine and Reie;ting Arms for Infantry will be re-
ceived and examined in a manner similar to the Breech-
loading Rifles. They must not be less in length than 48
inches, including the stock.
The limit of weight for these arms is fixed at 911 b. ex-
cltgive of the charges in the magazine.
It is indispensable that the arms be made to take a
bayonet,.

The Secretary of State offers a reward of 300 for the best
Magazine or Repeating Arm produced that fulfils the above
conditions; and in the absence of experience does not at
present define the standard of accuracy or other conditions
to be fulfilled before such an arm can be adopted.
Those Magazine orßeeatinArms, which are accepted
for further trial, will bepaid for at the rate of Ott each.
This sum is to include 1,000 rounds of ammunition per
arm.

The Secretary of State will V
take care that no ingenious
novelty produced in answer to this advertisement shall be,
adopted into the service without
proper acknowledgment,
and that the name of the individual with whom it origi-
'nates shall be recorded in connection with it. •lf the flue to which the first prize is awarded is adopted
into the service, it will bear the inventor's name.
J. ST. GEORGE, Major-General, Director
Wkr Om of Orduancv
—c'el Oct. 22 1866. 4