The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-07 00:00:00

CON rilAcT FOR BEECH WEDGES.

Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset
House, 14th Dec., 1866.
mum 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 THESDAt
the Bth January next, at Two o'Clock, they will be ready
to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Contract
for supplying Her Majesty's Dockyard at Portsmouth with
Hewed \Vedges of Beech, under a Contract for twelve
calendar months certain, and further until the expiration
of three calendar months' warning.
The average annual consumption, together with a Form
of the Tender and Conditions of Contract., may be seen in
the Lobby of the Storekeeper-General's Department,
Admiralty, Somerset House. No Tender will be received
after Two o'Clock on the day of Treaty, nor will any be
noticed unless the Party attends, or an Agent for him duly
authorised in writing.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words
" Tender for Beech Wedges ;" and must also be delivered
at the Department of the Storekeeper-General, Admiralty,
Somerset House, accompanied by a Letter signed by two
responsible persons, engaging to become bound with the
Person tendering in the sum of £2OO for the duo perfor-
mance of the Contract.

By Order,
ANTONIO BRAY,
Registrar of Contracth and Public
Securities.

CONTfaCT FOR FRESH OX BEEF AND VEGE-

TABLES AT FOYNES.

CONTRACT DEPARTMENT, ADMIRALTY.
Somerset House, 27th December, 1866.
rIIIIIIE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
.111_ the OFFICE of LORD- HIGH ADMIRAL of the
UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE-
LAND do hereby Give Notice, that on Tuesday, the 15th
January next, at Twelve o'clock at Noon, they will be
ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to con-
tract for supplying all such quantities of
FRESH OX BEEF and VEGETABLES,
for the use of her Majesty's ships and vessels at Foynes as
may be demanded from the 15th January to the 30th June,
1867, both days included.
The Contractor is to supply good fat well-fed Ox Beef,
as no Heifer meat will be admitted.

Tho Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty reserve to
themselves an unlimited power of selection in accepting
the Tenders.

Tenders must be made at rates per 1001 b., and no atten-
tion will be paid to any offers not so made.
The Contractor, in claiming payment for the supplies, is
to make out his invoices in pounds at per 1001 b.
The Contractor to reside on the spot, or to have an
agent resident there. if non-resident, the name 'and ad-
dress of the agent must be inserted in the Tender.
No Tender will be received unless made on the printed
form provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained
on application in the Lobby of the Department. of the Con-
troller of Victualling. Admiralty, Somerset House or to
the Postmaster at Foynes, where also the conditions of
the contract may be seen.
No Tender will be received after Noon on the day of
treaty, and it will not be required that the party tendering,
or an agent on his behalf,'should attend at the Office on
the day of Contract, as the result of the offer received from
each person will be communicated to him and his proposed
sureties in writing.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, and must also be delivered at the department
of the Comptroller of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset
House, signed by two responsible persons, engaging to
become und with the person tendering in the sum of
£3OO for the duo performance of the Contract for Fresh Ox
Beef, and £lOO for the Contract for Vegetables.
Tho Contractor to pay half the amount of the stamps on
the Contracts and Bonds.
By order, ANTONIO BRADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities.
11 GUNMA K E R S and °them
Tho SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is desirous of
receiving PROPOSALS from Gunmakers and Others for
BREECII-LOADING RIFLES, either repeating or not
repeating, which may replace the present Service Rifles in
future manufacture.

The following are the conditions considered essential in
military non-repeating Rifles:—

-A. .
Not to exceed 91b. soz. without bayonet.
n. LENGTH.
To be 51 inches, with short stock, measured from the
hollow of the butt-plate to muzzle.
c. WEIGHT OF AMMUNITION MADE UP.
Must not exceed 61b. 4oz. for sixty rounds as packed for
service.

D. CARTRIDGES.
Must carry their own ignition.

E. SIGHTS.
The foresight must b 3 such as to admit of a bayonet
fixod according to the present system.

STOOK.
Must be such as to carry a Holt metal cleaning-rod, and
allow a sling to be used.
G. RECOIL.
Must not exceed that of the Enfield Rifle by more than
10 per cent.
zr. THE ARM AS A WHOLE.
Must be as little liable to injury by long-continued firing,
rough usage, and exposure, as the naval rifles converted to
breech-loaders on the Snider system. To be as capable,
also, of being used without accident by imperfectly trained
men, and of being manufactured in quantities and of uni-
form quality.
z. THE AMMUNITION AS A WHOLE.
Must be as little liable to injury by rough usage, damp,
and exposure in all climates, as the Boxer cartridge for
Snider's converted Enfield rifle—also as little liable to acci-
dental explosion as the same cartridge, and as capable of
being manufactured in large quantities, and of uniform
quality. x. CALIBRE.
Optional.
L. THE TWIST AND FORM OF GROOVE.
Optional.