The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-31 00:00:00

CONTRACT FOR VINEGAR, SPLIT PEAS,
RAISINS, AND TEA.

Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset
H-use, 26th October, 1867.
I IIHE 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, the
sth November 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 Deptford the undermentioned
Articles, viz.:—
To be tendered for
Quantities. at rates.
VINEGAR 20,000 gallons per 100 galls.
When to be delivered.—Half in one calendar month
from date of contract, and the remainder in one calendar
month afterwards. Or earlier if preferred by the party
tendering.
To be tendered for
Quantities at rates.
SPLIT PEAS... 5,000 imperial bush.
RAISINS 50,000 pounds per 100 pounds.
TEA

When to be delivered. —One half of each in three weeks
from the date of Contract, and the remainder thereof in
three weeks afterwards, or earlier, if preferred by the party
tendering.
Tenders may be made for the whole or any portion of
the Articles. _ . _ _

Separate tenders are to be made for each Article.
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.
The Raisins and Tea to be exempted from the Customs
duties, and parties tendering are to state where they are
lyinSamples of the Vinegar (not less than a quart) which
the parties tendering may purpose to supply mast accom-
pany their Tenders, as the delivery will be required to be
made in accordance with the samples which may .be ac-
cepted, and the Vinegar tendered is to be of No. 20 trade
denomination. The casks in which the Vinegar is to be
supplied will be furnished by the Government, but are to
be sent for and returned when filled by the contractor.
Samples of the Split Peas (not less than two quarts),
and of the Raisins (not less than 31b), must be produced
by the parties tendering.
Each Tender for Tea must specify the import mark and
number of each parcel, the ship in which imported, the
dock or warehouse where lying, and must be accompanied
by an average sample (not less than 21b.) of each parcel.
Tenders failing in any of these conditions will not be en-
tertained.

The samples produced by persons whose Tenders are
not accepted are to be taken away by them immediately
after the contracts have bean decided.

No Tenders will be received unless made in accordance
with the above denomination of quantities and rates ; and
Contractors in claiming payment for articles supplied are
to make out their invoices in accordance therewith, both
as to quantities and rates, excepting those for Peas, which
are to be in gallons at per 100 gallons.
No Tender.will be received unless made on the printed
form provided for the purpose, which may be obtained on
application in the Lobby of the Department of the Con-
troller of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset House.
Particular attention is called to the Conditions of the
Contracts, which may be seen in the said Lobby. No Ten-
der will be received after Twelve o'clock at noon on the
day of treaty, and it will not be required that the party ten-
dering, 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 to his
proposed sureties in writing.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words,
" Tender, " and must also be delivered at the
Department of the Controller of Victualling, Admiralty,
Somerset House.

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