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London, England, 1867-06-05 00:00:00

CONTRACT FOR FRESH OX BEEF.
Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset
House, 30th May, 1867.
rIPHE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
1 the OFFICE of LORD MGR ADMIRAL of the
UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE-
LAND do hereby Give Notice, that on Wednesday, the
12th June 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 July to the
31st December, 1867, both days included, viz.:—
ENGLAND, &c.
Ilfracombe
Jersey and Guern-
sey
Littlehampton
Liverpool
London Fridge to
Woolwich, inclu-
sive
Lymington
Milford Haven,
Pembroke, and
Pater
Nutley
Newhaven

Berwick
Cowes
Dartmouth
Deal, and in the

Dawns
Dover
Exmouth
Falmouth
Gravesend
Greenhithe
Harwich
Hastings
Holyhead
Hull,Hawke Roads,
and in the Hum-
ber

SCOTLAND.

Penzance
Portland and Port-
land Roads
Plymouth (Oxen)
Portsmouth (do.)
Sheerness (do.)
Ramsgate
Scilly
Scuthampton
Swansea
Weymouth
Wivenhoe
Yarmouth (North)

Granton I Leith, Leith Roads, I Quecnsferry
Greenock andFethofForth Stornoway

Bantry
Belfast

Carrickfergus

Castletownsend

Crookhaven

IRELAND.

Kilrush Queenstown and
Killibegs Kinsale
Kingstown &Dubn.Lthinullen
Lough Foyle 'Valentin
Lough Swilly Waterford
Jlill Cove (Bore- Westport
haven)

Foynes
Galway
Kenmare
N.B.—Tho Cont.
Ox-Beef, as no heif
The Lords Cony
themselves an uulir
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.

.actors aro to supply good, fat, well-fed
ernicat will be admitted.
nissioncrs of the Admiralty reserve to
lilted power of selection in accepting

Parties Tendering for Portsmouth, Plymouth, and
Sheerness, are to specify iu their tenders a rate per 1001bs.
for live Oxen, delivered in
.the usual manner; and also a
,rate per 10011.:. for fresh Ox Beef, delivered in the carcase,
should the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty think
proper to demand the Beef to he 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 1001bs., 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 1001bs.
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 ; tho Contractors for Port--
laud and Dartmouth aro also to deliver the meat on board
ships and vessels. _ _

s ,
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 in the Tender.
Conditions of the Contracts may be seen in the Lobby
of the Department of the Controller of Victualling, Admi-
ralty, Somerset House, W.C. ; or by applying to the
Superintendents of the Victualling Establishments at
Deptford, Gosport, and Plymouth • the Superintendents of
her Majesty's Dockyards at Woolwich, Chatham, Sheer-
uess, and Pembroke; the Agent for the Victualling at
liaulbowline the Officers conducting the Packet Service at
Dover, Liverpool, and Southampton ; the Secretary to the
Postmaster-General, Dublin; to the Collectors of her
Majesty's Customs at •

Belfast Hull
Berwick Jersey & Guernsey
Cowes Londonderry (for
Dartmouth Lough Foyle and
Falmouth Lough Swilly)
Galway • Newhaven
Greenock Penzance
ll'
Harwich

illamsgato
!Scilly

wansea
Waterford
Westport
Weymouth
farmouth

•
And to the Postmasters 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 Tender 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 bo
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 bo communicated to
him and to his proposed sureties in wilting.
Every Tender must be delivered at the Department of
the Controller of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset House,
and signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become
bound with the person tendering in ie sum of .£1,500 for
the due performance of each of the Contracts for Sheerness,
Portsmouth, Plyinouth, and Queenstown and Kinsale ; and
in the sum of £3OO for each of the other Co, tracts.
The Contractors to pay half the amount of the stamps
on their Contracts and Bonds.

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