The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-04 00:00:00

CONTRACT FOR FRESH OX BEEF.
Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset
House, 30th May, 1867.
COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
1 the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE-
LAND do hereby Give Notice, that on Wednesday, the
1-2. th June next, at Twelve o'clock at noon, they will be
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 Miijesty'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 Bridge to
Woolwich, inclu-
sive
Lymington
Milford Haven,
Pembroke, and
Pater
Netley
Newhaven

Berwick
Cowes
Dartmouth
Deal, and in the

Downs
Dover
Exmouth
Falmouth
Gravesend
Groenhithe
Harwich
Hastings
Holyhead
Hull,Hawkeßoads,
and in the Hum-
ber

SCOTLAND.

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

- - -
Granton I Leith, Leith R I oads, Queensforry
Greenock andFrithofForth Stornoway

_ .
IRELAND.
Bantry ' Kilrush Queenstown and
Belfast Killibegs Kinsale
Carrickfergus Kingstown &Dubn.Rathmullen
Castletownsend Lough Foyle Valontia
Crookhavon Lough Swilly Waterford'
Foynos Mill Cove (Bore- Westport
Galway haven)
Kenmaro _ _ . . __ _ _

...
N.8.--The Contractors aro to supply good, fat, well-fed
Ox-Beef, as no heifer meat will be admitted.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty reserve to
themselves an unlimited power of selection in accepting
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.
Parties Tendering for 'Portsmouth, Plymouth, and
Sheerness, are to specify in their tenders a rate per 100Ibs.
for live Oxen, delivered in the usual manner; and also a
rate per 100111 for fresh Ox Beef, delivered in the carcase,
should the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty think
proper to demand the Beef to be 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., agd 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 ; the Contractors for Port-
land and Dartmouth are also to deliver the meat on board
H.M. ships and vessels.
The Contractor fur 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 tho Victualling Establishments at
Deptford, Gosport, and Plymouth ' • the Superintendents of
her Majesty's Dockyards at Woolwich, Chatham, Sheer-
ness, and Pembroke; the Agent for the Victualling at
ifttulbowiine the Officers conducting the Pitbket Servicestt
Dover, Liverplol, and Southampton ; the Secretary to the
Postmaster-General, Dublin; to the Collectors of her
Majesty's Customs at

Belfast
Berwick

Bull
Jersey & Guernsey
Londonderry (for
Lough Foyle and
Lough Swilly)
Newhaven
Penzance

inamsgato
!Scilly

Cowes
Dartmouth

Swansea
Waterford
Westport
.Veymouth
Yarmouth

Falmnuth

Gal way

Greenock
Harwich

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 be
necessary that the party tendering or an agent appointed
by him should attend at this office, as ilie result of Ho
offer received from each person will be 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 the sum of £1,500 for
the due performance of each of the Contracts for Sheerness,
Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Queenstown and Kinsale ; and
in the sum of £3OO for each of the other Contracts.

The Contractors to pay half the amount of the stamps
on thoir Contracts and Bonds.

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