The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-05 00:00:00

CONTRACTS FOR SALT BEEF AND SALT PORK.
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling,
Somerset House, July 30, 1858.
THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED
KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND DO HEREBY
GIVE NOTICE, That on THUD-SDAY, the soth September next, at
half-past
1 o'clock, they will be READY to TREAT with such per-
sons as may be willing to CONTRACT for SUPPLYING and Deliver-
ing into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at the undermentioned
Port., the following quantities of

SALT MEAT,
of the cnre of any country, and all of the cure of the present
teasel], Viz.:—
NAVY BEEP. :NAVY PORK.
Tierces. Barrels. Tierces. Barrels.
Deptford
Gosport l,OOO 3,500
Plymouth
" 1,500 500

llaulbowline 5OO

753

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 flt, or for a greater quantity,
or of not contracting for any, and also an unlimited power of selec-
tion.
A separate tender must be given for tha Beef and a separate
tender for Pork, and every tender must specify where the moat is
intended to be cured.
Persons tendering for more than one port must give a separate
tender for each port.
The Beef and Pork to be delivered into the respective stores as
follows, viz.:—one-third of each quantity for each place by the 31st
of January, 1859; another third thereof by the 15th day of
March, 1359; and the remainder thereof by the 30th day of April
1839, or any greater portion, or the whole, at any earlier period, if
preferred by the party tendering, and to be paid for by bills pay-
able in seven days from and after the respective dates thereof.
Parties tendering are desired to take special notice that the use
of wooden hoops is abolished, and that anon noors only will be re.
quirod for the cask., in aeoordattee with the oonititioni of the
revised form of contract.

A form of the tender may be obtained, and the conditions of the
revised contracts, to which particular attention is called, may be
seen at this Office; at the Victualling Yards at Gosport and Ply-
mouth ; or by applying to the Agent Victualler at llaulbowline; or
to the Collectors of her Majesty's Customs at Bristol, Limerick,
Belfast, Waterford, and Newry; or to the Secretary to the Post-
master-General at Dublin; or to the Commander conducting the
Packet Service at Liverpool; or to the Resident Agent for Trans-
ports at Leith.
No tender will be admitted for a loss quantity than 100 tierces,
or 100 barrels. _ _

No tender will be received after half-past 1 o'clock 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 ten-
daring, or an agent appointed by him, sloutl attend at this office,
as the result of the offer received from each person will be commu-
nicated to him and his proposed sureties in writing.
Bills in payment for any beef or pork delivered into her Majesty's
Stores will be sent to parties upon transmitting the usual certall-
ca.tes of receipt.
_ .

Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty,
d bear in the left-hand corner of the envelope the words " Tender
for Salt Meat," and "Comptroller for Tictualling ;" and must also
be delivered at Somerset House.