The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-11 00:00:00

CONTRACT FOR FRESH OX BEEF.
Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset
House, 6th November, 1867.
THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
I- the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE-
LAND do hereby Give Notice, that on TUESDAY, the
3d December 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 Majesty's Ships and
Vessels at the following places, from the Ist January to
the 30th June, 1868, both days included, viz.:—

Berwick
Cowes
Dartmouth
Deal, and in the

Downs
Dover
Exmouth
Falmouth
Fleetwood
Gravesend
Greenhithe
Harwich
Hastings
Holyhead
Hull,Hawkeßoads,
andin tbellumber

Ardrislinig
Granton
Greenock

Bantry

Belfast

Castle townsend
Crookhaven

Foymes
Galway

Kemniire
Kilrdsh

ENGLAND, &c.

Ilfracombe
Jersey and Guorrt-

sey
Littlehampion
Liverpool
London Bridge to
Woolwich, in-
clusive
Lymington
Milford Haven,
Pembroko andl
Pater
Netley
Newhaven_
North Shields

SCOTLAND.
,Leith,Leith Roads
and Frith of
Forth
IRELAND.
Kingstown and

Orford
Penzance
Portland and Port-
land Roads
Plymouth (Oxen)
Portsmouth (do)
Sheerness (do)
Ramsgate
Scilly
Southampton
Swansea
Tillingham
Weymouth
Wiven hoe
Yarmouth (North)

Queensferry
Stratimer.

Queenstown and
Kinsale
Tarbert
Valentia
Waterford
Westport.

Dublin
Lough Foylo
Lough Swilly
Mill Cove (Sere-
haven)

N.B.—The Contractors are 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 100
lbs. for live Oxen, delivered in the usual manner; and also
a rate per 100 lbs. for fresh Ox Beef, delivered in the car-
case, should the Lords Commissioners of ti'e 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 100 lbs, 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 100 lbs.
The Cattle for Falmouth to be slaughtered on the spot,
and the Cattle for Portland to bo slaughtered not farther
from that port than Weymouth ; the Contractors for Port-
land and Dartmouth are also to deliver the meat on board
her Majesty's ships and vessels.
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 on the Tender.
Conditions of the Contracts may be seen in the Lobby
of the Department of the Controller of Victualling, Ad-
miralty, Somerset House, W.C.; or by applying to the
Superintendents of theVictualling Establishments at Dept-
ford, Gosport, and Plymouth ; the Superintendents of her
Majesty's Dockyards at Woolwich, Chatham, Sheerness,
and Pembroke ; the Agent for the Victualling at Haulbow-
line ; the Officers conducting the Packet Service at Dover,
Liverpool, and Southampton; the Secretary to the Post-
master-General at Dublin; to the Collectors of her Ma-
jesty's Customs at
Belfast
Berwick
Cowes
Dartmouth
Falmouth
Fleetwood
Galway
Greenock
Harwich

Hull
Jersey and Guern-
sey
Londonderry (for
Lough Foyle and
Lough Swilly)
Newhaven
Penzance

Ramsgate

Scilly
Shields
S wansea
Waterford
Westport
Wexford
Weymouth.
Yarmouth

And to the Postmaster 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 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 delivered at the Department of
the Controller of Victut.lling, Admiralty, Somerset House,
and signed by two responsible persons, engaging to be-
come 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 their Contracts and Bonds.

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