The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-02 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
THURSDAY, the 30th Sept. next, at half-past 1 o'clock, they
will be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to
CONTRACT tbr Supplying and Delivering into her Majesty's
Victualling Stores at the under-mentioned Ports, the following
quantities of •
SALT MEAT,
of the cure of any country, and all of the cure of the present
season, viz. :
Navy Beef. Navy Pork.
Tierces. Brls. Tierces. This.
Deptford 4,500 6,500 .... 9,500 4,700
Gosport
Plymouth l,OOO 1,500 .... 1,500 800
Haulbowline
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.
A separate tender must be given for the Beef and a separate
tender for Pork, and every tender must specify where the
meat is intended to be cured..
Persons tendering for more than one port must give a sepa-
rate 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, 1859 ; and the remainder thereof by the 30th
day of April 1859, or any greater portion, or the whole, at any
earlier period, if preferred by the party tendering, and to be
paid for by bills payable in seven days from and after the re-
spective dates thereof.
Parties tendering are desired to take special notice that the
use of wooden hoops is abolished, and that IRON HOOPS
only will be required for the casks, in accordance with the
conditions 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 Gos-
port and Plymouth ; or by applying to the Agent Victualler
at Haulbowline ; or to the Collectors of her Majesty's Cus-
toms at Bristol, Limerick, Belfast, Waterford, and Newry ;
or to the Secretary to the Postmaster-General at Dublin; or
to the Commander conducting the Packet Service at Liver-
pool ; or to the Resident Agent for Transports at Leith.
No tender will be admitted for a less 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 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 his pro-
posed 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 certificates of receipt.
Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Ad-
miralty, and bear in the left-hand corner of the envelope the
words " Tender.for Salt Meat," and " Comptroller for Vic-
tualling;" and must also be delivered at Somerset House.