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London, England, 1867-06-08 00:00:00

CONTRACT FOR FRESH OX BEEF.
Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset
House, 30th May, 1867.
rirmiE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
_IL the OFFICE of LORD 111GII 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 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 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
Greenhithe
Harwich
Hastings
Holyhead
Hull,llawke Roads,
and in tho Hum-
ber

Gmnton
Greenock

Bantry

Belfast

Carrickfergus
Castletownsend

orookhaven

Foynes
Galway

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

SCOTLAND.
Leith, Leith Roads, Queensferry
I
andFrithofForth Stornoway
. IRELAND.
Kilrush Queenstown and
Killibegs Kinsale
Kingstown &Dubn. Rathmullen
Lough Foyle Valentia
Lough Swilly Waterford
Mill Cove (Bere- Westport
haven)

Kenmare
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 1001bs.
for live Oxen, delivered in the usual manner; and also a
rate per 100 lb. 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., 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 ; the Contractors for Port-
land and Dartmouth are also to deliver the meat OR board
H.M. 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 in the Tender.
Conditions of the Contracts may be seen in the Lobby-
lymo
conductingu t h •, the Superintendents of
cif the Department of the Controller of Victualling, Admi-
ralty, Somerset House, W.C. ; or by applying to the
Superintendents of the Victualling Establishments at
DeaputifboorHn
her Majesty's Dockyards at -Woolwich, Chatham, Sheer-
ness, and Pembroke; the Agent for the Victualling at
H
tit Packet Service at
Dover, Liverpool, and Southampton ; the Secretary to the
Postmaster-General, Dublin; to the Collectors of her
Ndv, Gosport,
e the
Officers P
Majesty's Customs at
Belfast Hull Ramsgate
Berwick Jersey & Guernsey. Scilly
Londonderry (for CowesSwansea
Dartmouth Lough Foyle and Waterford.
Falmouth Lough Swilly) Westport
Galway Newhaven Weymouth
Greenock Penzance Yarmouth

Harwich I 1
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
peso ; but it will not be
necessary
g 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
f o 'il: thatp provided
l party
Lim and to his proposed sureties in waiting.
ilpead fyortetnhdeePriuni.
Every Tender must be delivered at the Department of
the Controller of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset llouse,
and signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become
bound with the person tendering in the sum of £1,500 for
the duo 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,
Register of Contracts and Public Securities.