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CONTRACT FOR FRESH OX BEEF.
Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset
House, 30th May, 1867.
THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
the OFFICE of LORD HIGH 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, incluH
sive
Lymington
Milford Haven,
Pembroke, and
Pater
Netley
INewharen

Berwick
Cowes
Dartmouth
Deal, and in the

Downs
Dover
Exmouth
Falmouth
Gravesend
Greenhithe
Harwich
Hastings
Holyhead
Hull, Hawke Roads,
and in tho Hum-
ber

Penzance
'Portland and Pori

land Roads
Plymouth (Oxen)
Portsmouth (do.)
Sheerness (do.)
Ramsgate
Scilly
Southampton
S wansea
Weyinouth
Wivenhoe
Yarmouth (North

SCOTLAND.
Granton I Leith, Leith Roads, I Queensferry
Greenock andlfrEthofForth Stornoway
IRELAN".
Kilrush !Queenstown and
Killibegs I Kinsale
Kingstown &Dubn.Rathmullen
Lough Foyle ; Valentia
Lough S Willy Waterford
Mill Cove (Bere- Westport
haven)

Bantry

Belfast

Carrickfergus
Castletownsend
Crookhaven

Foynes
Galway

lienmire
N.B.—The Contractors are to supply good, fat, well-fed
Os-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 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., and no attention will be paid to any offers
not so made. Contractors, in claiming paymetit 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 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
of the Department of the Controller of Victualling, Admi-
ralty, Somerset House, W.C. ; or by applying to tho
Superintendents of the 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
Haulbowline the Officers conducting the Packet Service at
Dover, Liverpool, and Southampton ; the Secretary to the
Postmaster-General, Dublin; to the Collectors of her
Majesty's Customs at
Belfast Hull
Berwick 'Jersey & Guernsey I S cilly

11,E3amsgato

Cowes
Dartmouth

Londonderry (fOrlSwansea
' Lough Foylo and Waterford

Falmouth
Galway
Greenock
Harwich

Lough Svally) Westport
Newhaven Weymouth
Penzance Yarmouth

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

CONTRACTS FOR VEGETABLES.
Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerse
House, 30th May, 1867.
ril-iHE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE-
LAND do hereby Give Notice, that on Wednesday, the
12th June next, at 12 o'clock at .noon, they will be ready
to treat with such persons as may be willing to CONTRACT
for supplying all such quantities of
VEGETABLES
as may be demanded for the use of her Majesty's ships and
vessels at the following places, from the Ist July, 1867, to
he 31st March, 1870, both days included, viz.:
ENGLAND. '
Newhaven I Scilly
I Penzance Wivenhoe
IRELAND.
Carrickfergus Kenmare
Castletownsend I Lough Swilly
Foynes Rathmullon
Separate Tenders must be made for each Port, and at a
rate per 100 pounds, instead of at per cwt., and no atten-
tion will be paid to any offers not so made. Contractors
in claiming payment for Vegetables supplied are to make
out their invoices in pounds, at per 100 pounds.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty reserve to
themselves an unlimited power of selection in accepting
tbo tenders.

Ilfracombe
Lymington

Valenti&

Forms of Tender may be obtained, and particular atten-
tion is called to the conditions of the Contracts, which may
be seen at the Lobby of the Department of the Controller
of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset House; or by apply-
ing to the Collector of Customs at Penzance, Scilly, Lon-
donderry (for Lough Swilly), or to the Postmaster at each
of the other 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 his proposed sureties in writing.
Every Tender must be delivered at the Department of
the Controller of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset House,
and signed by two responsible persons, engaging to be-
come bound with the person tendering in the sum of £lOO
for each of the Contracts.
The Contractors to pay half the amount of the stamps
on their Contracts and Bonds.
By order,
ANTONIO BRADY,
liegistrar of contracts and Public Oecluitioos