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London, England, 1858-11-22 00:00:00

CONTRACT FOR ASH HOOPS.

Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and
Transport Services, Somerset House,
15th November, 1858.
THE COMMISSIONERS for EX ECUTING the
OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED
KINGDOM_ of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO
HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That on THURSDAY, the 25th
instant, at half-past 1 o'clock, they will be ready to treat with
such persons as may be willing to CONTRACT for Supplying
and Delivering into her Majesty's Vi6ual'ing Stores at Dept-
ford, the undermentioned articles, viz :—All such

'ASH TRUSS 1100 I'S and WHITE ASH HOOPS
as shall from time to time be demanded for twelve months'
certain, and afterwards until the expiration of three months'
warning,
Samples of the hoops must be produced by the parties ten-
dering.
The samples produced by persons whose tenders are not
accepted, are requested to be taken away by them immediately
after the Contract has been decided.

No tender will be received unless made on the printed form
provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on ap-
plication at the said office, or to the officer conducting the
Packet Service at Liverpool, or to the Collector of Customs at
Bristol.
The conditions of the revised contract, to which particular
attention is called, may be seen at the said Office, and at
Liverpool and Bristol.
No tender will be received after half-past 1 o'clock on the
day of treaty, and it will not be required that the party
tendering, or an agent on his behalf should attend at the
office on the day of contract, as the result of the offer received
from each'person will be communicated to him and his pro-
posed sureties in writing.
Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Ad-
miralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender
for Hoops," and must also be delivered at Somerset House.

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