The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-28 00:00:00

CONTRACTS FOR SALT PORK.

Contract Department:A7lmiralty, Somerset House,
Aug. 25, 1866.
THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
the OFFTCE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE-
LAND DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That on MON-
DAY, the Ist of October next, at twelve o'clock at noon,
they w'll be ready. to treat with such persons as may be
CON'I`RAC'P for supplying and delivering into
her Majesty's Victualling Stores at the undermentioned
Purts the following quantities of SALT PORK, all of the
cure of the present sense
NAVY PORK.
Deptford 3,600 tierces 3.600 barrels.
Haulbowline 1 BOO 1,800 /I
Each tierce of Pork to contain 75 pieces of 41b. each, and
each barrel 50 pieces of 41b. each, instead of the number of
p:eoes formerly eontaieed in the tierces and barrels.
The ."ork to be delivered into the respective stores as
follows, viz.: —One-third of each quantity for each place
by the 15th 0-5, of January. 1867 ; another third thereof by
the sth dry of March, 1867 ; and the remainder thereof by
• the 30th dry of April, 1867; or any greater portion, or the
whole, at any earlier period, if preferred by the party ten-
dering, end to be paid for by bills at three days after date,
Wh'cli will be t J part'es as usual.
Thor Lordship-: reserve to themselves the power, when
the tenders aro opened, o 7 contracting either for the whole,
or for such part thereof only as they may deem fit, or for a
greater guar tity, or of not contracting for any, and also an
Unhinged power o: selection in accepting tenders.
Every tender must specify the name of the person by
Whom the n-eat is intended to be cured, the brand of the
meat, and the ',lace of cure.
Tenders 'or pork of the cure of the United States of
America will not be admitted.
Persons tendering .'or more than ono port must give a
separate terrier for each port.
Persons tendering must give a reference to a banker for
each sure:,/ nroposed ; and they are desired to take special
no'ice that tae use o" wooden hoops is abolished, and that
iron hoods only w'll be I.quired for the casks in accordance
with the corclit'ons of the contra&.
A 'orm 6. the teni'er may be obtained, and the conditions
of fie contract to w'a'sh particular attention is called, may
be seen in +be obby of the Department of the Controller
of Victualling, Somerset House ; at the Victualling Yards
at Gosport and Plymouth; or by applying to the Agent
Victualler at Haulbowline ; or to the Collectors of her
Majesty's Customs at Bristol, Limerick, Belfast, Water-
ford, and Newry; or to the Secretary to the Postmaster-
General at Dublin : or to the Commander conducting the
Packet Serv:ce at Liverpool.
No tender NYII be admitted for a less quantity than 100
tierces or 100 barrels.
No tender will be received after twelve o'clock at noon
on the day of treaty, nor any noticed unless made on the
pr:nt 2cl form provided for the purpose ; but it will not be
teces-gtry that the party tendering, or an agent appointed
by him, should attend, as the result of the offer received
from each person w:11 be communicated to him and to his
proposed suret'es in writing.
Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner of the envelope
the words, " Tenter for Salt Pork," and must also be de-
livered rt the Department of the Controller of Victualling,
Somerset House.
The contractors will have to pay half the amount of the
stamps on the contracts and bonds.
By order. ANTONIO BRADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities.