The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-29 00:00:00

CONTRACTS FOR SALT PORK.

Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset House,
Aug. 25, 1866.
•HE 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 MON-
DAY, the Ist of October next, at twelve o'clock at noon,
they will be ready to treat with such parsons as may be
willing to CONTRACT for supplying and delivering into
her Majesty's Victualling Stores at the undermentioned
Ports the following quantities of SALT PORK, all of the
cure of the present setson, viz.

NAVY PORK.
Deptford 3,600 tierces 3,600 barrels.
liaulbowline. l,BOO ~ 1,800 „
Each tierco of Pork to contain 75 pieces of 41b. each, and
each barrel 50 pieces of 41b. each, instead of the number of
pieces formerly contained in the tierces and barrels.
The Pork to be delivered into the respective stores as
follows, viz.:—One-third of each quantity for each place
by the 15th day of January. 1867 ; another third thereof by
the sth day of March, 1867 ; and the remainder thereof by
the 30th day of April, 1867; or any greater portion, or the
whole, at any earlier period, if preferred by the party ten-
dering, and to be raid for by bills at three days after date,
which will be sent to parties as usual.
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 in accepting tenders.
Every tender must specify the name of the person by
whom the meat is intended to be cured, the brand of the
meat, and the place of cure.
Tenders for Pork of the cure of the United States of
America will not be admitted.

Persons tendering for more than one port must give a
separate tender for each port.
Persons tendering must give a reference to a banker for
each surety proposed ; and they 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 contract.

A form of the tender may be obtained, and the conditions
of the contract, to which particular attention is called, may
be seen in the lobby 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 Traulbowline ; 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 Service at Liverpool.
No tender will 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
printed form provided for the purpose ; but it will not be
necessary that the party tendering, or an agent appointed
by him, should attend, as the result of the offer received
from each person will be communicated to him and to his
proposed sureties 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, " Tender for Salt Pork," and must also be de-
livered at 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 B aADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities.

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