The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-24 00:00:00

CONTRACT FOR WHEAT, PEPEER, RAISINS,
AND SUGAR.

Contract Wpartment, Miniralty, Somerset lloase,
April 13, 181;8.

,
'THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
the OFFICE OF LORD MGR ADMIRAL of
the UNITED KINGDOM. of GREAT BRITAIN and
IRELAND do hereby Give Notice, that on MONDAY,
the 4th May next, at Twelve o'clock at Noon, thsy will
be rem 'y to treat with such persons ai may b3.willing to
CONTRACT for supplying and delivering into her MA-
jesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford the undermentioned
articles, viz.:—

Quantities. To bo tendered
for at rates.
WHEAT
PEPPER.
Ix,ooo Pounds (-
i Por 100 lbs.
RAISINS 50,000
S UGAR 500,000 , •I
•
When to be delivered--Ono half of each quantity in
three weeks front the date of Contract, and the remainder
thereof in three weeks afterwards (or elrlier if preferred
by the party tendering).

Tenders may be made for the whole or any portion of
the articles.

Separate Tenders are to be made for each amide
Their Lordships reserve to themselves the power, 'when
the Tenders are opened, of contracting either for the whole,
or fur such part thereof only as they may deem fit, •or for
a greater quantity, or of not contracting for any, and also
au unlimited power of selection in accepting the Tenders.
The Pepper, Raisins, and Sugar to •ho exempted fr m
the Customs duties, and parties tendering are to state
where they are lying. ‹.
. . _ . .

Sarriple; of Vie IVheat: ot less than 2 quarts), of the
Pepper (uot lass than 2lbs.), and of the Raisins (not less
than 11lbs.), must be produced by the parties tendering.
Each Tender for Sugar must specify the mark and' land-
ing number of each,cask or package, the ship in which im-
ported, and the country or place of its growth or produce,
and an average sample (not less than 21bs. for each import'
mark) must be produced by the parties tendering, aid not
au average of different marks or several imports, and any
parcel that is found not to be of the same mark or average
quality as the samples tendered and accepted, will be re-
jected by the officers.
No Wheat tendered is to be of less weight than 601 b. per
bushel.

No Tenders will be received unless made in accordance
with the above denomination of quantities and rates.; and
Contractors in claiming payment for articles supplid are
to make out their invoices in accordance therewith, both
as to quantities and rates, excepting those for wheat, which
are to be in pounds, at per 100 pounds.
No Tender will be received unless made on the printed
form provided for the purpose, which may be obtained
on applidatioii in the Lobby of the Department of the Con 4
troller of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset House, where
the conditions of, the Contract may be seen.
.No received After Twelve o'cloCk at noon
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-to his proposed sureties in writing, when, but not
befere, the rejected samples:aro to be removed.
. , Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of'
the ,Admiralty, and boar. in the left-hand corner the words
" Tender for ' ," and must also bo delivered at the
DePartinent of the Controller of. Victualling, Admiralty,
Somerset 'Rinse.

By order.
ANTONIO BRADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities.