The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-27 00:00:00

CONTRACTS FOR VEGETABLES.
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Contract DepartMent, Admiralty, Somerset
House, 2d May, 1868.
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 MONDAY, the
Ist June next, at Tsvelve o'clock at noon, they will be
ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to
CON TRACT for supplying all such quantities of
VEGET AB LES
as may be demanded for the use of her Majesty's Ships and
Vessels at the following places, from the Ist July, 1868,
to the 31st March, 1871, both days included, viz.: --
ENGLAND.
Newhaven
Netley
Scilly
SCOTLAND.

Fleetwood
Fowoy
Lymington

Torquay
Wivenhoo

Aberdeen Ardrishaig
IRELAND.
Buncrana (Lough Swilly) Killibegs.
Separate Tenders must be made for each port, and at a
rate per 100 lbs. instead of at per cwt., and no attention
will be paid to any offers not so made. Contractors iu
chiming 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 sAection in accepting
the Tenders.
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 Con-
troller of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset House ; or by
applying to the Collector of Customs at Aberdeen, Fleet-
wood, Fowey, Newhaven, Scilly, or to the Postmaster at
each of the other place'.
No Tender will be received after Twelve o'clock at noon
on the day of treaty, nor any noticed unless made on the
arinted 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 to the Department of
the Controller of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset House,
and b
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the peresponsiblerson
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the ,sum of
£lOO for each of the Contracts.
The Contractors to pay half tho amount of the Stamps
on their Contracts and Bonds.
By order.
ANTONIO _BRADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities.

GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL,
Caledonian-road, Islington, N.
Supported by Voluntary Contributions.
This Hospital has relieved 481,954 patients since it was
established at Sing 's-cross in 1856. Patients are admitted
freo.
Bankers—Messrs. Barnet, Lloyds, and Co., 60, Lombard-
street, Messrs. Ransom! and Bouverie, 1, Pall-mall.—Hon.
POO., F. sraith, En, GEO. REED; Sec.

RECOMMENDED by the GOVERNMENT of INDIA,
thus : —" We have long regarded this great scheme (the
BEIIAR UNDERTA.ItING) as one of all others in
India to which PRIVATE CAPITAL should be IN-
VITED."
for all WATER SUPPLIED by the COMPANY, they
PARTICIPATING in some of the PROFITS RE EkL-
The same GOVERNMENT have now AGREED to PAY
ISED after TWENTY PER CENT. shall have been
RECEIVED by the SHAREHOLDERS.
THE EAST INDIA IRRIGATION AND
CANAL COMPANY.
plncorporated by
eciat Act of Parliament, whereby the
liability of each Shareholder is limited to the amount
payable upon his Shares, or the amount of his Stock.
INTENDED SCHEME.
All F eliminar " THE N
BEHAR UNDERTAKING."
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plans prepared and approved for immediate construction.
First issue of Capital for the Behar Undertaking
investigation having been made, and
£1,000,000, in Shares of £lO each, and Stock in sums
varying from £lO each upwards.
Deposit upon Shares £1 per Share, with liberty to
Pay up the remaining £9 or a loss amount in advance of
(Jails.
Deposit upon Stook £lO per. cent. upon application, and
the remainder within throe months of the allotment.
Interest at Five per Cent. will be paid udon all Deposits
from the Ist July next, and upon all payments, in advance
of Calls and in payment of Stock, m
from the same time ;
and from the day of payment, if made
after that Vine. made before that day,
In the allotment of Shares and Stock, a preference will
1.3 given to those who shall have paid in full, or in advance
of Calls.
Directors and Officers the same as set forth in the Orissa
Undertaking Advertisement.
ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS.
The following Paragraphs are extracted from a despatch
to the Secretary of State in Council , dated March 10,1862,
recommending that the above project should be given to a
private company, Which despatch was signed by the late
Lord Canning as Governor-General, and by the whole of
the
tohveeronrmisesnataslehCeeumn: viz.:—
and that it would be good for
"His Honour the Lieu enant-Governor considers that
it (the Soane Canal project) holds but bettor prospects
than
both the East India Irrigation Company and for the coun-
try if the Company were to adopt this instead of the
other; but the projectors prefer that originally selected by
them.
" We have long regarded this scheme as one of all
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others in India to which private capital should be invited.
"There is this advantage in Government taking the
initiative in planning the great works of the country, that
they are so placed before -the public that they can be dis-
cussed in_ the light of local knowledge and experience.
the oply drawback to doing this is the risk of misleading
capitrifists and raising mistrust of such investments.
au the present instance nu such risk need be appre-
hended, for there is evident throughout Colonel Dickens'
roport a most conscientious endeavour to anticipate the
maximum cost of the work."
Also the following from a minute recordei by Sir P. P
Grant, when Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal, viz.:—
" The magnificent province of Behar, which would be
admirably watered by Captain Dickens' projected canal
from the Soane. The cost here would certainly be very
much loss (than at Cuttack)
and the returns may rea-
sonably be expected to be much more secure, because we
know, as a fitet,,the value of irrigation in Behar. The soil
is bolter and the natural rainfall is less by half on an ave-
rage, and much less certain in Behar than in Cuttack.
The most valuable crops are not the rain crops in Behar,
and for the most valuable crops there it is found by expe-
rience that expensive Well Irrigation pay; which has not
been proved by experience •to be the general case in
Orissa."
The scheme of works to be executed has been tho-
roughly investigated and carefully re-planned on behalf
of: the" Company, and particulars submitted to and ap-
proved by the Government,
so that there will be no delay
in Making preliminary surveys, plans, &c., all of which have
been effected, and everything made ready for immediate
constructive operations, a great advantage not possessed
heretofore by any other undertaking of a like character,
because the realisation of profits has been thus brought so
much nearer.
The capital has been divided into shares of £lO each,
and stock in sums ranging from £lO upwards.
Some shares have been already allotted in India.
The share capital will be called up slowly, and so as,
with the stock, to maintain an expenditure at the rate of
about £130,000 per annum. £2 per share during each
year .will be ample for this.
Applications for shares may now be sent to the Com-
pany's Offices, 8 and 9, Queen-street-place, Southwark-
bridge, London, E.C., where a full prospectus and forms of
application may be had ; but it is necessary that it should
be understood that no application will be considered, un-
less a deposit of £1 on each share, or of 10 per cent. upon
the amount of stock applied for, has been made either to
the. Bankers of the Company, Messrs. Ransom, Bouverie,
and Co., No. 1, Pall-mall East, or at the Offiles, 8 and 9;
Queen-street-place, Southwark-bridge, -Loudon, E.C.
deposit will be returned without deduction if t'
tOl2 14144 mode(' to.

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