The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-24 00:00:00

CONTRACTS FOR FRESH OX BEEF.
Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset
liouse, sth Nov., 18GS.
'IlnE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING- the
-1- OFFICE; of LORD lIIGIT ADMIRAL of -the

UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE-
LAND do hereby give Notice, that on TUESDAY, the
Ist December next, at Twelve o'clock at noon, they
will be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing
to CONTRACT for SUPPLYING (under seplrate Con-
tracts) all such quantities of
FRESH OX BEEF
es may be demanded for the use of her Majesty's Ships
and Vossels at the following places, from the Ist January
to the 30th June, 1869, both days included, viz.:
ENGLAND, &c.
Jersey and Guern-
sey
Littlebarnpton
Liverpool
London-bridge to
Woolwich, in-
clusive
Lymington
Milford Haven,
Pembroke, and
Pater
Netley
Newhaven
SCOTLAND.

Berwick
Cowes
Dartmouth
Exmouth
Falmouth
Fleetwood
Gravesend
Greenhitho
Harwich
Holyhead
Hull, Hawke
Roads, and iu
the Humber

Penzance
Portland and
Portland Roads
Plymouth (Oxen)
Portsmouth (do)
Sheerness (do)
Ito msgate
Scilly
Southampton
Swansea
Weymouth
Whitstable
Yarmouth(North)

Ardrishaig
Greenock

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Granton
Queensferry

Bantry •
Belfast and Car-
rickfergus
Castletownsend
Foynes
Galway

IRELAND.
Killibegs
Kingstown and
Dublin
Limerick
Lough Foyle
Lough S Willy
Mill Cove (Bore

Queenstown and

Kinsale
Rathmullea
Valentia
Waterford
Westport

haven)
N.B.—The Contractors are to supply good, fat, well-
fed Ox Beef, as no Heifer Moat will be admitted.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty reserve to
themselves an unlimited power of selection in accepting
the Tenders.

Particular attention is called to the revised conditions
of the Sheerness Contract, which is to include supplies
to all ships and vessels between Chatham and the
Groat Nore, both inclusive; also the Naval Barracks at
Sheerness.

Parties tendering for Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Sheer-
ness are to specify in their Tenders a rate for 100Ibs. for
live Oxen, delivered in the usual manner ; and no atten-
tion will be paid to any offers not so made.
Separate tenders must be made for each Port, and at a
rate per 1001bs., and no attention will be paid to any offers
not so made. Contractors, in claimiog payment for the
supplies of Beef, are to make out their invoices in pounds
at per 1001bs.
The Cattle under the Sheerness Contract to be slaugh-
tered in the Admiralty slaughter-house at Sheerness, for
Falmouth on the spot, and for Portland not farther from
that port than Weymouth. The Contractors for Portland
and Dartmouth are also to deliver the Meat on beard 11.11.
ships and vessels.
The Contractors for Portland and Weymouth are to
reside at Portland or Weymouth.
The Contractor for any of the other places is to reside
on the spot, or to have an Agent resident there, whose
name and address must be given on the Tender.
Conditions of the Contracts may be seen in the Lobby
of the Department of the Controller of Victualling, Admi-
ralty, Somerset House, W.C. ; or by applying to the
Superintendent of the Victualling Establishment at Dept-
ford, Gosport, and Plymouth, the Superintendents of her
Majesty's Dockyards at Woolwich, Chatham, Sheerness,
and Pembroke; the Naval and Victualling Storekeeper at
Haulbowline ; the Officers conducting the Packet Service
at Liverpool and Southampton ; the Secretary to the Post-
master-General, Dublin ; to the Collectors of her Majesty's
Customs at—
Belfast
Berwick
Cowes

Har wich
Hull
Jersey and Guern-

Penzance
Ramsgate
Scilly

Dartmouth
Falmouth

Bey
Londonderry (for

Swan sea
Waterford

Fleetwood

Lough Foyle &

Westport

Galway
Greenock

Lough Swilly)
Newhaven

Weymouth
Yarmouth