The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-22 00:00:00

CONTRACT FOR WHEAT, PEPPER, RAISINS,
AND SUGAR.

Contract Department, d'lmi►alty, Somerset House,
April 18, 1868.

THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
tho OFFICE OF LORD HIGH 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, tlwy will
be rea,'y to treat with such persons as may 43 willing to
CONTRACT feu• supplying and delivering into her Ma-
jesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford the undermentioned
articles, viz.:—

To be tendered
Quantities. for at rates.
WHEAT
PEPPER
RAISINS 50,000 ~
)
S UGAR 500,000'• ~
When to be delivered—One half of each quantity in
three weeks from the date of Contract, and the remainder
thereof in three weeks afterwards (or eArlier 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 article.
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 the Tenders.
The Pepper, Raisins, and Sugar to be exempted fr m
the Customs duties, and parties tendering are to state
where they are lying.
Samples of the Wheat (not less than 2 quarts), of the
Pepper (not less than 2lbs.), and.of the Raisins (not less
than albs.), 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, and not
an 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 TenderEi will be received unless made in accordance
with the above.denoraination of quantities and rates ; and
Contractors in claiming payment for articles supplied 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 1' 0 pounds.
No Tender will be received unless made on the printed
form provided for the purpose, which may be obtained
on application in the Lobby of the Department of the Con-
troller of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset House, where
the Conditions of the. Contract may be seen.
No Tender will be received after Twelve o'clock at noon
'on the day of treaty; „and it will 'not: be required that the
party tenlerifig,:or an agent on his behalf, should'attend
at the office on .the ',of,Qontract, as the result of the
offer received from •earl person will be communicated', to
lii anpl'to it into ft 40:sutOfi :et; in writing, when, biltmot
WOreiithe.iejectSd ..sairiplet4. rtiqg be removed.
PlTOrrTerilei .rinistli-i?,./afressed to the Secret4ry' of
thO,Mmifatt,),; ind'fieai*theieft4l44 corner the words
Tender-for, : ir.;:al4 musk also be. deliVered at .the
Llel36,rinient of the' Controller of Victualling, Admiralty,
Somerset House.
By order.
ANTONIO BRADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities.