The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-25 00:00:00

CONTRACTS. FOR VEGETABLES.
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 Twelve o'clock at noon, they will be
ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to
CONTRACT for supplying all such quantities of
VEGETABLES
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, 187 L both days included, viz.:
ENGLAND.

Fleetwood
Fowey
Lymington

Torquay
Wivenhoo

Newhaven
Netley
Scilly
SCOTLAND.
Aberdeen Ardrishaig
IRELAND.
Buncrana (Lough Swilly) Ki Ili begs.
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 in
claiming 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 s.lection 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, Poway, 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
printed form provided for the purpose ; but it will not he
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 bo delivered to the Department of
the Controller of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset House,
and signed by two responsible persons, engaging to be-
come bound with the person tendering in
,the sum of
£lOO for each of the Contracts. . . _

The Contractors to pay half the amount of the Stamps
on their Contracts and Bonds.

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

THE RESCUE SOCIETY'S HOMES
Ire as follows:
For kallm Women.
28, Church-row, framP- 150, New Kent-road.
stead.
48, Church-street, Stoke
13, Camden-streot, Camden=
Newington.
town. Maize-hill Cottage, Green-
-205, Great Portland• street. wich.
For Young Girls in Danger.
27, Church-row, Hampstead.
9, llenetxidge-villas, St. John s-wood.
St. Mary's Lodge, Buckhurst-hill.
Country Home—St. James's-street, Dover.
Temporary Home-85, Queen-street, Cheapside.
The Society's Report(of which a contributor writes, "I
never read a report of any charitable institution which so
entirely commended itself to my mind and awoke my
sympathy") may be had on application.
The Society is under the presidency of the Earl of
Shaftesbury. Its bankers are Messrs. Barclay and Co.
The Committee very earnestly commend its work to the
benevolent. DANL. CUHER, ,Sec.
85, Queen-street, Cheapside. _