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

CONTRACT FOR WHEAT, PEPPER, R4ISINS,
AND SUGAR. •

Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset House,
April 18, 1868.
THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
the 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, they will
be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to
CONTRACT for supplying and delivering into her Ma-
jesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford the undermentioned.
articles, viz.:—

Quantities. To be tendered
for at rates.
WIIEAT
PEPPER
RAISINS 50,000 „
) S UGAR 500,000 ~ Per 100 lbs.
When to be delivered—Ono half of each quantity in
threo weeks from the date of Contract, and the remainder
thereof is 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.
Tho Pepper, Raisins, and Sugar to be exempted fr m
the Customs duties, and parties. tendering are to state
where they aro lying.
Samples of the Wheat (not less than 2 quarts), of the
Pepper (not less than 2lbs.), and of the Raisins (not less
than 31bs.), 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 ha-
ported, and the country or place of its growth-or produce,
and an average sample (not less than 2lbs. for each import
mark) must be produced by the parties tendering, arid 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 b 3 of less weight than 6ffib. 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 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 100 pounds.
No 'l43nder 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.
. ..I.•To.Tonder will be receivedafter Twelve o'clock at noon
on
g, the day Of.treaty ; and it will not'be reqnired that Om'
.lill b
toe communicatedt the
sooretary .
o to f
party tenderin or an agent on his behalf, should 'attend
a the office on' the day of- Contract, as the result of the
offer received frometlasc:sbo
personaddressed y
him mid to his proposed sureties in writing, when, but not.
before, the rejevted-stunples are
.to be removed.
Every 'Tender. m
the Adtrtira4Y, and bear in the left-hand corner the words
" Tender for • ,'! and must also be delivered at.the
Department of the Centruller of Victualling,
•Adiniralty,:;
Somerset House.
By order.
ANTONIO BRADY,
R.,gistrar of Contracts and Public Securities.