The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-23 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 23, 1868.

CONTRACTS FOR FRESH OX BEEF.
Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset
House, sth Nov., 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 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 separate Con-
tracts) all such quantities of
FRESH OX 'BEEF
es may be demanded for the use of her Majesty's Ships
and Vessels at the following places, fr,m the Ist January
to the 30th June, 1869, both days included, viz.:
ENGLAND, &c.
Jersey and Guern-
sey
Littlebampton
Liverpool
London-bridge to
Woolwich, 'in-
clusive
Lymington
Milford ITavev,
Pembroke, and
Pater
Netley
Newhaven
SCOTLAND.

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

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

A rdrishaig
Greenock

Gran ton
Queensferry

Bantry :
Belfast and Car-
rickfergus
Castletownseud
Foynes
Galway
Kilrush

IRELAND.
Kill ibegs
Kingstown and

Queenstown and

Kinsale
Rathmullen
Valentia
Waterford
Westport

Dublin
Limerick
Lough Foyle
Lough Swilly
Mill Cove (Bore
haven)
ractors are to supply good, fat, wall-
Heifer Meat will be admitted.
missioners of the Admiralty reserve to
imited power of selection in accepting

N.B.—The Cont
fed Ox Beef, as no
The Lords Comr
themselves an unli
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
Great Nore, both inclusive ; also the Naval Barracks at
Sheerness.
Parties tendering for Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Sheer-
ness are to spFcify in their Tenders a rate for 1001bs. 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 I 001bs.' and no attention will be paid to any offers
not so made. Contractors, in claiming 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 H.M.
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 louse 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 Harwich Penzance .
I I Berwick Hull Ramsgate

Cowes J Jerseyand Guern Scilly
-
Dartmouth soy Swansea
Falmouth 1 Londonderry (for Waterford

Fleetwood

Lough Foyle & Westport

Galway I I
Lough Swilly) Weymouth
Greenock Newhaven Yarmouth
And to the Postmaster at each of the other places.
Forms of Tender may also be obtained on application at
the Lobby of the Department above-mentioned, or to the
proper Officer at either of the above places.
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 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 to his proposed sureties in writing.
Every Tender must be delivered at the Department of
the Controller of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset House,
and signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become
bound with the person tendering in the sum of £1,500 for
the due performance of each of the Contracts for Sheer-
ness, Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Queenstown and Kin-
sale , • and in the sum of £3OO for each of the other Con-
tracts.
The Contractors to pay half the amount of the stamps
on the Contracts and Bonds.
By order,
ANTONIO BRADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities.

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INDIA OFFICE, 15th October, 1868.--
By order of the Secretary of State for India in
Council.
Notice is hereby give; that packages, stated to contain
reserved articles from the estates of deceased Officers and
soldiers of the late East India Vompitny's Service, and of
Her Majesty's Indian Military Forces, have from time to
time been received from the Governments of the respec-
tive Presidencies in India.
Packages containing articles-reserved from the follow-
ing estates remain unclaimed, viz.:-
11. Babington, W. R., Assistant Surgeon, Madras
Medical Department.
12. Briggs, F. W., Rev., Madras Establishment.
17A. Barclay, J. S., Captain, 39th Madras Native
Infantry.
20. Coust, H. A. 0., Captain, 2d Madras Native Veteran
Battalion.
21. Carter, C., Captain, 38th Madras Native infantry.
26. Chancy, A., Lieutenant, 39th Madras Native In-
fantry.
33. Donne, J. T., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical
Department.
42. Dines, R., Lieutenant, 3d Madras European Regi-
ment.
48. Edmonston, .W., Sergeant-Major, 28th Madras
Native Infantry.
52. Fenning, D. A., Colonel, Ist Madras Light 'Cavalry.
63. Grinelack, E., Private, 104th Foot.
65. Uarris, J. D., Lieutenant, 28th Madras Native In-
Infantry.
69. Hawes, J. C., Brevet-Maier, Ist Madras Fusiliers.
75. Halliday, J., Sergeant, Bengal Establishment.
79. Johnston, J. McM., Captain, 4th Madras Native In-
fantry.
83. Keighly, F., Lieutenant, 24th Madras Native In-
fantry.
85. Kensington, H. 8., Ensign, 32d Madras Native In-
fantry.
117. Owen, M. Lieutenant, 38th Madras Native Infantry.
128. Redmond, J. J., Lieutenant, 7th Madras Native In-
fantry.
134 A. Ryan, P., Deputy Commissary, Madras Sappers and
Miners. •
142. Shedden, Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical De-
partment.
1508. Stothert, R. Major, 4th Bengal Native Infantry.
154. Walker, A. Captain, Madras Establishment.
165. Walker, T., Sergeant-Major, 7th Madras Native In-
fantry.
170. Wright, W., Sergeant, Madras Sappers and Miners.
Applications for such packages should be made by next
of kin of the deceased, or by the legal representatives of
such next of kin, to the Military Secretary, at this Office.
in the event of any of the packages in question remain-
ing unclaimed for the further period of six months from
this date, they will be opened, the contents be disposed of
by sale, and the amount realized be credited to the estate
of the deceased.
T. T. PEARS, Major-General,
Military Secretary.

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