The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-28 00:00:00

CONTRACTS FOR FRESH OX BEEF.
Contract Department,* Admiralty, Somerset
Ronne, sth Nov., 1868.
TTE COMMISSION4RS for EXECUTING the
OFFICE of LORD 1 HIGH ADMIRAL of the
UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAar and IRE-
LAND do hereby give Notice, that on TUESDAY, the
Ist December next, at Twelvi 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
as may be demanded for the use of her Majesty's Ships
and Vessels at the following places, from the Ist January
to the 30th June, 1869, both days included, viz.:
ENGLAND, (t.c.
Jersey and Guern-
sey
Littlehampton
Liverpool
London-bridge to
Woolwich, in-
clusive
Lymington
Milford
.ilave (),
Pembroke, and
Pater
Netley
Newhaven
SCOTLAND.

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

Ardrishaig
Greenock

IRELAND.
Bantry Killibegs
Belfast and Car- Bing4osirA and
riekfargus Dub_..
Caetletownseml Limerick

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

Granton
Queensferry

Queenstown and

Kinsale
Ratt =lieu
Valentia
Waterford
Westport

Foy nes - Lough Foyle
Gal way Lough S willy
Kilrush Mill dove (Bere
haven)
N.B.—The Contractors are to supply good, fat, well-
fed Ox Beef, as no Heifer Meat 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 tho 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 specify 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 1001bs., 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 hese 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 Harwich I Penzance
I Berwick Hull I Ramsgate

Cowes

TerseyaudGuern- I Scilly

Dartmouth sey I Swansea
Falmouth I Londonderry (for Waterford

Fleetwood Lough Foyle Westport
Galway 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 tho 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 bo
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 performlnce 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 tOiXty-half the-ftmount of the stamps
on the Contracts and Bonds.
By order,
ANTONIO BRADY.
Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities.

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