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New Zealander, Volume 4, Issue 280, 3 February 1849, Page 1

form, and on producing the same, with the requisite vouchers, in a complete state, at this office, he will receive payment by means of a Bill upon the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury at par, when the amount due exceeds £50 ; when under that amount, payment will be made in cash. 12. It shall be in the power of either jJarty to limit the duration of the Contract by giving in writing a Notice of three calendar months to the opposite party, and to end the Contract at the expiration of that period. Such Notice ! to be given only from the first day of a month and within the period for which the Contract is made, or agreed to be made. 13. When supplies are objected to by the persons to whom they are tendered, they are to be submitted to a Board of Survey, according to the custom of the service, (Naval or Military, as the case may be), and if rejected by the Board other supplies of a satisfactory nature are to be immediately substituted, or else the Commissariat Department will cause purchases to be made, and charge the expense against the Contractor. 14. Contractors must be prepared to supply whatever may be demanded by the Commissariat, without reference to the service for which the supplies may be required — whether Military, Naval, or any other.

Each tender to be in duplicate, sealed, and endorsed, " Tender for Annual Supplies, Auckland." A Tender once sent in cannot be withdrawn or altered, and on sufficient evidence being afforded, that the proposed suretiesn are satisfactory, the Bond must be completed without delay. Information as to what Tenders have been accepted, will be given within three days of the time appointed for opening them. Should any person who may sign a Tender, either as a proposed Contractor or Surety, refuse to fulfil his offer on any unsatisfactory excuse, he will be considered ineligible in future to act in either capacity. Forms of Tender and any further information that may be required, will be afforded on application at this office. Philip Turner, Assistant Commissary General.

BAY OF ISLANDS,

ANNUAL CONTRACTS.

Commissariat Office, Auckland, January 24, 1849. TENDERS will be received at this Office, until noon of Thursday, the Ist day of March, for furnishing the undermentioned Supplies in such quantities, at such times, and at such places, within the district of the Bay of Islands, as may be directed by, or on behalf, of the undersigned or his successor in Office, during the Twelve calendar months, commencing Ist April, 1849 :— Fresh Meat, .at per Ib. Bread, at per ft>. Rum, (duty to be paid by Contracter), at per gallon Firewood, at per 100 lbs. Mould Candles, at per ft). Dip Candles, at per Ib. Vegetables, (for Ships of War or Transports), at per ib.

FOR HOSPITALS.

Fresh Beef or Mutton Fine Bread Flour, Arrowroot, Sago each at Rice, Tea, Sugar Oatmeal, Salt, Yellow Soap per ft). Pearl Barley, Mixed Vegetables Potatoes Porter, Port Wine, Brandy, each at per bottle Milk, Vinegar, each at per pint Eggs, at per dozen Fowls, each The Conditions under which the supplies will be received, are the same as those laid down in the Commissariat Advertisement inviting Tenders for the Auckland District, as it appears in this Newspaper, with the following addition :—: — The Fresh Meat to be issued Daily, in Fore and Hind Quarters alternately — when the quantity admits of it. When Beef is issued, six inches are to be cut off the Hough and Neck Bones. Philip Turner, Assistant Commissary General.