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New Zealander, Volume 8, Issue 603, 24 January 1852, Page 1

GENERAL CONDITIONS. I.— -All the Articles to be of the lest marketable quality of their several kinds. 2. — The Flour to be the produce of clean sound Wheat, from which 20 per cent, in Bran has been extracted. 3. — The Bread shall also be the produce of clean sound Wheat, and shall be baked 24 hours before being issued in loaves of 21b. each. A strict observance of this condition will invariably be enforced. 4. — The Fresh Meat, to consist of Beef and Mutton, to be delivered — if so required— in the proportion of 5 lbs. of Beef, and 2 lbs. of Mutton weekly. Fore and hind quarters to be delivered alternately when the quantity permits. When Beef is issued 6 inches a re to be cut off the hough and neck bones, 5. — The Firewood to be Tea Tree or other hard wood, split and cut into lengths of four feet. The contractor for supplying Firewood must have constantly on hand, at Auckland, in a place to be approved by the undersigned, a stock sufficient for fourteen days consumption, from which stock alone the issues are to be made. The stock to be at all times subject to the inspection of the Commissariat, and all wood that* is objected to at -such inspection must be immediately removed. The Wood, although ,paid for by weight,. according to the Tender, must be delivered by measurement, and stacked for that purpose by the contractoi on delivery ; 7 1 cubic feet being considered equivalent to a ton of 2240 lbs. 6. — The Candles are to be properly seasoned by being kept on hand by the contractor after manufacture, for a suitable period, and in the Tenders for this portion ,of the supplies it must be stated in what proportions Sperm Candles will be supplied in lieu of Mould Candles, in case ithe same should be demanded for officers. 7. — The Mixed Vegetables are to be supplied in reasonable proportions of Greens, Onions, &c, &c. 8, — The Articles required for Hospitals must be comprised in one Tender, and the same rule applies to those required for ships of war. The other articles may be tendered together or separately, but when more than one article is included in a Tender it should be stated whether it will be optional with the undersigned, to make such selections as may be thought desirable, or whether it is imperative that the whole should either be accepted or rejected. 9, — Each Tender must be accompanied by a statement, signed by two competent persons, and expressing their readiness, in the event of the Tender being accepted, to become sureties for its due performance by entering into a Bond, the penalty of which will be equal to the:estimated amount of three months supplies. 10. — It shall be in the power of either party 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 expiiation 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. 11. — No Transfer of a Contract will be permitted without the previous consent of the undersigned, or his successor in office. 12. — When supplies are objected to by the person 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 more satisfactory nature are to be immediately substituted, or else the Commissariat Depailment will cause purchases to be made, and charge the expense against the Contractor.