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(Sobevnmcnt <&a??tte, CONTRACTS FOR COLONIAL SERVICE. Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland, Bth March, 1553. TENDERS will be received at this Office until noon on Mond/TV, the 21st instant, for furnishing the Colonial Government with the undermentioned Supplies, in such quantities as may be required, during the three calendar months commencing on the Ist April next, upon the undermentioned conditions. FIREWOOD, 'At per ton, for the usual size, and also for such as may be required to be cut and split to a size to suit the fire-places in the public offices; to be delivered on the beach, or to the several public offices. HAY, at per ton. PROVISIONS. Biscuit and flour, Fresh Pork Salt Pork Salt Beef Suet Sugar Tea Raisins »• Potatoes Rice Coffee Pease •. Vinegar Oil (black) .... Cotton Wick at per 100 lbs. ....at per lb. ... .at per lb. •• • •at per lb. .« . .at per lb. ... .at per lb. . ....at per lb. .... at per lb. ... .at per lb. .. ..at per lb. ~. .at per lb. .. . .at per bushel. ... .at per gallon. ... .at per gallon. . ...at per lb. PROVISIONS FOR HOSPITAL. The articles to be delivered at the Hospital, at the expense of the contractor, and to be subject to the approval of the Colonial Surgeon as to quality. Fresh Beef or Mutton^ Pork Fine Bread Potatoes Tea and Sugar Oatmeal Arrowroot }■ at per lb. Sago Rice Salt Soap Mixed Vegetables Dip Candles J Brandy, Port Wine, ) . . „ „„ii„ ne I ', -r, ' > at per two gallons, and Potter J l Milk and Vinegar at per quart. Oil at per gallon. Straw at per quart, at per gallon. at per ton of 2,240 lbs. RATIONS FOR GAOL AND LOCK-UP, AND FOR DESTITUTE PERSONS. Gaol—Auckland. Ration No. 1, at per Pvation. " No. 2, " No. 3, " Police Luck-up—Auckland. At per Ration. Rations for Destitute Persons, at per Ration. Information respecting the established Rations mav be obtained at this office. Conditions. Samples of the various articles will have to be submitted for inspection. The Contractor- will be required to deliver the different supplies from time to time, at such places and in such quantities as may be indicated by the Colonial Secretary. The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any of the tenders sent hi. Payment for any of the above supplies will be made at the end of each month. Tenders to be in duplicate, sealed, and endorsed "Tenders for Supply of [name of article.y In the event of a difference of opinion between the contractor and the officer receiving the supplies, as to the quality, the same is to be decided, in cases where the article is not of a perishable nature, by a board of survey, composed of persons named by the Government, according to the practice of the service. If the Board shall decide that the article is not of a proper quality, it must be immediately replaced by the contactor; failing which, it will be procured by the department requiring it, and the expense charged to the contractor. In ca-es where the article is of a perishable nature, or in which, from some other cause, injury would be sustained by waiting for a board of survey, the head of the department or officer in charge for whom the supplies are to be received, shall have power to reject any article of quality inferior to the approved sample, and io purchase others at the expense of the contractor. The tenders (forms of which may be be obtained of the Deputy Surveyor-General) to contain the names of the tenderers and their p'aces of residence at length, and to be signed by two respectable sureties, engaging to become bjund in a ptnalty oi" .£'loo for the fulfilment of the contract, if the tender be accepted . Py His Excellency's command, Andrew Sinclair, PRINTING. Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland, 2nd March, 1853. [ ENDERS will be received at this office . until noon on Monday, the 21st instan', from persons desirous of contracting foi the execution of such Printing as may be required for the Service of the Colonial Government during the twelve calendar months commencing on the Ist of April next. Tenders to be in duplicate, sealed, and endorsed "Tender for Printing." Specifications may be seen, and further particular obtained, on application at this office. By His Excellency's command, Andrew Sinclair, Colonial Secretary