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Otago Daily Times, Issue 108, 21 March 1862, Page 3

Government Notices. ■. The Bread-shall .be ' the proi.iv.co of clean sound Wheaten Flour of the-best quality, and baked (24 hours befux-e issue) in loaves of 2 lbs. each. The Mould Candles are to be p.-oporly seasoned by being kept on hand by the Contractor for a suitable period after inunuiactux-el The firewood, to be imrd wood, split and cut into lengths of 4 feet. The Contractor for*supplying Firewood must have constantly on hand, near the Camp or Barracks, in a place to be approved- by the undersigned, or his successor in office, a stock sufficient for 14 days' consumption, from which stock alone the is.sues are to be made. The stock to be at all iimea sxxbjeot to the inspection of the Commissariat, and all wood tb;it is objected to at such inspection must be immediately removed. The Wond, although paid foxby weight, according to the Tender, must be delivered by measurement, and stacked for that purpose by the Contractor on delivery ; 71 cubic feet being considered equivalent to a ton of 21M0 Jbs. It will be optional with the Commissariat to bring Coal into more general use, and reduce, or even discontinue the demand for Firewood altogether, should such a change become advisable. GROCERIES. The ration to consist of the following articles:— J ox. tea -£ ~ salt, . £ „ coifec, roasted and ground 2 „ sugar 1- 36" „ pepper ground. The tenders to state the rate per ration as above, delivered in packages of suitable sizes to bu made dix-ect to the Acting- Quarter-Master. Articles especially imported or taken out of bond for his service will be free trom colonial duties. HOSPITAL SUPPLED. Choice pieces of every description of Fresh" Meat, without bune Fine bread (fancy if required) Fine flour Arrowroot Saao Rice Pearl bax-ley Tea g Cofiee g. No. 1 Company's best moist sugar e^ Best loaf sugar > °* Oatmeal q Black lead 1 Salt . ■ f j White or black * Fine mustard Fresh butter Potatoes Mixed vegetables Yellow soap ___ Pi-esex-vcd meats "and soups (exclusive of tins) ' J Fresh eggs, at per dozen Fowls, each Bath bricks Milk, vinegar, limejxxice, at per imperial pint English ale or porter, at per dozen quart bottles, containing 5 gills each Shei-ry, port wine, and brandy, at per bottle ofl^ pints each Lemonade and soda water, at per dozen bottles. These suppliis are to be delivered at the expense of the Contractor, direct to the Hospital Sergeant, at the Hospital, upon the written ox-der of the Medical Officer. Each article to be of the best quality that can be procured. The Medical Officer to have the power of rejecting any article offered, and if proper supplies are not immediately substituted, of purchasing at the expense of tin; Contractor. PRISON SUPPLIES. . " Rations for Military Prisoners confined in the garrison cells to consist of the following articles, which are to be of the best description— NO. 1 NATION. SO, 2 JtATION, COII--8 ozs. oatmeal tinned 1 „ salt 1 lb. potatoes J ~ soap 4 ozs. onions ljlbs. bread no. 3 ration. 1j pints milk C ozs. oatmeal no. 2 ration. 1 „ salt 8 ozs. oatmeal £ „ soap 8 „ bread 1J pint milk 1 „ salt 15 ozs. bread ~ soap ; NO. 4 RATION. 1 pint milk 1 lb. bread 8 ozs. meat . -J oz. soap These supplies to be delivered upon his requisition to the Acting Quarter-Master, who is to have the power of rejecting axxy article offered, and if proper supplies are not immediately substituted, of purehasng at the contractor's expense. Each tender must contain the four rations, and state the price pur ration for each ofthe four. Guneral Conditions. 1. —All the articles to be of the best marketable quality of their several kinds. 2. —-Each tender to be accompanied by a statement signed by two approved persons becoming securities for the due '...performance of the contract, should the tender be ncceptud,.' The penalty in eaoh case will be the estimated amount of three months' contract. 3. No transfer of a contract will be permitted without the previous consent of the undersigned, or his successor in office. ( *"' , 4. In the event of a contractor failing to have his supplies ready for inspection and issue at the time and place appointed, the Oomniissax-iat Oftjcer oil duty to have the power of immediately purchasing the articles required at his expense, and in the event of such failure gecurx-ing, or any portion'of his supplies being rejected three times dux-ing any one calendar month, ie shall be optional with the undersigned, or his sue-. cessox-s in office, to end the contract at once, and to enforce the penalty of the bond. 5. The contractor to prepare his own account monthly, according to the prescribed' form, and on producing the same, with the requisite vouchers, in a complete state, at this office, payment will be made n cash. ' ' . 6. It shall be in the power of either party to limit the duration of the Contract by giving, in writirg, a notice of thx-ee calendar months to the opposite party, and to end the Contract at the expiration of that period. Such notice to be given only on the fix-st day of a month, and within the .period for which the Contract is made or agreed to be made. Each tender to be in dnplicate, sealed in one envelope, and endorsed, " Tender for ," as the case may be.- • . . ' A tender once sent in cannot be withdrawn or altered. Notice of the Acceptance of a Tender will be given as soon as px-acticable, and the bond nxust then be completed without delay. Forms of Tenders and any furthei'-information that may be -required will be afforded on application at this Office, at the Military Camp, Cemetery Hill, from teix to twelve o'clock daily. No tender will be pecepted unless upon the proper form. FRANCIS INNES, Deputy Assistant Commissary-General. G6LD7DTaCOYERY. TWO THOUSAND POUNDS REWARD. Superintendent's Office, Auckland, March 4th, 1882. THE following Resolution, adopted by the Px-o-vincial Council of the Province of Auckland, is published for genex-al information. J.Williamson, Sxxpcrintendent. " Resolved—That an address be presented to His Honor the Superintendent requesting him to offer a reward not exceeding Two Thousand Pounds to, be awarded to any person or 'persons who shall discover an available gold-field in the Province of Auckland, and make the same known to the Provincial Govenir ment, this Council pledging itself to vote such sum when necessaxy, subject to the following conditions :— . * • " 1. Claim or claims to be sent into th§ Provincial Government. "2. An aVailable; gold-field, shall bo oonsideredto exis^ whenever. s\\c.li a. quantity of' gold shall be obtained front it, as shall have afforded employment to not less than 500 diggers for three months at fair average wages. "3. All matters relating to any claim shall be referred to and decided by thx-ee commissioners, to be appointed for that purpose by the Sxiperintendent, by and with the advice and consent.of his Executive Council. ' " Commissioners' award to be mtide not later than nine months from the da.te of reception of claim." ELECTION NOTICE. MAJOR RICHARDSON, haying learned that there was an illegality in his nomination as a candidate for the House of Representatives, returns his thanks to the electors of Dunedin for the assurances of support which lie has x-eceived on the occasion, and only withdraws from -the contest with the intention of soliciting the honor of their support in a few days, when a new election writ \s expected for another vacancy. ...-■■ T7IOR SALE by Tender, Section No. 8, Block 4, in F the District of Inch Clutha/Molyneux. This desirable property of fifty acres possesses, the ricliest soil, free from floods, is iberfectly level, in psxt covered by fine Totara and otlx?r timber, aw! is fenced in by the riv§r, with, the'oxoeption of about fourteen chaiiAS. It closely adjoins Ivaitongata, the port of discharge for the steamers, &c, supplying the diggings ,- and the river bounding the property is navigable for vessels of large size many miles higher up. The beauty of the surrounding scenery is hardly to be sux-passed in New Zealand. To Gentlemen seeking a site -for a country residence, speculators, timber merchants, and others, it would be difficult to point- out a locality offering greater inducements to investment. Tenders for the above will be received by letter, addressed "Clutha," care of Messrs. McLeod & Gibson, Dunedin. Upset price, £700.