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all condemned within that period to be replaced by the contractors. Eejected meat to be removed by and at the expense of the contractors, within seven days after notice shall have been given to them of the rejection. The officers of the yard may remove meat not so taken away, and charge the contractors with all expenses incurred in such removal. In the event of a rejection of meat by the officers whereby the contractors may consider themselves aggrieved, a resurvey of the meat by an independent person or persons, to be agreed upon by the parties to the contract, will be allowed on written application to the Financial Secretary of the Admiralty ; the losing side to pay the expenses of the arbitration. We agree to deliver all or any of the goods above named into store at the Eoyal Victoria Yard, Deptford, at the prices quoted, free of all charges, by the (Signature.) The Director of Navy Contracts, Admiralty, Whitehall, S.W. (Date.)

Notice to Persons Tendering. 1. Net prices should be given ; all trade discounts being allowed in the quotations. 2. Three sample-tins of the meat it is proposed to supply should be sent in for examination at least a week before the date fixed for the receipt of tender.

Instructions for Contractors. 1. Consignment. —Goods should be consigned to the Superintendent. The posting of the invoices (see below) immediately after the goods have been forwarded will much facilitate receipt. 2. Betum of Bejected Meat. —lf desired by the contractors, rejected meat will be returned by the officers without any intervention on the part of the contractors, but at their expense, through the same channel by which it reached the yard. 3. Payment for Supplies. —lt is requested that with every delivery of goods under this agreement invoices* in duplicate be sent to the consignee by the contractors. The duplicate will be returned by the consignee, with the quantities received noted thereon. The contractors should send their claim* for payment to the Director of Navy Contracts, Admiralty, Whitehall. After the necessary examination in office of the claims thus sent, an order for payment of the amount due will be forwarded to the contractors by the Accountant-General of the Navy.

Admiralty, Whitehall, S.W., ,18 . The Director of Navy Contracts requests the favour of an estimate on the subjoined form, by noon on the , for the goods specified, and would be obliged by the return of this form at once if an offer cannot be made. The tender may be for any part of the goods, and power is reserved to accept the whole or any portion of the tender. John Collett, Director of Navy Contracts.

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The meat supplied to be briskets and flanks of prime, heavy, first-grade quality, winter-cured, messed in pieces of 81b. each, freshly cured and packed, with a sufficient quantity of salt, in casks containing 37-|- pieces or 3001b., or in casks containing 25 pieces or 2001b., net weight of meat. The casks to be selected, heavy, freshly-emptied casks of the customary kinds, made from sound oak staves, free from sap and worm-holes, bound each with four iron hoops, placed one on each bilge and one on each quarter, in addition to the usual wooden hoops. The heads of the casks of 3001b. to be as nearly as possible fin. thick, and the staves fin. thick in any part, and the iron hoops to be IJin. wide, and of No. 14 wire gauge. The heads of the casks of 2001b. to be as nearly as possible fin. thick, and the staves fin. thick in any part, and the iron hoops to be ljin. wide and No. 16 wire gauge. Shipment to commence , and to be completed at latest by the In the event of a rejection of meat by the officers whereby the contractors may consider themselves aggrieved, a resurvey of the goods by an independent person or persons, to be agreed upon by the parties to the contract, will be allowed, on written application to the Financial Secretary to the Admiralty; the losing side to pay the expenses of the arbitration. We agree to deliver all or any portion of the goods above named into store at the Eoyal Victoria Yard, Deptford, at the prices quoted, free of all charges. (Signature.) The Director of Navy Contracts, Admiralty, Whitehall, S.W. (Date.)

* Forms may be obtained on application to the Director of Navy Contracts, Admiralty, Whitehall, S.W.

Description. Quantit; offered. Net Price (including Delivery). Value. & s. d. & s. a. Amekicjan Salt Beep. irand, Casks of -3001b. each. Casks of 2001b. each. Per cask of 3001b. Per cask of 2001b.