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New Zealand Herald and Auckland Gazette, Volume I, Issue 59, 12 March 1842, Page 4

CONTRACTS FOR PROVISIONS. Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland, 28*A February, 1842. THE Tenders for Provisions, submitted in pursuance of the advertisement of the 30th ultimo, having been declined, Notice is hereby given that Tenders will be received at this Office until Noon on Monday 14th March, for furnishing, for the Colonial Service, the supplies undermentioned, in such quantities as may be required during twelve Calendar Months, commencing Ist April 1842, upon the conditions hereafter specified. , Flour, per lb. Oatmeal, per lb. Bread, do. Suet, do. Maize Meal do. Raisins, do. Meat, do. Maize, do. Sugar, do. Firewood, per 100 lbs. Tea, do. Sperm Oil \ j Q , Tobacco, do. Common do. y Soap, do. Mould Candles J Salt, do. Dip Candles > per lb. Vegetables do. Cotton Wick, ) Peas, do. Vinegar, per gallon. Rum, gallon. CONDITIONS. All the articles required by this Notice are to be of the best quality of their several kinds. Vegetables to be supplied in reasonable proportions of potatoes, greens, pumpkins, onions, &c. The supplies to be delivered on the requisition of the He?>d of the Department for which they are authorized. The Supplies (not specified in the preceding paragraph) are to be delivered direct to the parties or Establishments entitled thereto, on the written order of the person duly authorised for the purpose. In the event of a difference of opinion between the Contractor and the party 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, 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 Contractor, failing of which it will be procured by the Department requiring it, and the expense charged to the Contractor. In the event of any unnecessary delay or failure of the Contractor to supply the articles when required, they will be otherwise procured in like manner. In cases where the article is of a perishable nature, or from some other cause, injuiy would be sustained either by the parties to whom the Rations are due, or to the Contractor, by waiting for a Board of Survey, the head of the department shall have power to reject such article or articles as are obviously of interior quality ; it being dis tinctly understood that he will be responsible to the Government for so doing ; and that the Contractor will have a right to appeal to the Governor, although, m the mean time, he must take back the rejected article and supply good in its stead. A repetition of irregularity in the quality or quantity of the supplies, or of any delay in deliv ering or replacing them when required, will subject the Contractor, upon the report of the officer in charge of the parties or establishment, to such mulct, not exceeding one fourth the amount of his monthly account, as the Governor may direct. It will also be in the power of the Governor, upon such repetition, to terminate the contract. It will be in the power of either party to limit the duration of the contract, by giving in writing a notice of three full calendar months to the opposite party, and to end the contract at the expiration of that period. The Contractor will be required to prepare his own account, monthly or quarterly, in the prescribed form ; and on the production thereof, with the requisite vouchers, in a complete state, to the officer receiving the supplies, the same will be forwarded by the latter to the Treasurer, in order that a warrant may be prepared, and payment made from the Colonial Treasury. The value of all packages to be included in the prices demanded. Forms of Tender may be obtained at this Office; and as adequate security will be required for the due fulfilment of the Contract, no Tender can be attended to unless accompanied by a certificate from the parties proposed as such, stating that they are willing to become bound as securities for the Contractor accordingly, and the bonds must be executed within ten days from the day of acceptance of the Tender being notified, failing of which the contracts will be again advertised, or -another Tender accepted. The Tenders to contain the names of the Tenderers and their Sureties, aud places of residence, at length. All Tenders to be enclosed in a separate envelope, and marked " Tender for Provisions, Bcc," Further particulars and information may be obtained on application at this Office. The Parties tendering, or an agent for them, are requested to attend at this Office, at the time appointed for receiving the Tenders. By His Excellency's command, WILLOUGHBY SHORTLAND.