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Wellington Independent, Volume I, Issue 54, 11 March 1846, Page 1

J NOTICE. I npHE PRICE OF ADVERTISEMENTS IN I 1 THE'WELLINGTON INDEPENDENT' 1 i s —Thbke-pence a Line for the First i Insertion of all Advertisements, and One I Penny a Line for evert subsequent inj§ EERIION. . 1 Advertisements to be left at the Independent V Office, Lambton Quay, before 10 o'clock on \ Tuesday evenings. I Commissiriat Office, Willis Street, I Wellington, February 17, 1846. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that SEALED TENDERS will be received -at 'I this Office, by the Undersigned, until Monday, ■•' the 16th of March next, at noon, for furnishing i the Commissariat at Well ngton, and at the <' River Hutt, with the Supplies under-mentioned, ■» in such quantities as may be required during the 1 twelve calendar months, Gomnimcing the Ist of - April next, under the conditions hereafter spej cified, viz.— f Bread, ~| „: Biscuit, I '£ Flour, J. at per ft 4 Fresh Meat, I j Vegetables, J J Or, the Ration of Bread and Meat, consisting of J Ilb of each, may be tendered at per Ration. |,Rum, (West India) at per Imperial Gallon s Fnewood, of a marketable description, and cut into I 4 feet lengths; st per 100 lb. Mou d Canilles, -«t per Ife* "{Dip Candles, at per la. '* For Hospitals, &c. ;j Arrow Root, Sago, Rice, Tea, ~\ % Sugar, Oatmeal, Salt. Yellow I 'i So.p, Pearl Ba. ley, mixed Ye- fat ncr lb ' I getables, Potatoes. Fine Bread, J Milk, at per pint. J Port Wine, at per dozen. '| Vinegar, at per Impetial Gallon. * Porter, at per dozen. I CONDITIONS. ,t QUALITIES OF THE SUPPLIES. St. All the Articles to be of the best quality of the ; several kinds. s2nd. The Flour to be the produce of clean sound Colonial Wheat, from which 20 per cent, in bran has been extracted. \>3rd. The Bread to be made from Flour of the same * quality as described in the preceding paragraph, ~ and to be baked 24 hours before being issued, in fi loaves of 2tb each. -;4th. The Fresh Meat to be issued daily, and to •, J consist of Beef and Mutton, in equal proportions, \ to be delivered in fore and hind quarters alternate'y, when the quantity admits of it. When J Beef is issued, six inches to be cut off the hough % and neck bones. -:sth. The mixed Vegetables for the Hospitals and >§ other establishments entitled thereto, shall be '* supplied in reasonable proportions of Greens, i, Onions, &c. ?6th. The Rum to be Weet India, 5 per cent, under ~" t proof. » MODE OF DELIVERY. *7tb. No pa-t whatever of the Supplies above speci- £ fied, shall be received in charge of the Commis- , sariat, but shall be delivered by the Contractor j direct, and at his expense, to the persons entitled thereto, at any place within the limits of the f§ Town, upon the written order of the Commissariat •rji Officer in charge, or of any person authorised by i him for that purpose. $ GENERAL CONDITIONS. *Bth. Each Tender sent in, in consequence of this Advertisement, to be Bccompanied by a •\] statement, signed by two competent persons, f and expressing their readiness, in the evenj '<| of such Tender being accepted, to become se- "% curity for the due performance of the Contract, -j which will then be entered into The penalty t !j of the bond to be equal to the estimated ,"! amount of two months supplies, and no supplies J will be received until the bond hat been duly -i| executed. j(9th. Tenders for tie Supplies required at Wei--1 j lington, may be sent in either for the whole or J an y portion of them, excepting those under f I the head of Hospitals, which must all be inV| eluded in One Tender. All the Articles required I at the River Hutt, must aleo be included in One J Tender. f 10th. The Contractor to prepare hie own account I according to the prescribed form, for the 3 amount of which he will be furnished with a Certificate by the Undersigned, and on the production thereof at the Commissariat Office, at Auckland, he shall receive payment monthly, .vj by a Bill upon the Lords Commissioners of j| her Msjesty's Treasury, at par, when the