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The Government do not bind themselves to accept the lowest or any tender, and they reserve to themselves the right to accept a tender subject to ratification by the General Assembly of New Zealand.

SCHEDULE A.

Mixed pickles ... ... i pint. Salt... ~, ... ... 2 oz. Mustard ... ... ... | oz. Pepper ... ... ... i oz. Limejuice while in tropics ... 6 oz. (a) These articles to be of prime and approved quality (e) The flour to be kiln-dried, and the whole supply for and description. the voyage to be put on board in air-tight caska. (b) No part of this supply to consist of soup and bouilli. (ee) To be issued to the baker, to be made by him into (c) Only 3 oz. of butter per week to be issued to each bread. child. (f) Kqual weights of rice and oatmeal to be shipped, and (d) The biscuit to be extra navy biscuit, and equal to the distribution to be made, as far as may be praeticable, sample furnished. The whole supply for the voyage shall be according to the preference of the passengers respectively. put on board the ship either in tanks or sound air-tight casks. (g) No onions to be issued to the children. To provide for the above rations at sea, the following.quantities at least of provisions and water are to be shipped for every 100 statute adults, and in the same proportion for any number less than 100 statute adults : — 2,144 lb. beef. 1,072 lb. raisins. 2,144 lb. pork. 201 lb. tea. 2,080 lb. preserved meat. 268 lb. coffee, roasted. 806 lb. suet. 2,144 lb. sugar, raw. 1,206 lb. butter. 1,072 lb. molasses. 1,875 lb. biscuit. 536 pints mixed pickles. 12,318 lb. flour. 67 lb. mustard. 1,885 lb. rice. 268 lb. salt. 1,885 lb. oatmeal. 34 lb. pepper. 1,072 pints peas. 300 lb. limejuice. 1,608 lb. preserved potatoes. 30 lb. condensed egg, in J-lb. tins. 1,072 lb. preserved carrots. 13,000 gallons water. 403 lb. preserved onions. N.B.—The quantities of salt beef and salt pork will have to be reduced and the quantity of preserved meat increased in equal proportion, according to the number of children in each ship. 2 lb. less butter and 4 lb. less onions to be shipped for each child included in the number of statute adults.

SCHEDULE B. Children between one and twelve years of age are to receive preserved meat instead of salt meat every day ; and, in addition to the articles to which they are entitled by the above-written scale, 1 pint of preserved milk and 3 pints of water daily; and 8 oz. of oatmeal, 4 oz. preserved soup, 8 oz. flour, 4 oz. rice, and 10 oz. sugar weekly. Children above four months and under one year old, 3 pints of water, 1 pint of preserved milk, and 4 oz. preserved soup daily; and 12 oz. white biscuit, 8 oz. oatmeal, 4 oz. sago or arrowroot, 8 oz. flour, 4 oz. rice, and 10 oz. sugar weekly. To infants under four months old such nutriment is to be issued as the surgeon may consider necessary. An additional quart of water is to be issued daily for the use of each person sick in the hospital if the surgeon shall so order. To provide for the above rations at sea the following net quantities at least are to be shipped for each child:— 30 lb. condensed milk. 10 lb. flour. 38 lb. oatmeal. 5 lb. rice. 5^ lb. preserved foup. 13 lb. sugar. And for each infant, 30 lb. condensed milk. 2 lb. arrowroot. 18 lb. preserved soup. 11 lb. flour. 1| lb. extract of meat. 5 lb. rice. 11 lb. oatmeal. 13 lb. sugar. 31 lb. sago. 16 lb. biscuit, white.

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