CONTRACTS for RUM, Tea, Soap, Mustard and Pepper.DEPARTMENT of the COMPTROLLER for VICTUALLING and TRANSPORT SERVICES, Somerset-place, October 6 1853. The Commissioners for EXECUTING the OFFICE of The Lord High Admiral of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, do hereby give notice that on Thursday the 20th inst at 1 o’clock they will be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to CONTRACT for SUPPLYING and delivering to Her Majesty’s Victualling Stores at Gosport and Plymouth the undermentioned ARTICLES viz:- | |||
To be delivered at | |||
Gosport | Plymouth | ||
Rum | Gallons 15,000 | When to be delivered.Half in two months and the remainder in one month afterwards, or earlier if preferred by the party tendering. | |
Tea (Congu)* | lbs15,000 | lbs10,000 | One half of each in one month, and the remainder in one month afterwards, or earlier if preferred by the party tendering. |
Soap | Tons20 | Tons20 | |
Mustard flour** | 3 | 2 | |
Pepper whole black | 2 | - | |
(My addition for interpretation: * = Black tea commonly known as China Tea. ** flour is a Victorian word for powder, so this is a requirement for loose dry mustard - both asterisks searchable on Google!)The rum, tea and pepper to be exempted from Customs Duties.No tender will be received for a less quantity of rum than 3,000 gallons- of tea than 2,000 lbs- of soap than 5 tons- of mustard than 1 ton- and of pepper than 1 ton.Samples of the rum to be sent in pints for each import mark and its average strength for each mark exactly to be stated, and not an average of different marks of strengths of several imports, and any parcel of rum that is found not to be of the required quality or mark or average strength of the sample tendered and accepted will be rejected by the officers: and samples of the tea not less than 2 lbs from the bonded warehouse, of the soap not less than 2 bars, and of the mustard and pepper not less than 2 lbs each, must be produced by the parties tendering.The samples produced by persons whose tenders are not accepted, are requested to be taken away by them immediately after the contracts have been decided.The conditions of the revised contracts to which particular attention is called, may be seen at the said office at the Victualling Yards at Gosport and Plymouth: at the office of Commander Bevis at Liverpool: and of the Collector of Customs at Bristol. No tender will be received after 1 o’clock on the day of treaty, nor any noticed unless the party attends, or an agent, for him duly authorised in writing.Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary to the Admiralty and bear in the left corner the words “Tender for……..”, and must also be delivered at Somerset Place : and those for rum, tea, mustard and pepper, must be accompanied by a letter signed by a responsible person engaging to become bound to the person tendering in the sum of £20 per cent of the value, for the performance of each of the contracts. |