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Government with the undermentioned supplies, in such quantities as may be required, during the six months commencing the 1st January, 1862, upon the conditions hereinafter specified.

Separate tenders to be sent in for each service. Information may be obtained at this Office.

FIREWOOD—TEA TREE.

Of the usual lengths.

Lengths, cut and split to suit office fire-places.

Tenders to state the price per ton at which the above will be delivered at the Gaol, the Hospital, the Lunatic Asylum, Stockade, (Mount Eden,) and the several public offices.

CONVICT RATIONS

Best
Ordinary } delivered at Mount Eden Gaol.
Solitary }

HARD LABOUR RATIONS.

Best
Ordinary } delivered at the Auckland or Mount Eden Gaols, as may
Solitary } be required.

LOCK-UP RATIONS.

The above-mentioned rations must be delivered at the Auckland and Mount Eden Gaols by 9 o’clock each morning, or the Gaoler will purchase at the expense of the Contractor.

N.B.—The Tenders for the Convict and Hard Labour Rations will be considered separately, and the contract will not necessarily be given to the same person.

• Straw, at per ton of 2240 lbs.
• Oil, at per gallon
• Cotton wick, at per lb.

Delivered at the Auckland or Mount Eden Gaols, as may be required.

POLICE

• Oil, at per gallon
• Cotton wicks, at per lb.

Rations for destitute persons, consisting of:

• Bread 1 ½ lbs,
• Meat (free from bone), ½ pound,

at per ration.

PROVISIONS FOR PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL AND LUNATIC ASYLUM.

The articles to be delivered at the Hospital and Lunatic Asylum, at the expense of the contractor, and to be subject to the approval of the Provincial Surgeon as to quality.

• Fresh beef } to be free
• Fresh mutton } from bone
• Fine bread
• Potatoes, butter
• Tea and sugar, No. 1 Company’s
• Oatmeal
• Treacle
• Arrowroot, fine flour
• Pearl barley
• Sago, suet
• Rice, tobacco
• Salt, pepper
• Soap, whiting
• Mixed vegetables
• Mould candles

PROVISIONS

Eggs, per dozen
Fowls, each
Brandy, port wine, sherry, } at per two
Porter, gin, ale } gallons.
Milk and vinegar, at per quart
Oil, at per gallon
Samples of the tea, sugar, and candles, to be submitted with the tenders.

Information may be obtained from the Provincial Surgeon.

MEDICINES FOR THE USE OF THE GAOL AND HOSPITAL.

A list of the medicines to be tendered for may be seen at this office. Tenders must be made out in accordance therewith.

TIMBER.

Of such kinds and sizes as may be required. Information can be obtained at this Office.

STATIONERY.

• Books, demy folio, half bound }
• Ditto, ditto ditto, whole bound }
• Ditto, foolscap folio, half bound }
• Ditto, ditto, whole bound }
• Candles, sperm, at per lb.
• Envelopes, foolscap, per 100
• Ditto, letter and note, ditto
• India Rubber, at per lb.
• Ink, black, Morrell’s Registration, at per quart
• Ink, Stephen’s Blue Black, at per quart
• Ditto, Arnold’s red, at per quart
• Matches, Wax Vestas, per dozen boxes
• Paper, blotting, per ream
  • antiquarian drawing, per quire
  • double elephant ditto
  • tracing
  • cartridge, per quire
  • demy, ruled, ditto
  • foolscap, best hand made, 19 lbs., ¾ ream
  • ditto, ruled, 2nd, machine made, 16 & 14 lbs., do.
  • 16 lb. ruled
  • double foolscap, do., weight to be stated.
• Letter note
• Tracing Cloth
• Parchments, per roll, (dimension of skin to be stated in tender)
• Pencils, best drawing, at per dozen
• Pens, Mapping
• Pens, magnum bonum, (1st quality) at per gross
• Pens, ditto, at per 100
• Pins, at per ounce
• Ribbon, green silk, at per dozen yards
• Tape, red, at per dozen pieces
• Twine, at per lb.
• Cord, green silk

Tenders will also be received at the same time and place for the