The contractors will be required to deliver the different supplies from time to time, at such places and in such quantities as may be indicated by the Colonial Secretary.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any of the tenders sent in. Payment for any of the above supplies will be made at the end of each month.

Tenders to be in duplicate, sealed, and endorsed “Tenders for Supply Stores.”

In the event of a difference of opinion between the contractor and the officer receiving the supplies, as to the quality, the same is to be decided, in cases whether the article is not of a perishable nature, by a board of survey composed of persons named by the Government, 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 which, it will be procured by the department requiring it, and the expenses charged to the contractor.

In cases where the article is of a perishable nature, or in which from some other cause injury would be sustained by waiting for a board of survey, the head of the department or officer in charge for whom the supplies are to be received, shall have power to reject any article of quality inferior to the approved sample, and to purchase others at the expense of the contractor.

The tenders to contain the names of the tenderers and their places of residence at length, and to be accompanied by a letter signed by two respectable sureties, engaging to become bound in a penalty of £100 for the due fulfilment of the contract, if the tender be accepted.

By His Excellency’s command,
Andrew Sinclair,
Colonial Secretary.

STATIONERY.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 4th December, 1850.

TENDERS in duplicate will be received at this office, until noon on Tuesday, the 24th inst., for the supply of such quantities of the undermentioned articles of Stationery as may be required for the Public Service during the six months commencing on the 1st of January, 1851.

• Books, demy, half-bound ... at per quire.
• Ditto, foolscap, ditto ... per ditto.
• Envelopes, large foolscap & small ... per 100.
• Ink, black ... at per pint.
• Indian ink ... at per stick.
• Indian Rubber ... at per lb.
• Inkstands, pewter ... each.
• Paper, Foolscap, 1st quality ... at per ream.
• ditto, 2nd quality ... ditto.
• ditto, ruled ... ditto.
• ditto, double ditto ... ditto.
• Letter ... at per ream.
• Note ... ditto.
• Cartridge ... at per quire.
• Paper, Demy, ruled ... ditto.
  Demy, plain ... ditto.
  Blotting ... ditto.
• Parchment ... at per skin.
• Pencils, drawing ... at per dozen.
• Pens, Magnum bonum ... at per gross.
• Pins ... at per ounce.
• Quills ... at per 100.
• Ribbon, green, silk ... at per roll of 12 yards.
• Rulers, ebony ... at per inch.
• Sealing wax ... at per lb.
• Tape, red ... at per dozen pieces.
• Twine ... at per lb.
• Wafers ... at per ounce.
• Wafer stamps ... each.

Each tender to be accompanied by a sample of the articles, with the price noted on each.

Tenders to be sealed and endorsed “Tender for Stationery.”

By His Excellency’s command,
Andrew Sinclair,
Colonial Secretary.

PAINTING, GLAZING & PLUMBERS’ WORK.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 4th December, 1850.

TENDERS in duplicate will be received at this office, until noon on Tuesday, the 24th instant, from persons who may be desirous to enter into a contract to perform, for the ensuing six months, commencing on the 1st of January next, the Painters’, Plumbers’, and Glaziers’ Work required by this Government.

Information respecting the terms of payment, and other particulars, may be had on application to the Superintendent of Public Works, from whom also forms of Tender may be obtained.

Security will be required for the due performance of the Contract, and the Tenders should be accompanied by a notification of the consent of the parties who may be proposed as Sureties.

Tenders to be sealed, and endorsed “Tender for Painting, &c.”

By His Excellency’s command,
Andrew Sinclair,
Colonial Secretary.

SMITH’S WORK.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, December 4th, 1850.

TENDERS in duplicate will be received at this office, until noon, on Tuesday, the 24th instant, from parties desirous of contracting for the performance of Smiths’ Work for the service of this Government, for the ensuing six months, commencing 1st January, 1851.

Information respecting the probable description of work which will be required, and the terms of delivery and payment, may be obtained on application to the Superintendent of Public Works, from whom forms of Tender may be obtained.