THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 27th February, 1875.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful Tenderers is published for general information.

EDWARD RICHARDSON.

MOUNT ROCHFORT RAILWAY—WAIMANGAROA CONTRACT.

FORMATION ONLY.

Accepted.

John Kirkpatrick, Westport … … … 9,005 12 0

Declined.

John Stitt, Westport … … … 9,812 12 8
C. Bray, Westport … … … 9,366 2 3
J. McLean and Co., Westport … … … 9,793 15 0
J. McLean and Co., Westport (informal).

Tenders for Bookbinding.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 2nd March, 1875.

TENDERS for Bookbinding required by the New Zealand Government during the twelve calendar months commencing from the 1st April next, will be received at this Office until noon on Monday, the 15th instant.

CONDITIONS.

The Contractor will be required to execute such work only as the Government Printer may find it necessary to give out.

All work placed in the hands of the binder must be executed as expeditiously as possible. Any unnecessary delay will render the Contractor liable to have the work taken out of his hands and executed elsewhere; any extra expense incurred in so doing to be made good by the Contractor.

The Contractor to submit samples of the leather and cloth with his tender.

The tender to include cost of carriage to and from the Printing Office.

Tenderers failing to take up their accepted tenders, will be disqualified from tendering for Government work for a period of twelve months.

The Government will not necessarily accept the lowest or any tender.

A bond for the sum of £300—the Contractor in the sum of £100, and two approved sureties £100 each—for the due performance of the contract, will be required to be entered into within a month of the acceptance of the tender; failing which the contract may be again advertised, or another tender accepted.

Tenders must be enclosed in an envelope marked “Tender for Bookbinding,” and deposited in the Tender Box at the Colonial Secretary’s Office, Wellington, or (if sent by post) addressed to the Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Wellington.

ACCOUNT BOOKS, REGISTERS, &c.

Super Royal:—Full calf, extra, titled and paged, eight quires or under.

For every additional quire.

Ditto:—Full calf, extra, single Russia bands, titled and paged, eight quires or under.

For every additional quire.

Ditto:—Full calf, extra, double Russia bands, titled and paged, eight quires or under.

For every additional quire.

Royal:—Full calf, extra, titled and paged, eight quires or under.

For every additional quire.

Ditto:—Full calf, extra, single Russia bands, titled and paged, eight quires or under.

For every additional quire.

Ditto:—Full calf, extra, double Russia bands, titled and paged, eight quires or under.

For every additional quire.

Demy folio, five quires or under:—Full calf, extra, titled and paged.

For every additional quire.

Ditto, ditto:—Half-bound, rough calf, cloth sides, gilt lettered on back.

For every additional quire.

Foolscap folio, ditto:—Half-bound, calf, cloth sides, gilt lettered on back.

For every additional quire.

Ditto, ditto:—Half-bound, calf, marble paper sides, gilt lettered on back.

For every additional quire.

Demy 4to, four quires or under:—Ditto, ditto.

For every additional quire.

PRINTED BOOKS.

Foolscap folio:—Cold pressing, and binding in half-calf, cloth sides, double lettered on back, at per volume of four quires.

For every additional quire.

Ditto:—Cold pressing, and binding in blue paper covers, cloth backs, at per quire.

Demy 8vo:—In half-bound calf, cloth sides, gilt lettered on back, at per volume of four quires.

For every additional quire.

Ditto:—Full bound, cloth boards, at per volume of four quires.

For every additional quire.

Royal 8vo:—Cold pressing, and binding in half-calf, cloth sides, double lettered on back, at per volume of four quires.

For every additional quire.

Ditto:—Cold pressing, and binding in cloth, at per volume of four quires.

For every additional quire.

GUARD BOOKS.

Foolscap folio, half-calf, made of fine cartridge, thickness of back 3, 3½, and 4 inches.

Demy folio, ditto, ditto, 3½, 4, 4½, and 5 inches.

Royal folio, ditto, ditto, 4 and 5 inches.

BINDING REQUIRED FOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY LIBRARY.

The letterings and binding for the Library will be required to correspond with patterns to be supplied to the Contractor.

G. S. COOPER,
Under Secretary.