Stationery Tender




TENDERS FOR STATIONERY, &c.


ACCEPTED.

His Honor
The Superintendent.

13th June, 1862.

TENDER FOR GOVERNMENT STATIONERY for the Year ending 30th September, 1863:-

Description £ s. d. £ s. d.
Ruled Books, demy full calf extra, made of Cowan’s extra superfine paper, 6 qrs. 1 7 9
Do. do. 8 qrs. 1 11 0
Do. do. 0 3 10
Ruled Books, foolscap, half-bound, Melbourne made, 2 qrs. 0 5 10
Do. do. 3 qrs. 0 7 3
Do. do. 4 qrs. ...
Do. do. made of Cowan’s extra superfine foolscap, blue-laid 16lbs., best half-calf extra, strongly bound corners—2 qrs., 6s. 9d.; 3 do., 7s. 9d.; 4 do., 9s. 3d., and so on in proportion 0 6 0
Quills made, good quality, per 100 0 5 0 to 0 15 0
Do. not made ...
Sealing Wax, Waterstone’s No. 1, 5s. 6d.; No. 2, 4s., or equal to Waterstone’s ...
Office Pencils, not inferior to Rowney’s, per gross 1 4 0
Barrel Pens—Mitchell’s “N,” 6s.; Cowan’s “M.B.,” 4s. 6d. ...
Do. do. Gillott’s best small barrel, 7s. 6d., per gross ...
Slip do. do. No. 351, 9s. 9d. ...
Blotting Paper—16lbs., 17s. 6d.; 18lbs., 21s., per ream 0 16 0
Foolscap, ruled faint, 14lbs., per ream 0 12 3
Do. plain, 12½lbs., fine 0 14 5
Do. do. 14lbs., do. ...
Do. do. 15½lbs., extra superfine 1 0 4
Post Paper—Cowan’s extra superfine, 4to, 17½lbs., 12s.; 19lbs., 14s. 6d. ...
Do. do. Svo., 17lbs., 5s. 6d.; 19lbs., 6s. 6d. 0 5 0
Do. do., 18lbs. fine 8vo. ...
Demy Paper, ruled 32s. and 42s., as per samples 4 0 0
Whatman’s best Antiquarian Drawing Paper, at per quire 0 8 0
Double-double Crown Tracing Paper, per quire 0 11 8
Envelopes—No. 4, for note, extra satin double thick, per 1000 0 7 6
Do. do. superfine thick 0 8 9
Do. 6, for post, superfine thick 0 12 9
Do. do. extra satin 0 11 8
Do. F., for foolscap superfine thick 0 17 6
Foolscap Books, ruled faint, Cowan’s extra superfine paper, paged, titled, and indexed, extra per book 0 1 0 to 0 2 0
Hand-made Papers kept in stock 0 4 0
India-rubber, per lb 0 1 5
Black Ink, per quart 0 0 8½
Do., per pint 0 4 4
Red Ink, 4 oz. per dozen 1 5 0
Red Tape, per gross 1 16 0
Vellum, 36 in. wide, per piece, 40 yards to piece 0 3 9
Ink in jars, per gallon 1 6 0
Double Foolscap B.W., per ream 1 16 0
Royal Cartridge, 44½s., per ream 0 7 6
Elastic Bands—Imperial do., No. 4, 6, and 5, per gross 0 11 0 & 0 0 6

Where no sample is sent, the quality is meant to be not inferior to those supplied during the current year, when the descriptions are the same.

I have the honor, &c., &c.,

A. R. LIVINGSTON.

Articles not tendered for:—Say 15 per cent. above the prices at which they can be bought retail in England.



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🏘️ List of Accepted Tenders for Government Stationery (continued from previous page)

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
13 June 1862
Tenders, Stationery, Government, Supplies, Prices, Otago
  • A. R. Livingston