No 4
Columns & Girders
Names of parties Tendering
Close & Burlinson, Sunderland
Handyside & Co, Derby
Mankin & Co, Liverpool
Whether accepted
Delivery London
£
0 2245 5 No 12050 9 7 Ac 2007 3 02007 3 Yes 1720 7 21623 10 5Head & Ashly, Declined: conditions not complied with
Rogerson & Co, Newcastle, Received too late and returned unopened.
Balfour & Co, Leven
40599
Gearing & Machinery for Rolls
Names of persons Tendering: Wall, Griquand, Tester, Healen, Aufri
Rolling Mill & Gearing, Coining Presses
Messrs Watt & Co's prices for the above being considerably lower than either of the others, the following articles, to serve the same purposes, were ordered from them:
£ s d D.d Kari 1100 2435 2950 ||/200 V600 1500 Boca Rolling furnaces 270 27 & Coining presses Ironwork for annealing Extra bars for the same 2 Shaking barrels 2 Hand Presses 44 Pairs extra chilled rolls 1 Washing astern Drying Slove 30 30 64 15 25 4 No 6 159 Cutting out presses, drag benches, & tapering machineBy the courtesy of Le Directeur de la Monnaie, Paris, The Master of the Mint of Hong Kong, has been permitted to use the patterns of the following machines in use at the Paris Mint, which are much superior to and cheaper than any others, and which will be delivered in Paris at the prices below.
4 Cutting Presses @60£ = 2400 2 Drag benches @2000 = 4000 1 Tapering Machine @ 700 = 700...
J. Taylor & Co's price for the Drag bench supplied to The Sydney Mint was £1000, for the tapering machine £150.
Fisher & Co of Birmingham offered to make the Drag benches, from the French Drawings for £200 each.
No 7
Wrought Iron Principals & Columns
Tenders offered to
Mankin & Co, Liverpool 1626 36162836 Loudoun & Co, Liverpool Whether accepted No 1649 € 01576 69 Handyside & Co, Derby Close & Burlison, Sunderland Too much inclined to tender. Balfour & Co, Leven Declined to tender believing they could not compete with Ranking of the delivery. *Not including extra work, value £30. **Including extra work value £30.