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PRISONS DEPARTMENT.

No. S. 448.-It is hereby notified that separate tenders in triplicate, which should be sealed and clearly marked "Tender for the supply of Rations to Indian Prison Staff", for the supply and delivery of the articles therein mentioned as required to the Hong Kong Prison at Stanley, the Female Prison at Laichikok, Victoria Remand Prison Hong Kong or elsewhere within the Colony if required, from the 1st January, 1942 to the 31st March, 1942 inclusive, will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office until Noon of Monday, the 17th November, 1941.

No tender will be considered unless the person tendering produces a receipt to the effect that he has deposited with the Accountant-General the sum of $100 as a pledge of the bona fides of his offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown, if such person refuses to carry out his tender.

A ration consists of the following:

Atta

Dhall

1 lb. 8 oz.

Ghee (Buffalo) Massala

Salt

10 AM ako

2 35

21

용

37

""

Ghee shall conform to the following specification:-

Ghee shall be pure ghee composed of clarified butter, and of such quality that

upon analysis the following standards are attained or excelled:

Reichert Meissl Value

Saponification Value...

...above 28

...above 225

Refractive Index @ 40° C ..not above 42.5

For forms of tender and any other information apply at the Hong Kong Prison, Stanley. Tenderers who so desire may submit alternative tenders for varying rates of exchange.

The successful tenderer will be required to sign an agreement and to give security to the satisfaction of the Government in the sum of $500.

J. L. WILLCOCKS, Commissioner of Prisons.

24th October, 1941.

GOVERNMENT STORES DEPARTMENT.

SALE OF OLD MATERIALS.

No. S.449.-The Government Stores Department is prepared to receive Tenders for the purchase of a quantity of Old Materials, comprising:-

Motor vans, car, rubber, asbestos, belting, and glass scrap, typewriters, empty

asphaltum drums and sundries.

The materials can be seen at the places named in the Specification, and, as each Lot must be taken as it lies, intending offerers are requested to inspect same before tendering.

Each Tenderer must produce with his tender a receipt that he has deposited with the Accountant-General the sum of $10 (dollars ten) as a pledge of the bona fides of his tender. The said deposit shall be forfeited to the Crown should the tenderer refuse or fail to carry out to the satisfaction of the Government any tender which shall be accepted.