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GOVERNMENT STORES DEPARTMENT.

SALE OF OLD MATERIAL.

No. S. 77.-The Government Stores Department is prepared to receive Tenders for the Purchase of a quantity of Old Material comprising:-

Steel, cast iron, wrought iron, brass, bronze, copper, rubber, lead, leather, wire, glass, belting, and rope scrap, solid band tyres, and timber.

The material 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 in the Colonial Treasury 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.

The deposit shall be returned to any tenderer whose tender is not accepted and to the successful tenderers on payment into the Colonial Treasury of the sum tendered and accepted.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any tender, and reserves to itself the option of accepting FOR ALL OR ANY PART of the tender.

Tenders in triplicate (WHICH MUST BE MADE ON OFFICIAL FORM ONLY) under cover marked "TENDER FOR OLD MATERIAL, GOVERNMENT STORES DEPARTMENT", to be lodged at the Colonial Secretary's Office, not later than Noon of Thursday, 9th March, 1939, and must remain open for twenty one days after that date, if required.

For form of tender and further particulars apply to the Controller of Stores, Government Stores Department, Bullock Lane, Wanchai.

24th February, 1939.

C. E. DAVIS,

Controller of Stores.