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5. Forms of tender and further particulars may be obtained on application to the office of the Controller of Stores, Wanchai.

6. The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender, and shall be at liberty to accept a tender in whole or in part.

5th October, 1939.

W. J. ANDERSON,

Controller of Stores.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY,

BRITISH SECTION.

No. S. 510.-It is hereby notified that sealed tenders in quadruplicate, which should be clearly marked "Tender for the supply of Coal to Kowloon-Canton Railway", will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office until Noon of Monday, the 23rd day of October, 1939, for the supply of Locomotive Coal to the Kowloon-Canton Railway for the year 1940.

Prices quoted should be on the basis of current rates of freight and insurance. The contract to be signed will provide for the variation of the price in accordance with any increase or reduction in freight and/or insurance and will include a clause in the following form:

"The prices payable under this Agreement are based on the charges for freight and insurance current at the date of this Agreement. If there shall become effective after the date hereof and before the expiration or sooner determination of the term of this Agreement any increase or reduction of the charges for freight and/or insurance, the prices payable under this Agreement shall be increased or reduced conformatively with such increase or reduction PROVIDED ALWAYS that the Government shall be at liberty in the event of any increase in the charges for freight and/or insurance becoming effective as aforesaid to determine this Agreement upon giving to the Contractors one month's notice in writing and such power of determination shall be without prejudice to any other powers of determination which may accrue to the Government under any of the provisions of this Agreement."

Not more than 550 tons of coal will be required to be supplied in any one month, Deliveries are to commence or more than 6,000 tons during the term of the contract. not later than the first week in January, 1940.

No tender will be received unless the person tendering produces a receipt to the effect that he has deposited in the Accountant-General's Office the sum of $250 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 if accepted.

The successful tenderer will be required to sign a formal contract and to give security for the sum of $5,000, in cash, to be deposited with the Accountant-General for the due and faithful performance of the terms of such contract.

For Forms of Tender, Analysis Forms, and further particulars apply to the Manager, Railway Offices, Kowloon.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.

R. D. WALKER, Manager & Chief Engineer.

6th October, 1939.