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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH OCTOBER, 1883

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 335.

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Separate tenders will be received at this Office until noon of Thursday, the 25th instant, for :-

1. Constructing 200 feet lineal of Sewer in Queen's Road East, commencing from the Sewer

in Spring Garden Lane going Westward.

2. Constructing a Verandah adjoining House No. 4, Arbuthnot Road.

For form of tender, specification, and further particulars, apply at the Surveyor General's Office. The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th October, 1883.

J. H. STEWART-LOCKHART,

for the Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 336.

Separate tenders for the supply of the undermentioned Articles, for the use of Victoria Gaol, Hongkong, from the 21st November, 1883, to the 20th November, 1884, inclusive, will be received at this Office until Noon of Wednesday, the 31st October, 1883.

No tender will be received unless the person tendering shall produce a receipt to the effect that he has deposited in the Colonial Treasury the sum of One Hundred Dollars, as a pledge of the bond fides of his offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown if such person shall refuse to carry out his tender.

Form of tender, and any other information, may be obtained on application at the Office of the Gaol Superintendent.

1.-PROVISIONS, FUEL, AND SOAP.

SCHEDULE No. 1.

FOR EACH EUROPEAN OR WHITE PRISONER IN

VICTORIA GAOL, HONGKONG.

Bread,

Gruel,

BREAKFAST,

Bread,

Cocoa,

Bread,

Potatoes,

Meat,

Soup,

Bread, Soup,

DINNER,

Suet Pudding,

Bread,

FULL DIET.

6 oz.

1 pint f

Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday,

and Saturday.

6 oz.

1 pint

4 oz. .10 oz.

6 oz. 1 pint

4 oz.

Monday, Wednesday, and Fri-

day.

1 pint (

1.b..

4 oz.

Monday, Wednesday, and Fri-

day.

Tuesday, Thursday, and Satur-

day.

8 oz.

-Sunday.

At

cents per Daily Ration.

Rice, (common), Fish, Curry Stuff,

SUPPER,.... {Bread,

.12 oz. .74 drs.

6 oz.

1 pint } Daily.

It is understood these measures are for uncooked provisions, except in the case of made-up

"articles of diet; and meat is understood to be without bone.

Soup. Each pint to contain 4 oz. Meat without bone, 1 oz. Onions, 1 oz. Barley, 4 oz.

Greens, Yams, Sweet Potatoes or Toko, with Pepper and Salt.

GRUEL.-Each pint to contain 2 oz. Oatmeal, 1 oz. Molasses, and sufficient Salt. Cocoa. Each pint to contain 2 oz. Flake Cocoa or Nibs, 1 oz. Molasses or Sugar.

Suet Pudding. To every pound, 14 oz. Suet, 64 oz. Flour, 8 oz. Water.

CURRY STUFF.-Chillies 3 drs., Pepper 14 dr., Turmeric dr. Coriander Seed dr.,

Cummin Seed dr., and Oil oz.

TEA.-Each pint to contain 1⁄2 oz. Tea, † oz. Sugar.