be understood to apply to all elephants, and draft and carriage bullocks, which may be employed in time of peace only,, in any of the territories immediately subject to the Bengal presidency, as well as in any of those of the allies of the honourable company. Individuals who may, however, be desirous of offering terms for feeding and supplying elephants, and draft and carriage bullocks, and for victualling European troops in the Bengal, and ceded provinces, are at liberty to offer separate rates for victualling troops, and maintaining elephants and cattle to the westward of the Jumna. VICTUALLING CONTRACT. The proposals for victualling the European troops are to specify the rates at which the contractor will engage to victual those troops, on half, and on full batta, respectively, in the manner, and on the conditions hereunto annexed. CONDITIONS. 1. The contractor shall engage to supply the European troops now employed, or which may hereafter be employed, under this presidency, during the existence of his contract, with the following provisions and necessaries, viz. one pound, full weight, of good beef, or mutton, exclusive of bone, to every European soldier, employed in the field, for each day's provision; the ordinary allotment shall be one bullock to forty men, when beef is served, and one sheep to eight men, when mutton is served; also one pound of bread, or one seer of rice, he must likewise engage to supply to every European soldier two drams of good rum, of the quantity of forty drams to the gallon, also one chattack of salt, and two seers of firewood, when on full batta; and two earthen pots every morning, when on a march, to every mess of five men, and one arrack, or rum, pot to every company; but on such allowance of pots, whatever is to be made when the troops are in quarters, excepting to the recruits on their first landing. 2. The contractor must further engage to supply every European soldier in cantonments, or garrison, and not. upon duty in the field, alternately, on one day, the quantity of provisions, salt, and firewood, without the quantity of liquors before-mentioned; and, on the ensuing day, the liquor without the provisions, salt, and firewood, and so on alternately; the liquor and provisions, salt, and firewood, on every other day, during the time the troops shall continue in cantonments, or garrison; including the troops in garrison at Fort William, which shall be supplied during the months of April, May, June, July, August, and September, on such alternate days as they shall be entitled to receive meat provisions, &c. with mutton meat; and, during the remaining six months of the year, good mutton and beef provisions shall be allowed to them alternately, that is to say, one day mutton, and the ensuing third day beef, and so on, alternately, for each and every day of such last-mentioned six months, on which they shall be entitled to receive meat provisions. The provisions, so supplied, are to be of good, and wholesome quality, and such as shall be approved of by officers and surgeons of the said troops. 3. The contractor must further engage, that if, at any time during the existence of his contract, the several species of provisions, or any of them, cannot be procured, he he will pay, or cause to be paid, not to be served to the troops ; in to each of the soldiers, in lieu and such case the commanding officer stead thereof, the following several of the station shall be authorized sums of money, that is to say, in to direct such part or parts thereof, case no beef or mutton is to be to be destroyed; and for such part bad, sonaut rupees 6 10 8 being or parts thereof, the contractor shall two-thirds of the full batta, or not only not be entitled to any indemmonthly allowance, and sonaut nification ; but he shall further be rupees 3 5 4 being one-third of bound to pay to each soldier, for the batta, or monthly allowance; whom good and wholesome proand the same in proportion to the visions shall not have been furnished, soldiers on half batta, in case of according to the monthly rate of sothe failure of rum, and for the naut rupees 6 108, being two-thirds purposes of fulfilling the articles of full batta, and in case of any faiof agreement before-mentioned on lure in rum he shall pay to each man his part, he shall be bound to keep one-third of full batta, at the rate a sufficient deputy, either a native of sonaut rupees 3 5 4 per month. or a licensed European, with every 5. The vouchers for victualling detachment of the troops with are to specify the number of men which there may be a pay of Eu- victualled, and the number of days ropeans, consisting of seven men or certified according to the form now upwards,to complywiththe demands in use, and signed by the quarterof the commanding officer, of such masters, or, in their absence, by the detachment, according to the sti- adjutants of European battalions, pulations of the contract. No and by the commandants, or, in privilege shall be considered as their absence, by the adjutants of annexed to this agreement, of native battalions; for the serjeants vending, or distributing rum, ar- of these corps or detachments, by rack, or any spirituous liquors, the commanding officer of the deexcept as above provided for. It is tachment, and for the supernumeto be understood, that the charges raries in Fort William, by the fortof the contractor are to be restricted major : and if any retrenchment (according to the rates of his con- shall be made on account of incortract) to the number of men who rect returns, the officer, who shall shall appear, by the vouchers pre- have signed such return, will be scribed by the fifth article of this answerable to the contractor for the advertisement, to have been vic- amount so retrenched. tualled by him, and the contractor 6. The contractor will receive shall not be entitled, as directed payment for the victualling charges by minutes of council, dated the in one monthly bill at the presidency, 5th of December, 1788, to draw as is provided in respect io the conthe batta of any non-commissioned tract for elephants and bullocks; officer or private, and consequently and the same accommodation will he will not be expected to pay the be allowed for the victualling, as batta either of men in the hospital for the elephant and bullock conor otherwise. tract, of bills of exchange for 4. Should any provisions, fur- such part of the amount as he may nished by the contractor for the require at the out stations. European troops, be judged by the 7. T'hat, with a view of having the officers of inspection, such as ought best liquor served out to the soldiers, the the contractor shall be bound to which he shall protect from the buy from the company, at the rate weather, and insects, in any way of twelve anpas a gallon, all the he pleases, provided he does not spirits which, under his engage- make use of thatch. He shall sell, ments, shall hereafter be served out or serve out, to the troops, accordto the troops ; government will take ing to the provisions made in this care that such rum shall not be less contract (and replace the rice, salt, than three years old, and the con- and ghee, as often as he pleases, tractor shall be bound under a pe- provided the quantity, in the garnalty of sonaut rupees 10,000 to rison is always kept up, and alserve out the rum so received of ways at Fort William) when called the company, and no other. The upon by the military board, with spirits shall be kept in store rooms, the sanction of government; and of which the commanding officer at Allahabad, when called upon by of the station shall direct a staff the commanding officer of that officer to keep one key, and the garrison, in consequence of reports other key shall be kept by the con- to be made to him by such officer, tractor, or his agents. or committee of officers, as he 8. The contractor shall engage, may appoint for the special purwhen called upon, to store and pose of examining the provisions keep for the use of the troops sta- kept in the garrison under his comtioned there, or elsewhere, such mand. quantities of rice, salt, and ghee, , 10. The proposals are to specify in the garrisons of Fort William the conditions on which the proand Allahabad, or either of them, visions will be supplied, in the fol. as may be required by government, lowing manner : within ten days after requisition for Rs. As. The rice is estiFort William, and within three mated at ...... 14 per maund. months after requisition for Alla- The salt............ O per ditto. habad, and, on the ternas here The ghee.......... 16 0 per ditto. after mentioned, the quantities of On the cost of these articles thus provisions to be kept in each of estimated, a per centage will be the garrisons of Fort William and allowed, which is to cover all risks, Allahabad, are computed at and the contractor is to specify Maunds. what per centage he requires on Rice......................... 16,875 0 0 Salt.... 1,406 100 the quantity of articles so to be Ghee ........ 527 13 12 supplied, and kept in store, estiBut this quantity of any, or all, mated at the above rates ; an adof the above-named articles, may vance of cash will be made by be either diminished, or augment- government equal to the cost of ed, at the pleasure of government, the articles, which may be ordered always allowing ten days for laying to be stored, calculated at the above in the above, or a less quantity, rates. of rice, salt, and ghee, in Fort 11. The victualling contract is William, and three months in Al- to be limited to a time of peace in lahabad, and in proportion for a the same manner as the elephant greater quantity. and bullock contract, and is to 9. The cortractor shall be al- apply not only as i at present to lowed, in each of the above gar- Europeans, ordered on the river risons, godowns, or a walled space in boats, to and from the several for the lodgment of the provisions, stations 6 tract," and, if for either separately, "Proposals for the Ele"phant and Bullock Contract," and " Proposals for the Victualling Jumna, as already notified in article 43. By order of the honourable the govornor-general in council. THOS. HILL, Acting Sec. Mil. Dept. Fort William, Public Department, "Contract." The proposals for both, or either, of the contracts, are to contain the names of two good and sufficient securities, who will certify, under their hands, that they agree to become securities, to be bound jointly, and separately, for the due performance and execution of the contractor's engagements, in a penalty, to the following amount: If the contract be for the two services, one lack and sixteen thousand sicca rupees. If separately, the contract for elephants and bullocks will be subject to a penalty of fifty thousand sicca rupees And that for victualling, to a penalty of fifty-six thousand sicca rupees. The contractor is to defray the expence of postage on all his let ters. The terms of the victualling contract must, like those of the elephant and bullock contract, be understood to extend to all European troops, that may be serving in time of peace only, in any of the territories immediately subject to the Bengal presidency, or in any of those of the allies of the honourable company. Separate proposals may, however, be tendered for victualling troops to the westward of the that the sum expected to be appliThe public are hereby informed, cable to the redemption of the public debt by the commissioners of June, is sicca rupees 3,00,000. of the Sinking Fund in the month Of this sum sicca rupees 52,000 will be applied to the discharge of the bonds and notes of the general register of 1792-3, from No. 4,707 to No. 4,721, both inclusive, on Monday the 23d of June, on which date the interest thereon will cease. The remainder will be applied by the commissioners in the purchase of the bonds and notes of this government, on tenders being made to them in the usual manner. Pub lished by order of the honorable the governor-general in council, THOS. BROWN, Fort-William, Accountant-general office, Notice is hereby given, that the treasury passes or notes of this government, which may be outstanding from No. 1501 to No. 1567 inclusive, (the original pass for the last mentioned number bearing date the 12th February last) will be discharged on application at the general treasury, on Thursday the 5th of June, on which day the interest thereon will cease. H. ST. G. TUCKER. Fort William, Public Department, that: that the sum expected to be appli-. 'ral. Published by order of the cable to the redemption of the honorable the governor-general in public debt by the commissioners council. of the sinking fund in the month Thos. Brown, of June, is sicca rupees 3,00,000. Acting chief-sec, to the govt. Of this sum sicca rupees 52,000 will be applied to the discharge of Fort William, Accountant-general office. June 11, 1806. the bonds and notes of the general register of 1792-3, from No. 4,707 treasury passes or notes of this go Notice is hereby given, that the to No. 4,721 both inclusive, on Monday the 23d of June, on which vernment, which may be outstand ing from No. 1665 10 No. 1920 indate the interest thereon will cease. clusive, (the original pass for the The remainder will be applied by the commissioners in the purchase date the 20th February last) will last mentioned number bearing of the bonds and notes of this go- 'be discharged on application at the vernment, on tenders being made to them in the usual manner. Pub- general treasury, on Thursday, the lished by order of the honorable 19th June, on which day the in.. terest thereon will cease. the governor-general in council. H. ST. G. TUCKER, Thos. BROWN. Accountant.general. Acting chief-sec, to the govt. Fort William, Accountant.general office. June. June 18, 1806. Fort William, Accountant-general office, Notice is hereby given that the June 4, 1806. Notice is hereby given, that the treasury passes or notes of this gotreasury păsses or notes of this go from No. 1921 to No. 2082, both vernment, which may be outstanding vernment, which may be outstanding from No. 1568 to No. 1604 last mentioned number bearing inclusive, (the original pass for the inclusive, (the original pass for the date the 22d February last) will last mentioned number bearing be discharged on application at the date the 14th February last) will be discharged on application at the the 26th instant, on which day the general treasury, on Wednesday general treasury, on Thursday the interest thereon will cease. 12th instant, on which day the in H. ST. G. TUCKER, Jerest thereon will cease. Accountant-general. June 25, 1806. that the sum expected to be appliNotice is hereby given thai no cable to the redemption of the pubfurther subscriptions to the loan lic debt by the commissioners of the opened on the 5th March last, will be received after Monday the 7th is sicca rupees 3,00,000. Of this sinking fund in the month of July, July, at any of the public treasuries. The collectors and other public offi- be applied to the discharge of the sum sicca rupees 50,000, will cers in charge of treasuries are ac bonds and notes of the general recordingly prohibited from receiving subscription after that date, when gister of 1792-3, from No. 4,722 to No. 4,735 both inclusive on their registers are to be closed and Monday, transmitted to the accountant-gene |