XII. and XIII. regulation VI. lations XI. 1804, and VI. 1805, Fort William, Aug. 5, 1806. Fort William, Public Department, The public are hereby informed, that the residents at Lucknow and Delhi, the collectors of the land revenue and other officers in the ceded and conquered provinces, and in the province of Benares, who were authorized by the advertisement of the 12th February last, to negotiate bills on the presidency at par, have been directed, from the 31st instant, to grant bills on the application of individuals at the exchange of 103 Lucknow or Benares sicca rupees, for 100 Calcutta sicca rupees, the bills to be drawn payable ten days after sight. The collectors and other officers, who are authorized to negotiate bills on the presidency, in the provinces of Bengal, Behar, and Orissa, will continue to draw on the terms of the advertisement of the 12th February. By order of the honorable the governor-general in council. THOMAS BROWN, Chief Sec. to the Govt. the particulars whereof are below stated. The salt will be put up to sale at specific prices. The lots will be fixed at one thousand maunds each, (at an even scale) of eightytwo sicca weight to the seer. One rupee to be paid down on each lot to bind the purchase. The salt to be transported from the places of delivery, (which are fully detailed in an advertisement published at this office) at the risk of the purchasers. Particulars of the twelve lacks of maunds of salt to be sold by public auction, with the conditions of the sale: DIVISIONS. Hidgelee Do. Kurkutch 24 Pergunnabs Bullooah Chittagong SULKEA. Coast salt Seized salt Coot Gunge ditto Narrain Gunge ditto Sale. 1,93,000 7,000 2,30,000 2,00,000 1,75,000 auction, for ready money; any profit arising thereupon shall belong to, government, and any deficiency falling thereupon, shall be made good by the first purchasers, with all expences attending the re-sale. Printed certificates, under the signature of the secretary, specifying the purchaser's name, the number of the lot, and the particulars of the salt purchased, will be delivered to the purchasers on their having comsits, both in cash and paper. But pleted the payment of their depothe certificates above-mentioned must be returned previously to the orders and rowannahs for the deliQuantity for very of the salt being issued. On a payment for salt being made, an equivalent proportion of the paper deposit will be returned to the purchasers, so that twenty per cent. in paper will always be retained on the balance of the purchases, until the whole shall be paid. On a payment in ready money, or treasury bills being made, an order will be immediately issued by the secretary to the board of trade, for the delivery of a quantity of salt equivalent to it, and the merchant will be furnished with the order for delivery, and such rowannahs as he may require for the salt, on his paying the rowannah fees as usual. No order will be issued for a less quantity than two hundred and fifty maunds of salt. It being stipulated that the salt shall be paid for within three months from the conclusion of the sale; in case any salt shalt not be so paid for, a proportion of the payment in cash, as above stipulated, to the extent of ten per cent. on tire purchases unpaid for, will be liable to forfeiture; and moreover, the salt will be forthwith advertised for a ready money sale; all losses and expences attending such sale, to be borne by the first purchasers, and 3,16,557 3,196 486 A deposit in company's paper of twenty per cent. on the amount of salt purchased. Payment in cash, or treasury bills, ten per cent. on amount of the salt purchased. Period for completing the payments, three months after the conclusion of the sale. The deposit in company's paper, (this paper to be received at par for its principal only) and the proportion of payment in cash, or treasury bills, as above specified, to be both made within ten days after the conclusion of the sale. In failure of either the stipulated deposit in paper, or the payment in cash, or treasury bills, being made by the period above specified, the salt to be immediately re-sold by public any any profit accruing from it to belong to government. By order of the Board of Trade, Calcutta, Salt Office, Fort William, Accountant-General's Office, Aug. 27, 1806. Notice is hereby given, that the treasury notes of this goverument, which may be outstanding from No. 3,631 to No. 3,900 of 1805-6 inclusive, will be discharged, on application to the general treasury, on Thursday, the 4th of September, on which day the interest thereon will Fort William, Public Department, The public are hereby informed, that the sum expected to be applicable to the redemption of the public debt by the commissioners of the sinking fund in the month of Sept. is sicca rupees 3,00,000. Of this sum sicca rupees 58,000 will be applied to the discharge of the bonds and notes of the general register of 1792-3, from No. 4,751 to No. 4,767, both inclusive, on Monday, the 29th of September, on which date the interest thereon will cease. The remainder will be applied by the commissioners in the purchase Fort William, Accountant-General's Notice is hereby given, that the treasury notes of this government, which may be outstanding from No. 3,901 to No. 4,001 of 1805-6, inclusive, will be discharged, on application at the general treasury, on Thursday, the 11th inst. on which day the interest thereon will cease. H. ST. G. TUCKER, Accountant-Gen. OCTOBER. Accountant-General's Office, Notice is hereby given, that the treasurer's notes of this government which may be outstanding, from No. 4,552 to No. 4,810 inclusive, will be discharged, on application at the general treasury, on Wednesday, the 15th of Oct. on which day the interest thereon will cease. H. ST. G. TUCKER, Accountant-Gen. Public Department, Oct. 8, 1806. The public are hereby informed, that the sum expected to be applicable to the redemption of the public debt, by the commissioners of the sinking fund, in the month of November, is sicca rupees 3,00,000. Of this sum sicca rupees 1,08,000 will be applied to the discharge of the bonds of the general register of 1792-3, from No. 4,797 to 4,814, both inclusive, on Monday, the 24th November, on which day the inteThe rerest thereon will cease. mainder will be applied by the commissioners missioners in the purchase of the bonds and notes of this government, on tenders being made to them in the usual manner. Published by order of the governor general in council, THOS. BROWN, NOVEMBER. Notice is hereby given, that sealed proposals of contract will be received at the Bank of Hindostan, on or before the 1st January, 1807, for the construction of a mausoleum over the remains of the late most noble marquis Cornwallis, at Gazepore, agreeably to a plan, elevation, and section, now lodged at the Bank for inspection, and where any further information will be given that may be required. 1st. The foundation of the building to be of the best masonry of bricks, made for this express purpose, and none but those of a good quality and exceedingly well burnt will be admitted; the work to be built in bond, in a workmanlike manner; the mortar to be made as is hereafter particularized. - 2d. The floor of the building to be raised, agreeably to the plan, and constructed on arched flues and brick on edge, over which to be laid a pavement of China marble, in slabs of two feet square, properly cleaned and bedded in strong cement. The steps up to the building to be faced with stone and finished with an astragal noosing, each stone forming the steps to be at least six feet in length. 3d. The rest of the building to be erected agreeably to the plans, sections, and elevations, and to be built with free stone, to be drawn from the quarries of Chunar or Mirzapore; none but stone of the very first quality will, on any account, be admitted in the work. All stones are to be cut to the quick, and to have no part of them spongy, or soft; any stone defective or that has any flaw within eight inches of the surface, or that is of an inferior quality will be rejected, and all expence of removal to be at the cost and charge of the contractor. 4th. The stones are all to be filled and correctly bedded, perfectly level; the beds on the same layer, to be of similar heights, and no layer to be less than ten inches in thickness; it will be desirable that the lower courses should be more, from one foot to fourteen inches. All the stones to be fastened together by iron cramps, to have at least four to each stone. The cramps to weigh (col. Garstin to be requested to give the necessary information, which should remain at the Bank) -oz. and to be run in, and covered with lead, and to be so placed as not to be within six inches of the outer faces of the stones; all the faces to be rough chiselled, or finished on the interior sides in the way that stones are usually cut, before they receive the last polish; and on the outer face to be cut and polished in the best manner, the joints to be carefully chamfered and sifted; any work where this caution is not used, is to be taken down, that fault rectified, and replaced at the contractor's expence. In forming the cornices large stones, at least six feet in length by two, and six wide, are to be used; and at all the angles square stones at least six feet square. All ornaments to be cut out of the solid; and the hardest and best stone to be used for that purpose. For the dome, every stone is to be cut to a bevel, and made of a length to form one solid mass, so that each layer layer shall reach from the outside to the interior, both faces of which must be carefully cut, fitted, and polished. The mortar to be used throughout the building to be made of the best stone chunam, burnt on the spot. The stones to be drawn from the quarries at Dugeah Dehrie, near. Lettif Ghur, and burnt at Gazepore. All mortar to be made in the following minner:---proportions of chunam one-third, fine sifted soorkey one-third, and of one-third sand, well washed, from the rivers Curramanassa, or the Jurgoo, to be so clean, that the water must run from it perfectly clear. The sand being wet-, te with as much lime-water as it will retain, the lime is to be put under it to slack, and when the fermentation has ceased, it is to be well beaten, and afterwards soorkey is to be added in proportion of one-third, to be made of fresh well burnt bricks, to be sifted through a fine sieve; and as a very small quantity of mortar will be used, the expence will not be great, but its composition must be carefully attended to, and no joint to be above three-tenths of an inch in thickness. The composition to be thoroughly incorporated by repeated beating. The proposals are required to specify the terms on which the brick work by the one hundred cubic feet, and the stone work per cubic foot, will be constructed. Two good and sufficient securities will be required for the due performance of the contract, and a penalty of fifty per cent. will be exacted in case of failure. The advances will be made as follows, one-third on signing the contract, one-third on the second story being raised to the height of the pediments; the last payment after the whole shall have been completed and surveyed. The contractor to be responsible for its remaining in perfect order for the term of one year, from the day of survey. The committee will reserve to themselves the right of accepting, or otherwise, such proposals as may be offered, as they may deem most advantageous for the public, without assigning any reasons for so doing. The work to be completed in two years from signing the contract, and to be constructed under the superintendance of such person as the committee may deem proper; and in the event of any difference of opinion, between the contractor and superintending officer, either with respect to the quality of materials or the mode of carrying on the building, the same to be determined by an umpire, whose decision shall he final. |