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8. Payment. — The full value of each respective lot of the above 

 three lots of shells must be remitted into the treasury prior to taking 

 delivery thereof, 



9. If the successful tenderer fails to pay the additional deposit of 

 Rs. 2,000 within the prescribed period of seven days, or fails to pay 

 the full value of the shells within seven days from intimation from the 

 Superintendent of Pearl and Chank Fisheries to him that the fishing 

 season is closed, the shells will be resold at his risk and his deposit 

 or deposits forfeited to Government. 



10. The shells, as paid for, to be removed from the godowns within 

 fifteen days of the payment made in respect thereof. Rent at the rate 

 of Rs. 2 per day will be charged for any further period. 



11. No complaints of shortage can be entertained, the purchaser 

 to accept the figures furnished by the Superintendent of Pearl and 

 Chank Fisheries. No allowance will be made for undersized, wormed 

 or defective shells whichever heap they may be found in. The 

 purchase of the shells shall be at the sole risk of the purchaser, and 

 the Government accept no responsibility as regards the failure of any 

 of the shells to come up to the specification. Tenderers must state 

 that they understand and accept these conditions. 



12. Further information including the particulars of shells sorted 

 to date will be supplied upon application to the undersigned. 



Sale Conditions, Tanjore Shells. 



1. The conditions numbered i, 3, 5, 10 and 11 in the notice 

 regarding the Tinnevelly lot shall apply equally to the Tanjore shells. 



2. Each tender must be accompanied by a deposit of Rs. 100 and 

 must be delivered to the undersigned before noon on Tuesday, the 

 28th February 191 1. 



3. These Tanjore shells are not sorted into sizes other than those 

 of and above 2\ inches in approximate diameter and those under this 

 size and those wormed. 



4. Payment must be made within seven days from notification 

 being given to the purchaser of the acceptance of his tender, failing 

 which the shells will be resold at his risk and his deposit forfeited to 

 Government. 



5. Delivery will be given at Tuticorin. 



TuTicoRiN Pearl and Chank J. HORNELL, 



Fisheries Office, Superintendent of Pearl 



im January 191 1. ^'^^ ^^'"""^ Pisheries. 



