for telegraphic transfer on the War for Dollars local cure
Office, London, up to and for the Tum of £5000 will be received by ea Paymaster, until 11 am. August 22, 1940, The tenders to state the total amount (in pounds sterling). No telegraphic transfer will be made fe made for less than The tenders to be in duplicate, and in sealed covers, addressed to the Area Paymaster, Embarkation Staff pum Ist Lei 24 Central Road, and und Government dorsed "Tenders for or reject any or all of the tenders The right is reserved (1) to accept
and (2) in case of equality of rate between tenders amounting in all to more than the total sum required to give preference to any tender received from the Bankers to the Treasury Chest.
Persons tendering for (Bills) hereby notified that having regard to the Provisions of the Acts 22 George NI Cap. and 41 George III Cap. 52 the acceptance of any such tenders is subject to the express condition that no Member of British House of Commons shall be admitted to any share or part in or to any benefit to arise from the contractor thereby made for the allotment of such (Bills).
The provisions in question do not apply to contracts entered into by any incorporated company in its corporated capacity and made for the general benefit of the company.
J. S. EYNON, Major, RAP.C, Area Paymaster, Shanghai.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.