or some other competent authority, shall be charged with the present arrangement, and future supervision of any system to be adopted; and they suggest that proper preliminary steps shall be taken by him to procure tenders (the lowest to be accepted) for supplying, during a limited period (say seven years), all the books now and hereafter to be published by the Commissioners on conditions Lased upon the principles hereinbefore referred to, and at rates and prices for each book respectively, not to exceed a maximum price to be specified in the advertisement for tenders. To assist in determining the proper maximum price for each book, the Committee sub- Schedule join a schedule to which they refer, showing:-The title of marked (A). each book; the cost of production under the present contract; the price proposed to be fixed at which the books shall be sold in certain quantities; the profit at these prices to the Commissioners; the present prices to the public, with the rate of profit thereon; and the proposed reduction on these Statement marked (B). prices to the public, for single copies, with the rate of profit thereon; also, a statement showing the probable demand in one year for each book. 7. That the party whose tender shall be accepted, shall, during the period to be specified, be licensed by Government; and shall have the exclusive right to print and publish the entire series of the National School books of the Commissioners for supplying the public generally, and all schools other than those of the Commissioners, the managers of which may desire to use those books; and that in consideration of such licence, he shall be bound to supply the entire series, to observe prescribed and pre-arranged conditions and regulations, based on the principles and framed with the objects herein suggested; and that in the event of controversy arising as to the due performance of his contract, or as to the construction thereof, the decision of the Comptroller of the Stationery Office, or other competent person to be specified in the advertisement for tenders, shall be conclusive. S. That the advertisement for tenders, and the tender and contract of the person whose tender shall be accepted, shall be properly framed to carry out the specified conditions and regulations. 9. That due regard shall be had to make all the books printed pursuant to the contract, exact reprints of the standard copy, and correct and accurate in all respects; of the same form and style; type of the same size and character; printed page for page and line for line; paper at least as good quality; and bound and finished in all respects in a manner not inferior to the standard copy. 10. That to aid the Comptroller, an officer shall be appointed by the Treasury, or the contractor, as examiner of the National School books, who shall examine and compare with the standard copy the proof-sheets of every new impression of each book, and before publication approve thereof, and testifying his approval by his signature, to be afterwards stamped or printed on the titlepage; and that he shall be paid by the Treasury or contractor a fixed sum annually for such examination and comparison, at a rate to be fixed by the Treasury, and specified in the advertisement for tenders. 11. That the party whose tender shall be accepted, shall be required to appoint an agent, or maintain a depôt in London, Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh, Dublin, or in such other places in Great Britain and Ireland as may be considered necessary, and to keep such agents or depôts constantly supplied with the entire series of the books. 12. That due control be retained for effectuating all the objects contemplated, and that the contractor be duly bound to perform the contract. 13. That six months, at least, shall be allowed for the contractor to bring out the first supply of books, from the date of his tender being accepted. (Signed) Education Office, Dublin, 16th January, 1852. MAURICE CROSS,} Secretaries. JAMES KELLY, (A.) IRISH NATIONAL SCHOOL BOOKS. RETURN showing:-1. The Cost price of 10,000 of each of the above Books to the Commissioners, according to their present Contract with Messrs. Grierson for Printing, as furnished by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 2. The Maximum Price proposed to be fixed at which these Books shall be sold in Numbers; not less than specified against each. 3. The Profit thereat above the Cost to the Commissioners. 4. The Price at which these Books are at present sold to the Public by the Commissioners through their Agents. 5. The Profit thereon at these Prices. 6. The Maximum Price proposed to be fixed for the Sale of single Copies. 7. The Profit thereat. 7. 3. Average profit on proposed prices in numbers, on Commissioners' proposed prices for single copies,. .1674 Note-The prices of the books marked thus () have been slightly raised to schools, as the demand for them is more limited than for the others, and the expense of printing them greater. The prices on all for single copies it will be seen are considerably reduced, with the exception of the "Art of Reading," which is difficult to print, and in only limited demand. Education Office, Dublin, } 16 January, 1852. (Signed) MAURICE CROSS, Sect Secretaries. 842 per cent. 2144 (B.) RETURN showing the CIRCULATION of the IRISH NATIONAL SCHICOL BOOKS, &c., for Six Months; viz., from 1st July to 31st December, 1851. Note.-In estimating the "probable circulation for twelve months," an addition has been made, in consequence of more than half of the free grants having been issard prior to the 1st July. The estimate may be considered as rather under, than over, the probable deraand. Education Office, Dublin, 16 January, 1852, (Signed) MAURICE CROSS, -Secretaries. |