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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOV. 8, 1906.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
No. 962.-The following Particulars and Conditions of the letting by tender of certain Granite Quarries in the Island of Hongkong and Kowloon are published.
Sealed tenders will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office until Noon of Wednesday the 21st instant.
Tenders must be in a form which will be supplied by the Director of Public Works upon deposit of a sum of $50.
The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any tender.
8th November, 1906.
W. CHATHAM, Director of Public Works.
Particulars and Conditions of the letting by tender, by order of His Excellency the Governor, of the following lots of Crown Land in Hongkong and Kowloon for the purpose of Quarrying Granite, for a term of 3 years, commencing from the 1st January, 1907.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.
Quarry Lot No.
Locality.
Contents in acres,
27.60
11
123406DOIR
Tsat Tsz Mui,
Do.,
Shaukiwan, West,
27.38
32.40
41.50
Do.,
5
Tso Ti Wan, Tytam Bay,
39.00
8.44
Hok Ün,
7.37
7
Ma Tau Kok,.
6.44
8
Do.,
1.94
9
Ma Ti,
5.30
Fuk Tsun Heung,
Austin Road, Kowloon,
Yau Ma Ti,
Tai Kok Tsui,
2.98
1.54
5.34
CONDITIONS OF LETTING.
1. The Lots are delineated on plans deposited in the Public Works Office.
2. Each Party, whose tender may be accepted in writing for all or any of the Lots, shall pay into the Colonial Treasury, within Seven Days of the date of such acceptance, à sum equivalent to six months' rent of such Lots or Lot and shall also, within the same period, deposit in the Colonial Treasury approved security equal in value to at least one year's rent for each Lot, as a guarantee for the fulfilment of his tender. He shall then be entitled to and shall execute, on demand, a Lease or Leases from the Crown of the pieces of ground comprised in such Lot or Lots for 3 years, at the Rental or Rentals specified in his tender, payable half-yearly in advance on the 1st day of January and the 1st day of July in every year; such Lease being in the printed form marked Form A. and deposited in the Land Office.
3. The Government will permit each Lessee to erect and maintain such temporary piers and jetties as may, in the opinion of the Director of Public Works, be reasonably necessary for the purpose of shipping stone cut in the leased quarries into junks or boats; the sites and dimensions of such temporary piers and jetties shall be subject in all respects to the approval of the Director of Public Works, who may at any time direct the removal of any such temporary pier or jetty to any other place; the expense of such removal to be borne by the Lessee.
4. Should any party whose tender is accepted fail to comply with these conditions or any of them, the sum deposited by him sha!! be forfeited to the Government and the tender or tenders made by him shall thereupon be deemed to be cancelled, and he shall be liable to make good any loss or damage which the Government may incur through his failure to com- ply with such conditions.
8th November, 1906.
W. CHATHAM, Director of Public Works.
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