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PRISONS DEPARTMENT.
No. S. 375.-It is hereby notified that sealed tenders in triplicate, which should be clearly marked "Tender for the purchase of Waste Paper", will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office until Noon of Monday, the 21st day of August, 1939, for the purchase of Waste Paper from the Hong Kong Prison at Stanley for six months from 1st October, 1939.
No tender will be considered unless the person tendering produces a receipt to the effect that he has deposited with the Accountant-General the sum of $25 as a pledge of the bona fides of his offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown, if such person shall refuse to carry out his tender, in the event of his tender being accepted. Deposits will be returned when the name of the successful tenderer is published.
Waste Paper consists of white paper cuttings (unprinted), coloured paper cuttings (unprinted) and waste paper, various, (i.e. printed matter, strawboard cuttings, etc.), averaging monthly about 4,000 lbs., 2,000 lbs. and 1,000 lbs. respectively.
Samples of waste paper may be seen and forms of tender obtained at the Office of the Hong Kong Prison, Stanley.
No tender will be considered unless submitted in triplicate on the forms provided. The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any tender.
The successful tenderer will be required to sign an agreement and to give security to the satisfaction of the Government in the sum of $300.
4th August, 1939.
J. L. WILLCOCKS,
Commissioner of Prisons.
DISTRICT OFFICE, SOUTH.
No. S. 376.-It is hereby notified that the following Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction will be held at the District Office, South, Queen's Building, 2nd floor, Hong Kong, at 11 a.m., on Friday, the 18th day of August, 1939.
The Lot is sold for the term of seventy-five years from the 1st day of July, 1898, with the right of renewal for a further term of 24 years less the last 3 days at a re-assessed Crown Rent as a Building Lot, subject to the General Conditions of Sale published in Government Notification No. 364 of 1934, and to Special Conditions Nos. 2 (a) and (b).
The amount to be spent in rateable improvements to the satisfaction of the District Officer, South, within two years from the date of sale is $500.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Boundary Measurements.
Registry No.
Locality.
Contents in Square feet.
Annual
Upset Price.
Crown
Rent.
N.
S.
E.
W.
Lantao Plateau Lot No. 136.
4th August, 1939.
Ti Tong Tsai
595
Subject to readjustment as provided by the Conditions of Sale.
€
1
H. J. CRUTTWELL,
District Officer, Southern District.