THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH SEPTEMBER, 1998. 921
"The Governor in Council shall have power to make, and. when made, to add to, alter and repeal Regulations for the erection and maintenance of all piers and wharves, and for the payment of an annual rent for the encroachment by all piers and wharves constructed or reconstructed under the provisions of this section. Such regulations shall be published in the Gazette.
The undertaking required to be given by section 68 of Ordinance No. 15 of 1889 shall include an undertaking to pay the annual rent chargeable in respect of any pier or wharf in respect of which such first mentioned undertaking is required.
"Until added to, altered, or repealed, the Regulations in the Schedule to Ordinance No. 25 of 1891 shall be the Regulations for piers and wharves constructed or reconstructed under the provisions of the said section."
And whereas the Governor in Council has deemed it advisable to repeal as from the 1st January, 1899, (inclusive) all previous Regulations as regards payment of rent and to make the following Regulations in lieu thereof, to take effect from the 1st January, 1899, for the payment of rent for all piers and wharves except those specially provided for by Ordinance;
From and after the 1st January, 1899, the following Regulations shall take effect.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th September, 1898.
REGULATIONS
T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Made by the Officer Administering the Government in Council, the 16th day of September, 1898, to take effect on and from the 1st January, 1899, in lieu of those contained in the Schedule to Ordi-
nance No. 25 of 1891, which are hereby repealed
as from such latter date.
1. The following annual rents shall be chargeable and paid for all piers and wharves, except those constructed under a special Ordinance :-
For encroachments of 500 square feet or less,
Within the Harbour limits on the Hongkong side.
For encroachments exceeding 1,000 square feet, but not exceeding 2,000
square feet,
For encroachments exceeding 500 square feet, but not exceeding 1,000
square feet,
$ 240
360
For encroachments exceeding 5,000 square feet, but not exceeding 10,000
square feet,
For encroachments exceeding 3,000 square feet, but not exceeding 5,000
square feet,
For encroachments exceeding 2,000 square feet, but not exceeding 3,000
square feet,
600
960
1,320
For encroachments exceeding 10,000 square feet,....
1,800
2.400
2.
On the Kowloon side and on the Island of Hongkong outside the Harbour limits. Half the above scale.
3. Such rents shall be payable in advance by equal monthly instalments and shall commence to be payable from the date of the undertaking which is required to be given. Where however the date of such undertaking is prior to 1st January 1899 rent at the old rates shall be paid till 1st January 1899 and from and after that date rent at the rates specified in these Regulations shall be paid.
4. It shall be lawful for the Director of Public Works, in his discretion, to sanction the erection and maintenance of temporary piers and wharves for special purposes, at such less or at a nominal rent, or without payment of rent, and upon such conditions as the Governor may in each particular case deem proper.
5. In all cases where sanction is given by the Director of Public Works to crect and maintain a temporary pier or wharf, and such pier or wharf is removed on a before the expiration of one calendar month from the date of granting such sanction, the encroachment shall not be subject to rent.
6. No piers or wharves of a greater length than 300 feet will be permitted in the harbour, within the limits of the City of Victoria, except upon such special terms as to rent and upon such conditions as the Governor may, in each case, determine.
COUNCIL CHAMBER.
HONGKONG.
J. G. T. BUCKLE, Clerk of Councils.