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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH JUNE, 1897.
THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY, LIMITED.
"OTICE is hereby given that it is the intention of The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, to apply as soon as conveniently may be to the Legislative Council of Hongkong for a Bill entitled "An Ordinance to authorise The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, to lay Tramways on certain Public Roads at Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, and to confer upon the said Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, certain other rights, powers and privileges.'
DEACON & HASTINGS,
35 Queen's Road, Hongkong, Solicitors for the said Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company, Limited.
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A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance to authorise The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limit- ed, to lay Tramways on certain Public Roads at Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, and to confer upon the said Hongkong and Kow- loon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, certain other rights, powers and privileges.
WHEREAS The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whose registered office is at No. 4, Praya Central, Victoria, Hongkong, are desirous of laying and maintaining Tramways for the purpose of removing, storing, loading and discharging cargo; and whereas the said Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, have applied to the Govern- ment of the Colony to confer upon them the necessary powers for carrying out the construction and maintenance of such Tramways by means of an Ordinance, and it is expedient that such powers should be granted to the said Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, under and subject to the conditions, restrictions and provisions hereinafter contained: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as The Kowloon Godowns Tramways Ordinance, 1897.
2. The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown of Tramways. Company, Limited, and their assigns may, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance and in accordance with plans and specifications to be approved by the Governor in Council from time to time, lay down, maintain, renew and remove all or any or either of the Tramways hereinafter mentioned and described with all proper signalling arrange- ments, crossings, bridges, passing places, sidings, junctions, turntables, rails and conveniences connected therewith or for the purposes thereof, and the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, and their assigns shall have the exclusive right to work and use the same, Provided always that such right shall not be deemed to prohibit the use of the roads whereon such lines may be laid for ordinary traffe at all times.
The Tramways authorised by this Ordinance are :—
Tramway No. 1.-A single line 650 yards in length commencing at a point in the Praya at Kowloon opposite an imaginary line separating Kowloon Marine Lot No. 21 from Kowloon Marine Lot No. 21a thence passing along the Praya aforesaid across the Water Police bridge to a point opposite the Southern boundary of Kowloon Marine Lot No. 9.
Tramway No. 2.-A treble line 62 yards in length commencing at the Southern termination of Tram- way No. I thence passing along the Praya aforesaid to a point 5 feet East of the centre of MacDonuell Road at Kowloou aforesaid,