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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH SEPTEMBER, 1897.
Short title.
Construction
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 cither 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 traffic at all times.
Plans to be deposited.
The Tramways authorised by this Ordinance are :—
Tramway No. 1.-A treble line 857 yards or thereby in length commencing at a point in the Praya oppo- site the Northern boundary of Marine Lot No. 22 thence proceeding southward and terminating at a point in the Praya aforesaid opposite the eastern boundary of Marine Lot No. 9.
Tramway No. 2.--. A double line 913 yards or thereby in length commencing at a point in the Praya oppo- site the northern boundary of Marine Lot No. 22, thence proceeding eastward along the road between Marine Lot No. 22 and the Royal Naval Yard to its junction with Macdonnell Road thence proceeding southward along Macdonnell Road and terminating at a point in the Praya opposite the Eastern bound- ary of Marine Lot No. 9.
Tramway No. 3.-A double line 270 yards or thereby in length commencing at a point in the Praya on the line of Tramway No. 1 thence proceeding east- wards along Elgin Road and terminating at a point in the Elgin Road aforesaid opposite the Eastern boundary of Inland Lot No. 212.
Tramway No. 4.-A double line 116 yards or thereby in length commencing at a point in the Praya on the line of Tramway No. 1 thence proceeding East- ward along Chater Road and terminating at a point in Macdonnell Road on the line of Tramway No. 2. Tramway No. 5.—A double line 13 yards or thereby in length commencing at a point in Macdonnell Road 50 yards or thereby South of the Northern boundary of Marine Lot No. 20 thence proceeding in an easterly direction and terminating at a point in Macdonnell Road aforesaid 50 yards or thereby South of the Northern boundary of Inland Lot No. 213.
Provided always that where any tramways already existing are included in the tramways authorized by this Ordinance, such trainways already existing shall for the purposes of this Ordinance be deemed to have been authorized by and to come under this Ordinance.
3. But before the commeuccinent of the construction of any of the said Tramways not already constructed the said Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, or their assigns shall deposit in the office of the Director of Public Works for the approval of the Governor in Council plans and specifications shewing in detail the mode of construction of the said Tramways and roadways or such of them as the said Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, or their assigns may then