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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH DECEMBER, 1897.
Mortality Returns.-The returns for the weeks ended the 30th October and 6th November, 1897, respectively, were laid on the table.
Licences.-Two applications for licences to keep eattle were considered.
The President moved-
That the licences asked før be granted.
Mr. N. J. EDE seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Laundry. An application for the registration of the ground floor of No. 19, Hollywood Road as a public laundry was considered.
The President moved
That the premises be registered as requested.
The Honourable Captain Superintendent of Police seconded.
Question put and agreed to.
Cattle Disease. A report from the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon intimating that Foot and Mouth Disease prevails in two of the sheds at the Dairy Farm Company's premises near to Pok-fu-lam and advising that these sheds be declared to be infected was read.
The President addressed the board and moved—
1. That the two sheds mentioned in the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon's report be declared to be infected under the
provisions of bye-law 12 Schedule A. Ordinance 17 of 1887.
2. That a copy of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon's report be transmitted to the Colonial Secretary for the
information of the Government.
The Honourable Captain Superintendent of Police seconded,
Question-put and agreed to.
Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned till Thursday, the 25th day of November, 1897.
Read and confirmed this 2nd day of December, 1897...
HUGH MCCALLUM, Secretary.
J. M. ATKINSON,
President.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.- No. 538.
The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the spot, on Monday, the 3rd day of January, 1898, at 3 p.m., are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th December, 1897.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary,
Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 3rd day of January, 1898, at 3 p.m., by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of Four Lots of Crown Land, together with Building Material stacked thereon, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 999 Years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.
No. of Sale.
Registry
No.
Boundary Measurements.
LOCALITY.
Contents in
Annual Upset Rent. Price.
NE.
SW.
SE. NW. Square ft.
Inland Lots
1,420
Square Street, Taipingshan,.....
2
1,421
Do.,
90 90
feet. feet. feet.
90❘ 90 58
58
feet.
58 5,220 84
20,880
58 5,220 84
20,880
3
1,422
Bridges Street, Taipingshan,....
90 90
58 58 5,220 84
18,270
1,423
Do.,
| 104′.3′′ | 104′.3′′
58 58- 6,046 98
21,161
CONDITIONS OF SALE.
1. The highest bidder above the upset price shall be the Purchaser, and if any dispute arise. between two or more bidders, the Lot shall be put up again at a former bidding.
2. No person shall at any bidding advance less than $20.