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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST MAY, 1892.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 234.
The following Bill, which was read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held this day, is published.
Council Chamber, Hongkong, 16th May, 1892.
A. M. THOMSON. Acting Clerk of Councils.
Title
Boomble,
Short title.
Aserrtainment of amounts.
Piblioution and deposit of schedule.
Appeal witR 3 months.
Pweeduire n
DRAFT BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance to provide means for ascertaining the amounts to be paid by way of compensation in respect of the Wharves and Piers along the line of the Praya Reclamation, to fix the periods for the payment thereof and for other purposes
in connection therewith.
WHEREAS by The Praya Reclamation Ordinance,
1889, a sum not exceeding $180,000 was included in the costs of the Reclamation works now being carried out under the said Ordinance, by way of compensation to the owners and occupiers of the wharves and piers along the line of the Reclamation then proposed and now being carried out and such sum was intended to provide for compensation for the removal only of such wharves and piers, inclusive of the Government wharves and piers, along the line of the said Reclamation and not for consequential damages. And whereas difficulties have arisen as to the amounts to be paid in respect of the removal of the said wharves and piers and the periods for the payment of such amounts and it is expedient to provide therefor.
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 for all purposes as The Praya Wharves and Piers Ordinance, 1892.
2. Immediately after the coming into operation of this Ordinance the Director of Public Works of this Colony shall cause the value of each wharf and pier along the line of the said Reclamation to be assessed and as soon as such assessment is complete, he shall make or cause to be made a schedule showing the proportionate amount of a sum not exceeding $180,000 to be paid in respect of each wharf and pier. Such schedule may be in the form in schedule A hereto.
3. Such schedule shall when completed be published in the Gazette and three copies thereof verified under the hand of the said Director of Public Works and dated the day of publication shall be deposited in the Registry of the Supreme Court and shall be open to inspection free of charge.
4. Such schedule shall be final unless the owner or occupier of any wharf or pier mentioned therein or any Crown lessee or his assigns registered at the said Land Office in respect of any of the lots of the land or sections thereof along the line of the said proposed Reclamation, who has signed the Articles of agreement contained in the schedule to the Ordinance No. 16 of 1889, shall, within a period of 3 months from the date of the publication of the said schedule, appeal to the Supreme Court in its Summary Jurisdiction in the manner hereinafter provided.
5. (1.) Any person desirous of appealing as aforesaid shall within the said period of 3 mouths file with the Registrar of the said Court a written notice of appeal stating fully the grounds thereof and the proportionate amount he claims having regard to the total sum available and shall at the same time serve a true copy of such notice upon the Crown Solicitor.
(2.) On every such appeal the Director of Public Works shall be respondent and service on the Crown Solicitor on his behalf shall be deemed sufficient.
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