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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND OCTOBER, 1887.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 438.
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The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the spot, on Monday, the 31st day of October, 1887, at 3 P.M., are published for general information. By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd October, 1887.
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 31st day of October, 1887, at 3 P.M., by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of Eleven Lots of Crown Land, at Ha-wan, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 999 Years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.
No.
Boundary Measurements.
of Sale.
Registry No.
Contents Annual
LOCALITY,
in
Upset
Rent.
Price.
N.
S.
E.
W. Square ft.
Inland Lots
Ha-wan, Victoria, (site of Old Eastern
feet.
feet.
feet.
feet.
£A
No. 1097
Market, Queen's Road East),..
16
16
1098
Do.,
do.,
16
16
33
65
65
1,040
20
65 65
1,040
20
1099
Do.,
do.,
16
16
65 05
1,040
1100
Do.,
do.,
16
16
65
65
1,040 20
1101
Do.,
do.,
13′ 4′′ | 27′ 6′′
65
66
1,340 20
1102
Do.,
do.,
73' 11" 77' 4"
15
15′ 6′′
1,134
1103
Do.,
do..
70' 6" 73′ 11′′
15
15' 6"
1,083
1104
""
Do.,
do.,
67′′ 1′′ 70′ 6′′
15
15' 6"
1,032
20
1105
Do.,
do.,
63′ 9′′ 67' 1"
15
15' 6"
981
11
10
1106 ·
Do.,
do.,
60′ 41′′ 63' 9"
15
15′ 6′′
931
J
1107
"
Do.,
do..
57
60' 4"
15
15' 6"
830
88888BARRE
2,080
2,080
20
2,080
2,080
2,680
22
2,270
20 2,170
2,070
18
1,970
18
1,870
16
1,760
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 in dispute shall be put up again at a former bidding.
2. No person shall at any bidding advance less than $10.
3. Immediately after the fall of the hammer, the Purchaser shall sign the Memorandum of Agree- ment, hereinafter contained, for completing the purchase according to these conditions, and shall, within Three Days of the day of sale, pay into the Colonial Treasury, the full amount of Premium at which the Lot shall have been purchased,
4. The Purchaser of each Lot shall build and finish, fit for occupation, upon the lot, before the expiration of six calendar months from the day of sale, one substantial dwelling or tenement with stone, and lime mortar walls, and tile roofs, and in other respects in accordance with the conditions of the Buildings Ordinance, No. 8 of 1856, and he shall provide along the entire back of such dwelling or tenement a clear space forming a back yard of not less than Fifteen feet in width.
5. The Purchaser of each Lot shall pay into the Treasury a proportionate part of the annual rental specified in the Particulars herein before contained on the 25th day of December next, and thereafter shall pay such annual rental by equal half-yearly payments on the 24th day of June, and the 25th day of December in each and every year during the term of 999 years hereinafter mentioned.
6. When the conditions herein contained have been complied with to the satisfaction of the Surveyor General, the Purchaser of each Lot shall be entitled to, and shall execute, on demand, a Lease from the Crown of the Piece of Ground comprised in such Lot for 999 Years, to be computed from the day of Sale, at such Annual Rental, payable half-yearly on the 24th day of June, and the 25th day of December in every Year, as is specified in the Particulars of each Lot hereinbefore contained; and such Crown Lease shall be subject to, and contain, all Exceptions, Reservations, Covenants, Clauses, and Conditions inserted in the Crown Leases of Inland Lots in the Colony of Hongkong.
7. The Purchaser of each Lot shall pay, to the Land Officer, on behalf of Her Majesty the QUEEN, a Fee of $15 upon the execution of the Crown Lease thereof.
8. Should the Purchaser neglect, or fail to comply with these Conditions, his Premium, or any portion thereof which may be paid, shall be thereupon forfeited to Her Majesty, who shall be at full liberty either to enforce the Sale, or to re-sell the Property at such time and place, and in such manner as to Her Majesty shall seem fit, and in case of a re-sale the increase, if any, of the Premium or Purchase Money shall be retained by Her Majesty, and the deficiency, if any, and all Costs and Expenses shall be made good by the defaulter and be recoverable as liquidated damages.
9. Possession of each Lot sold shall be given to the Purchasers, and deemed to have been taken by them, on the day of sale.