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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH DECEMBER, 1887.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 521.
The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the spot, on Tuesday, the 20th day of December, 1887, at 3.30 P.M., are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong; 10th December, 1887.
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Tuesday, the 20th day of December, 1887, at 3.30 P.M., by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One. Lot of Crown Land, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 999 Years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Boundary Measurements.
No. of Sale.
Registry No.
LOCALITY.
N.
SE.
E.
Inland Lot Junction of Pokfulam Road and No. 1,095.
feet. feet.
210 212
sw.
feet. feet.
47 287
Contents in Square ft.
Annual Upset Rent. Price:
25,000 114
1,500
Hill Road,........
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 $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 the Lot shall also pay to the Land Officer, on behalf of Her Majesty the QUEEN, the sum of $10 within three days of the day of Sale, for and in consideration of the Boundary Stones, properly cut, fixed, and marked with the Registry Number, which shall be placed by the Surveyor General, for the Purchaser, at each angle of the Lot.
5. The Purchaser of the Lot shall also pay to the Land Officer, on behalf of Her Majesty The QUEEN, a Fee of $15 upon the execution of the Crown Lease thereof.
6. The Purchaser of the Lot shall build and finish, fit for occupation, before the expiration of twelve calendar months from the day of sale, in a good, substantial and workmanlike manner, one or more good substantial and safe brick or stone messuages or tenements, upon some part of his Lot, to the satisfaction of the Surveyor General, and shall expend thereon a sum of not less than $4,000 (Four thousand Dollars). The Purchaser shall also construct all the necessary drains to carry off the waste and refuse water from the main buildings, cook-houses, and out-offices to the entire satisfaction. of the Surveyor General; no sewage or refuse water will be allowed to flow on, to, or through any of the adjoining lands, whether belonging to the Crown or to private persons, neither shall any decaying, noisome, noxious, excrementitious, or other refuse matter be deposited on any portion of the Lot.
7. When the conditions herein contained have been complied with to the satisfaction of the Surveyor General the Purchaser of the 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 such 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.
6. 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 the Lot shall be given to the Purchaser, and deemed to have been taken him, on the day of sale.