THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH MAY, 1886.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. No. 160.
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His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to grant to His Honour Sir GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Kt., Chief Justice, three months' vacation leave.
Consequent on Sir GEORGE PHILLIPPO's departure, His Excellency has been pleased to appoint His Honour Mr. Justice RUSSELL to be Acting Chief Justice.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th May, 1886.
FREDERICK STewart,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. --No. 161.
The following.conditions for the letting of Market buildings made by the Acting Registrar General under Section 4 of Ordinance No. 5 of 1867 have been approved by the Governor in Council. By Command.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th May, 1886.
FREDERICK STEWART,
-Acting Colonial Secretary.
Conditions for the letting of Market Buildings under Section 4 of Ordinance 5 of 1867.
1. All market buildings hitherto let under Ordinance No. 5 of 1867 shall continue so let until such time as they would have become vacant under that Ordinance, when they shall be let in the manner hereinafter provided.
2. All market buildings shall be let without fine or premium, either from month to month, or for term of years, for the highest rent obtainable, such rent to be ascertained by sealed tenders or public inction.
3. If the letting is from month to month, a month's notice of its discontinuance shall be given ither by the Registrar General or the lessee as the case may be.
4 If the letting is for a year or more, no notice of the expiration of the term shall be necessary. 5. No market building shall be let for more than three years except on a higher rent than can be btained for three years' lease, nor for any term exceeding five years without the approval of the Governor.
6. All rents of market buildings shall be paid to the Registrar General in advance within the irst seven days of each month.
7. The Registrar General shall cause to be conspicuously exhibited on a notice board in each parket a list of all market buildings which are to be let by the month, as well as of those which will hortly become vacant, in respect of which tenders shall be called for, and a time fixed for their eception by the Registrar General, by a notice under his hand, to be exhibited on such board at least
month before such market buildings become vacant.
Registrar General's Office,
Hongkong, 30th April, 1886.
J. H. STEWART_LOCKHART,
Approved by the Governor in Council, this 7th day of May, 1886.
Council Chamber, Hongkong.
Acting Registrar General.
ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.
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