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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TM JANUARY, 1884.
Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 28th day of January, 1884, at 3 P.M., by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot of Crown Land, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 Years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No.
of Sale.
Registry No.
Boundary Measurements.
LOCALITY.
Contents in
Annual Rent.
Upset
Price.
N.
S.
E.
1
Rural Building Lot. No. 29
feet. feet.
w. Square ft.
feet. feet.
Mount Kellett Road, The Peak,
150
150
250 250 37,500 26.00
375
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 $25.
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 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 good and permanent messuage or tenement upon some part of his Lot, and shall expend thereon a sum of not less than $1,000 (One thousand dollars). The purchaser shall also construct all the necessary covered drains to carry off the waste and refuse water from the main building, cook-houses, and out- offices, and conduct the said waste and refuse water into one or more air and water-tight cesspits, to be constructed on some portion of the Lot in a good, substantial and workmanlike manner, 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, nor shall the contents of such cesspits, be emptied on Crown Land or any Government road or drain, neither shall any decaying, noisome, noxious, excrementitious or other refuse matter be deposited on any portion of the Lot. The Crown Lessees shall see that all refuse matters are removed daily from off the premises.
5. The Purchaser of the Lot shall be entitled to, and shall execute, on demand a Lease from the Crown of the Piece, or Parcel of Ground comprised in such Lot for 75 Years, to be computed from the day of Sale, at sach 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 the 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 Rural Building Lots in the Colony of Hongkong.
6. The Purchaser of the Lot shall pay, to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, on behalf of Her Majesty the QUEEN, a Fee of $15 upon the execution of the Crown Lease thereof.
7. The Purchaser of the Lot shall also pay to the Surveyor General, on behalf of Her Majesty the QUEEN, the sum of $10 upon the execution of the Crown Lease thereof, 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.
8. Should the Purchaser neglect, or fail to comply with these Conditions, his Premium, or any portion thereof which may be paid, shall be there:pon 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 sold shall be given to the Purchaser, and deemed to have been taken by him, on the day of sale.
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BY THE PURCHASER.
of
Memorandum that
the person whose name is hereunder written has been declared the highest bidder for the Lot described in the foregoing Particulars of Sale and hereunder specified opposite to his said name and signature and does hereby agree to become the Lessee thereof under and subject to the foregoing Conditions of Sale and on his part to perform and abide by the said Conditions.
Number
of Sale Lot.
and
Registry Number
Description of Lot Purchased.
Amount of
Annual Rental. Premium at which!
Purchased.
Signature of Purchaser.
1
Rural Building Lot No. 29
$20.00