THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH SEPTEMBER, 1883.
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B.-The Crown Lessee of Marine Lot 246 shall, within 12 Calendar months from the date of purchase of the said Lot, construct, with earth, an embarkment fifty feet wide from the North boundary line of the lot, and coextensive with the same, and extending to the centre of the Streets to the East and West thereof, respectively. C.-Within a period of twelve months from the date of sale, a permanent Sea-wall will be built, along the front of the praya aforesaid, by the Colonial Government, at the Sole Cost of the Crown Lessee of Marine Lot 246. The Sea Wall will be built according to designs set forth in the sale plan, and will be let by Public Tender. The amount to be paid by the Crown Lessee of Marine Lot 246 shall not exceed $40 per foot lineal of Praya-wall from the footings up, the cost of preparing the pierre perdue foundations to devolve in like manner on the Crown Lessee.
D.-Upon the completion of the Sea-wall and Roadways, their maintenance and repair, shall devolve upon the Colonial Government, and the Crown Lessee shall be entirely freed from any charge in respect of the aforesaid maintenance and repair.
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
Registry Number
and
Lot. Description of Lot Purchased.
Amount of Annual Rental. Premium at which
Purchased.
Signature of Purchaser.
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Marine Lot No. 246 Inland Lot No. 905
$705.24 $528.96
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 303.
The following Hydrographic Notice is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th September, 1883.
Government of China.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
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CHINA SEA.
J. H. STEWART-LOCKHART, for the Colonial Secretary.
YANGTZE RIVER-KIUKIANG DISTRICT.
Hen Point Beacon Light.
Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with the intimation contained in Kiukiang district Local Notice to Mariners No. 21, the Hen Point Beacon Light, No. 50 in the "List of the Chinese Lighthouses, Light-vessels, Buoys, and Beacons for 1883," has been discontinued.
By Order of the Inspector General of Customs,
IMPERIAL MARITIME CUSTOMS,
COAST INSPECTOR'S OFFICE,
A. M. BISBEE,
Coast Inspector.
SHANGHAI, 27th August, 1883.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 268.
SALE OF THE OPIUM FARM.
Tenders for the privilege of preparing and selling prepared Opium within the Colony for the term of one, two, or three years from the 1st March, 1884, under the provisions of the various Opium Ordinances of the Colony, will be received at this Office until noon on Thursday, the 18th October, 1883.
Each tender should state whether the Tenderer proposes to include the preparation and sale of Dross Opium in his Tender or to exclude it. Tenders may also be sent in for the Dross Opium Farm alone.
Each Tender should specify the monthly payment offered for the periods above mentioned. The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any Tender. Should the Tenders be unsatisfactory to the Government, the Governor in Council will continue to grant Licenses direct, or take such steps as may be necessary for obtaining a proper Revenue.
Any further information on this subject may be obtained from the Colonial Treasurer.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th August, 1883.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.