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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH FEBRUARY,
Rights of Government.
Government
to pay tolls.
Traffic upon Tramways.
Company not bound to carry goods.
Tolls.
Distance
covered by
Lolis.
If carriages full, Company not bound to carry.
Passengers' Juggage.
terms of years, or from year to year, or for any less period, and for such rent or rents, and upon such terms and con- ditions, in all respects, as the Company shall think fit to adopt, to take effect either in possession or at some future date, and either with or without a premium or premiums as a consideration or considerations for such demise or demises.
Rights of Government.
XXXVII. The Governor in Conncil may, at any time or times, and at all times, use, and take precedence over the Company, and all other persons, in such user of, the Tramways hereby authorized, or any or either of them, for defensive or military purposes, or for the passage of troops and war material, on giving to the Company, on each occasion of such user, notice of his intention so to do.
XXXVIII. The Governor in Council shall direct the payment to the Company for such user as aforesaid of such tolls as shall be agreed on, or, if no agreement shall be come to, then the amount of such tolls to be paid shall be settled in manner hereinafter provided for the settle- ment by arbitration of matters in difference.
Traffic upon Tramways.
XXXIX. The Tramways may be used for the purpose of conveying passengers, animals, goods, merchandize, minerals, and parcels.
XL. Save and except passengers' luggage not exceeding sixteen pounds in weight, or one cubic foot in measurement, the Company shall not be bound to carry, unless they think fit, any animals, goods, merchandize, minerals or parcels.
Tolls.
XLI. The Company may demand and take, for passen- gers the tolls or charges specified in Schedule B. hereto, including tolls for the use of the Tramways and of carri- ages, and for motive power, and every other expense incidental to the conveyance of passengers,
XLII. Every fare paid by every passenger for travelling upon the Tramways Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, or any of them, or any part thereof, shall entitle such passenger to travel any distance on all or any of the said last mentioned Tram- ways, once, on the day on which such passenger shall so travel, in the same direction continuously, and without leaving the carriages, but for no further distance, or on any Tramway other than the Tramways Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, or more than once, or on any other day, or in any other direction, or to leave and re-enter the carriages; and every fare paid by every passenger för travelling upon the Tram- way No. 5, or any part thereof, shall cutitle such pas- senger to travel any distance on the said last mentioned Tramway, once, on the day on which such passenger shall so travel, in the same direction continuously, and without leaving the carriages, but for no further distance, or on any Tramway other than the Tramway No. 5, or more than once, or on any other day, or in any other direction, or to leave and re-enter the carriages; and every fare paid by every passenger for travelling upon the Tramway No. 6, or any part thereof, shall entitle such passenger to travel any distance on the said last mentioned Tramway, once, on the day on which such passenger shall so travel, in the same direction continuously, and without leaving the carri- ages, but for no further distance, or on any Tramway other than the Tramway No. 6, or more than once, or on any other day, or in any other direction, or to leave and re-enter the carriages.
XLIII. If the carriages shall, during any journey, con- tain their proper complement of passengers, the Company shall not be bound to find accommodation for any other passenger, notwithstanding that such other passenger may have purchased a ticket or tickets entitling him to travel upon the Tramways, or any of them.
XLIV. No passenger may take on any of the Tramways his personal luggage other than small hand baskets, bags, or parcels, any one of which shall not exceed sixteen All pounds in weight, or one cubic foot in measurement. such personal luggage to be carried by hand, and the responsibility of the passenger, and not to occupy any part of a seat, nor to be of a form or description to annoy or inconvenience other passengers.
1882.