THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH MARCH, 1882.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 127.
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The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the spot, on Wednesday, the 5th day of April, 1882, at 4 P.M., are published for general information. By His Excellency's Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th March, 1882.
W. M. DEANE, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Wednesday, the 5th day of April, 1882, at 4 P.M., by Order of His Excellency the Administrator, of three Lots of Crown Land, in Shaukiwán, Hongkong, for a term of 999 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.
No.
of
Registry No.
Sale.
1Q3
Shaukiwán Lot. No. 30
Shaukiwán,
2
31
Do.,
""
32
Do.,
"
LOCALITY.
Boundary Measurements.
Contents in
N.
S.
E.
W.
Square ft.
Annual
Rent. Price.
Upset
feet.
feet. feet.
feet.
50
50
200
200❘ 10,000
22.04 275
45
45
200
125 125
200
200 9,000 19.83 250 200 25,000 55.09 650
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 $5.
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 a deposit of one half of the amount of Premium at which the Lot shall have been knocked down, and within One Calendar Month from the day of sale at the aforesaid Treasury pay the remaining half of the said Premium.
4. The Purchaser of each 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 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 herein before contained; and such Crown Lease shall be subject to and contain all Exceptions, Reservations, Covenants, Clauses, and Conditions inserted in the Crown Leases of Shaukiwán Lots in the Colony of Hongkong. 5. The Purchaser of each Lot shall pay to the Surveyor General on behalf on Her Majesty The QUEEN, a Fee of $15 upon the execution of the Crown Lease thereof.
6. The Purchaser of each 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.
7. Should the Purchaser neglect or fail to comply with these Conditions, his Premium, or any por- tion 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.
8. Possession of the Lot sold shall be given to the Purchaser, and deemed to have been taken by him on the day of sale.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS.
1. The purchaser of each Lot shall at his own cost and charge cut down or fill in, as the case may be, the whole area of his Lot, and also that of one half the width of the Roads adjoining or abutting thereon. The roads to be properly formed and levelled to the satisfaction of the Surveyor General.
2. The Purchaser of each Lot will have to arrange with any squatters holding the ground, for the resumptiom of the portion situated within the boundaries of the said lot, and pay to them all legal claims, compensation for disturbance, and for any loss that they may sustain by the resumption of such portion. The compensation for disturbance, to be approved by His Excellency the Governor.
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BY THE PURCHASER. 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
Registry Number and
of Sale
Lot. Description of Lot Purchased.
Amount of Annual Rental. Premium at which
Purchased.
Signature of Purchaser.
#va
1
Shaukiwán Lot No. 30,......
$22.04
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No. 31,..
$19.83
No. 32,..
$55.09
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