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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16тя DECEMBER, 1882.
Power to Lease.
Power to mortgage.
Rights of Government,
Government to pay tolls.
Traffic upon Tramways.
Company not bound to carry gooda,
Tolis.
Distance
covered by tolls.
assignment or absolute disposal has been made all the rights, powers, authorities, obligations, and liabilities of the Company in respect to the undertaking, or part or parts thereof sold, assigned, or absolutely disposed of, shall be transferred to, vested in, and may be exercised by, and shall attach to the person or persons, Corporation or Com- pany, to whom the same has been sold, assigned, or abso- lutely disposed of, in like manner as if the undertaking, or part, or parts, thereof sold was or were constructed by such person or persons, Corporation, or Company, under the powers conferred upon him or them by this Ordinance, and in reference to the same he or they shall be deemed to be the Company.
Power to lense.
or
46. Subject to the approval of the Governor in Council being first obtained (but not otherwise), the Company may, at any time, and from time to time, demise their undertaking, or any part, or parts, thereof, to such person or persons, Corporation or Company, for such term 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 cither 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.
Power to Mortgage.
47. It shall be lawful for the Company from time to time or at any time to borrow money on mortgage of all or any part of their undertaking, and for that purpose to assign or demise by way of mortgage all or any their lands, messuages or tenements, erections, buildings, works, rolling stock, plant, machinery, chattels and effects, to any person or persons, Corporation or Company and to enter into all such covenants, provisos, declarations and agreements, as the Company shall think fit or proper.
Rights of Government.
48. The Governor in Council 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, 3 clear days notice of his intention so to do.
49. 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, where the same shall not exced the sum of one thousand dollars, be determined by a Judge in Summary Jurisdiction in man- ner hereinafter provided for the determination of monies or compensation not exceeding one thousand dollars to be paid for the purchase of lands otherwise than by agreement, and, where the amount of such tolls shall exceed the sum of one thousand dollars, the same shall be determined by the said Chief Justice in manner hereinafter provided for the determination of monies or compensation exceeding one thousand dollars to be paid for the purchase of lands otherwise than by agreement.
Traffic upon Tramways.
50. The Tramways may be used for the purpose of conveying passengers, animals, goods, merchandize, minerals, and parcels.
51. 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.
52. 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.
53. 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