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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND JULY, 1881.
"The Account- ant General."
"Cashier of the Bank."
* Convey ances," &c.
"Printers to Her Majesty."
"TheGazette."
"Lands."
General Inter- pretation.
Incorporation of English Acte.
Promoters.
Lands by Agreement.
Where in any such Act or Acts of Parliament as afore- is used, said, the expression "the Accountant General' such expression shall mean the proper Officer or Officers, for the time being, in whose name or names monies directed by the Court to be paid into Court are so paid in.
Where in any such Act or Acts of Parliament as afore- said, the expression "Cashier of the Bank" is used, such expression shall mean the proper Officer or Officers mentioned in the herein immediately preceding interpretation clause.
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Where in any such Act or Acts of Parliament as afore- said, the expressions conveyances," conveyed" and convey" are used, such expressions shall be deemed to include the words "assignments," assigned " and "assign," respectively.
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Where in any such Act or Acts of Parliament as afore- said, the expression "Printers to Her Majesty" is used, such expression shall mean Printers to the Government of the Colony of Hongkong.
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Where in this Ordinance, or in any such Act or Acts of Parliament as aforesaid, the expressions "the Gazette" "the London Gazette" are used, such expressions shall mean the Hongkong Government Gazette.
Where in this Ordinance, or in any such Act or Acts of is used, Parliament as aforesaid, the expression "lands such expression shall mean lands of any tenure whatsoever, and, in particular, leasehold lands.
III. The several words and expressions to which by the Acts in whole or in part incorporated with this Ordinance meanings are assigned, have in this Ordinance the same respective meanings, except where the same are inapplica- ble, or are expressly varied by this Ordinance.
Provided that the expression "the Tramways," or "the undertaking" shall mean the Tramways and works and undertaking by this Ordinance authorized.
IV. The Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, 8 Victoria, c. 18 (except Sections 57 and 139, which are not hereby incorporated), and The Lands Clauses Consolidation Aets Amendment Act, 1860, 23 and 24 Victoria, c. 106, are incorporated with this Ordinance, except where the same respectively are inapplicable, or are expressly varied by this Ordinance, and except that the provisions of the said Acts with respect to the purchase and taking of lands otherwise than by agreement, and with respect to the entry upon lands by the Promoters of the undertaking, shall only extend and be applicable to the messuages, lands and premises more particularly mentioned and described in Schedule A. hereto, and not to any other messuages, lands or premises, which said messuages, lands and premises hereby authorized to be acquired otherwise than by agreement and to be entered upon by the Promoters of the undertaking are more parti- cularly shown on plans Nos. 7 to 13 inclusive (which have been deposited as hereinafter mentioned), and are thereon coloured pink and blue ; and "The Tramways Act, 1870," 33 and 34 Victoria, c. 78 (except the whole of Part I and Sections 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 43 and 56, and Schedule A., Schedule B. and Schedule C., Part I, all of which are not hereby incorporated) is hereby incorporated with this Ordinance, except where the same is inapplicable, or is expressly varied by this Ordinance.
Promoters.
V. The Honourable FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON, of Victoria, Hongkong, THOMAS JACKSON, of the same place, Esquire, WILLIAM KERFOOT HUGHES, of the saine place, Esquire, and the Honourable NG CHOY, of the same place, Barrister-at-Law, or any assignee or assignees, from them of their undertaking, shall be the Promoters for the purposes of this Ordinance.
VI. The Promoters may, by agreement from time to time, purchase and acquire such lands as they may require for the purposes of the undertaking, and may, from time to time, and at any time hereafter, sell or dispose of any such lands which may not be necessary for such purposes, provided that they shall not at any time hold more than 20 acres of land by virtue of this Section.