No. 189.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH SEPTEMBER, 1878. 461
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the spot, on Monday, the 14th day of October, 1878, at 4 P.M., are published for general information. By Command,
C. MAY,
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Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th September, 1878.
Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 14th day of October, 1878, at 4 P.M., by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of Three Lots of Crown Land, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 999 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.
LOCALITY.
No.
of Sale.
Registry No.
Marine Lot,
1
No. 266.
Lap-Sap Wán,
No. 267.
Do.,
3
No. 268.
Do.,
Boundary Measurements.
Contents in
N.
S.
E.
w. Square ft.
Annual Upset Rent. Price.
feet.
feet.
feet. feet.
100.0 100.0 200.0 200.0 20,000
100.0 100.0 200.0 200.0 20,000
100.0 100.0 200.0 200.0 20,000
CONDITIONS OF SALE.
264.432,000.00
264.43 2,000.00
264.432,000.00
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 $25.
3. Immediately after the fall of the hammer, the Purchaser shall sign the Memorandum of Agree- ment hereinafter contaid for completing the purchase according to these Conditions, and shall within Three D
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shall be entitled to and shall execute on demand a Lease from the HONG 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 hereinbefore contained; and such Crown Lease shall be subject to and contain all Exceptions, Reservations, Covenants, Clauses, and Conditions inserted in the Crown Leases of Marine Lots in the Colony of Hongkong.
5. The Purchaser, of each Lot shall pay to the Surveyor General on behalf of Her Majesty The QUEEN, a Fee of $5 upon the execution of the Crown Lease thereof.
6. 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.
7. 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 OF SALE.
1. The Crown Lessee shall, within six calendar months from the date of the Crown Lease, construct an Embankment and a temporary inexpensive Sea-wall 50 feet from and co-extensive with the front of his Marine Lot, in strict accordance with the constructional details contained in the Conditions and Drawing attached to the Sale Plan, which is now on view at the Surveyor General's Office.
2. All damages to the temporary. Sea-wall and Roadway caused by rains, or the sea, shall be forthwith made good, at his own expense, by the Crown Lessee, failing which, such repairs shall be carried out by the Colonial Government, at the sole cost of the Lessee, and such cost shall be recover- able under Suminary Jurisdiction.
3. Upon the expiration of five years from the date of the Crown Lease, the temporary Sea-wall shall be removed down to the foundations, and in lieu thereof a substantial and permanent Wall shall be built along the same site by the Colonial Government at the sole cost of the Crown Lessee, always provided such cost does not exceed the prices given in the Official Schedule of Prices in force at that