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From the new position of the Light-beacon, Kiushan Quoin Surveying-beacon bears S. 253° W., magnetic, distant 1·15 miles.
By Order of the Inspector General of Customs;
THE MARITIME CUSTOMS,
COAST INSPECTOR'S OFFICE,
SHANGHAI, 4th June, 1920.
H. E. HILLMAN,
Acting Coast Inspector.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
No. S. 128.-It is hereby notified that the Government intends to offer for sale by public auction, on or about the 1st November next, the whole of the area of Crown land at the corner of Pedder Street and Queen's Road Central, formerly occupied by the Post Office, Supreme Court and other Government Buildings, as delineated upon a plan which may be seen in the Public Works Office. The entire area available for sale amounts to about 36,500 square feet. The Government is prepared to consider proposals from intending purchasers for subdividing the entire area into lots of moderate size.
Subject to certain reservations as to the manner in which any building to be erected on the area may be occupied, the Government is prepared to sanction the erection of buildings not exceeding a height of 125 feet.
The term of the lease for any portion of the area will be 75 years, commencing from the date of sale, with the option of renewal at a Crown rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King for one further term of 75 years. The Crown rent for the entire area for the first period of 75 years will be $4,200 per annum, In the event of the area being subdivided, the aforesaid Crown rent will be apportioned in proportion to the areas of such subdivisions but in each case will be calculated to the nearest even dollar. The upset price will be at the rate of $50 per square foot.
In the case of that portion of the area which is occupied by Messrs. Watkins & Co., the purchaser will not be given possession until 3 months after the day of sale.
The purchaser of any portion of the area will be required to erect buildings of a value equivalent to $15 per square foot of such area and will be required to complete such buildings, fit for occupation, before the expiration of 24 calendar months from the day of sale.
The design of the elevations of any building to be erected on the whole or any portion of the area will be subject to the special approval of the Director of Public Works, who, in the event of the area being subdivided into several lots, shall have power to regulate the height of storeys and may require the main features of any building to harmonize with those of the adjoining buildings.
Subject to the submission of satisfactory designs, the Government is prepared to sanction the construction of verandahs over the public footpath in Pedder Street, extend- ing the full height of the building and over the public footpath in Queen's Road, extend- ing for a height of three storeys only. In the case of such verandahs, there must be a clear space of at least 9 feet between the face of the external wall of the building and the inside face of any portion of the piers or columns upon which such verandahs are supported.
Any communications with regard to the foregoing should be addressed to the Director of Public Works. In every case, full particulars should be given with regard to the purposes for which it is intended to occupy any building which it is proposed to
erect.
A. G. M. FLETCHER,
Colonial Secretary,
14th May, 1920.