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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29TH APRIL, 1876.
It shall be composed of 1 part fresh burnt lime, 1 part loam, and 2 parts clean broken stone 1 in. cube, the whole to be well mixed on a proper stage; the toe of the wall to be protected by having throughout its whole length large boulder stones tipped along the side of it as indicated in the detail drawing on the Sale Plan. The top of the wall to be covered with chunam 4 inches in thickness.
2. The Purchaser will have to reclaim the ground behind the above-mentioned wall (coloured yellow on Plan) by raising it in regular and uniform levels to the same height as the said wall, care must be taken that these layers slope from the wall and not to the wall.
3. The Purchaser will likewise have to construct the roads shown in the Plan on the north side of the lot, such road to be 20 feet wide, and to be at the same level as at the top of the before-mentioned wall, this road is not to be carried further than point C in Plan.
4. The surface of the new roads referred to herein are to be covered for a width of 10 feet with decomposed granite, 4 in. in thickness, the said granite to be well watered and rolled till it becomes perfectly hard and solid.
5. Should any excavation be made inside the Lot, the same shall be carried out in such manner as shall not in any way injure the stability of the above-mentioned roads, and if the said excavation be carried up close to the boundary of the said roads, such roads shall be protected by granite walls being built parallel to the same. These walls shall be constructed in every way similar to the wall described in paragraph 1.
6. Two culverts shall also be constructed to carry off the surface water from the land on the North side of this lot. The said culverts to extend the whole width of the roads under which they cross. They shall be constructed of rubble in mortar and according to the detail drawing shown on the Sale Plan.
7. The Colonial Government will permit the purchaser to use any of the old stones laying on the beach at Tsim-tsa-tsui, that formed part of the former Praya Wall, such stones must first however be pointed out to the Surveyor General and if he approves of the same being removed, they shall be marked by the purchaser with white paint and a permit will be given, authorising him to remove the same, and no stones, except those so marked, shall be removed under a penalty of $5 for each stone that shall be proved to have been removed contrary to these conditions.
8. The whole of the work referred to in these conditions, shall be completed and finished within eight months from the day of Sale.
9. The Surveyor General will mark and set out the above-mentioned wall and roads on the ground for the Purchaser, and also give him any levels or other assistance he may require.
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
of Sale Lot.
and
Registry Number
Description of Lot Purchased.
Amount of Annual Rental. Premium at which
Purchased.
Signature of Purchaser.
No. 84.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction to be held at Victoria Peak, on Wednesday, the 10th day of May, 1876, at 4 P.M., are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 29th April, 1876.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
Colonial Secretary.