No. 19.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST JANUARY, 1874.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
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The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held at British Kowloong on Saturday, February 14th, 1874, at 3 o'clock, P.M., are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 31st January, 1874.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Saturday, February 14th, 1874, by order of His Excellency the Governor, of a Lot of Crown Land in the Dependency of Kowloong for a Term of Fourteen Years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No.
Boundary Measurements.
of Sale.
Registry No.
LOCALITY.
Contents in
N.
S.
E.
W.
Square ft.
Annual Upset Rent. Price.
1
Garden. 13..
feet.
Tsim Tsa Tsui, Kowloong, .
feet. feet. feet. 255.0 281.0 500.0 433.0 123,235
56.40
25
CONDITIONS OF SALE.
1. The highest bidder above the upset price shall be the Purchaser, and if any dispute arise, the Lot shall be put up again at a former bidding.
2. No person shall at any bidding advance less than $5.
3. Immediately after the fall of the hammer, the Purchaser shall sign the Memorandum of Agree- ment hereinafter contained for completing the purchase according to these conditions, and shall within Three days of the day of Sale pay into the Colonial Treasury a deposit of one half of the amount of Premium at which the Lot shall have been knocked down, and within One Calendar Month from the day of Sale at the aforesaid Treasury pay the remaining half of the said Premium.
4. The Purchaser of such Lot shall be entitled to and shall execute on demand a Lease from the Crown of the Piece or Parcel of Ground comprised in such Lot for 14 Years terminable at the expiration of 7 Years, to be computed from the 26th day of December, 1873, at such Annual Rental payable half-yearly on the 25th day of December, and the 24th day of June in every Year as is specified in the Particulars of such Lot herein before contained; and such Crown Lease shall be subject to and contain all the Exceptions, Reservations, Covenants, Clauses, and Conditions inserted in the Crown Lease of Garden Lots in the Colony of Hongkong.
5. The Purchaser of every 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 portion 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 Pur- chase 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.
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BY THE PURCHASER. Memorandum that each of the persons whose names are 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
Registry Number
of Sale
and
Lot.
Description of Lot Purchased.
Amount of Annual Rental. Premium at which]
Purchased.
Signature of Purchaser.