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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH NOVEMBER, 1871.
Title.
Preamble.
Interpretation Clause.
Power to
and Pier.
HONGKONG.
ANNO TRICESIMO QUINTO
VICTORIA REGINE.
HENRY WASE WHITFEILD, Major-General, and Lieutenant-Governor. No. 11 OF 1871.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to authorize the "Hongkong Pier and Godown Company, Limited," to construct a Pier in the Harbor of Victoria, and to confer upon the said Company certain other Powers and Privileges.
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[16th November, 1871.]
HEREAS under the Provisions of the "Companies Ordi- nance, 1865," a Public Company has been formed and registered in the Name of the "Hongkong Pier and Godown Company, Limited;" for the Purpose of constructing, with the Consent of the Crown, a Public Pier in the Harbor of Victoria, and for other Purposes, in relation to the Loading, Discharging, and Storing of Cargo; And whereas the said Company have applied to the Government of the Colony to confer upon them the neces- sary Powers for carrying out the Objects thereof, by means of a Public Ordinance, and it is expedient that such an Ordinance should be granted to the said Company under and subject to the Conditions, Restrictions and Provisions hereinafter contained: Be it therefore enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:---
I. In the Interpretation of this Ordinance, the Expression "the Company" shall mean the "Hongkong Pier and Godown Company, Limited."
II. It shall be lawful for the Company to construct and erect a Wharf maintain for the exclusive Use and Objects of the Company, a Wharf between high and low water Mark and a Pier extending into the Harbor of Victoria, at and from the Portion of the Public Praya which lies directly opposite to the Pieces or Parcels of Ground registered in the Land Office of the Colony as Marine Lots numbered 29, 29a, 30, and 30a, respectively.
Plans and
III. The said Wharf and Pier shall be constructed in accordance Specifications with Plans and Specifications to be approved by the Governor in
Council.
of Fier.
Alterations in Whaif and Pier.
Power to construct Tramways.
Lights.
Company to prevent silting
&c., and Obstruction
of Praya.
Mode of proceeding where
Company has made Default
in taking Measures to prevent Silting, &c.
IV. The Company may, from Time to Time, make any Alter- ations in and Additions to the said Wharf and Pier, provided the same be in accordance with a Plan and Specification to be approved by the Governor in Council.
V. It shall be lawful for the Company, from Time to Time, to lay down, maintain, and renew sunken Tramways from the Foot of the Pier and Wharf across the Public Praya connecting the Pier and Wharf with the Premises of the Company, situated on the Marine Lots aforesaid or adjoining the same: Provided always that all such Tramways shall be laid in accordance with a Specification to be approved by the Governor in Council.
VI. The Company shall cause to be affixed on the said Pier and Wharf and to be exhibited from Sunset to Sunrise, such Lights as the Harbor Master may from Time to Time direct.
VII. The Company shall take such Measures as may be neces- sary to prevent Silting or the Accumulation of Mud, Sand, or other Matter around the Pier or Wharf, and shall conform to such Regulations as the Governor in Council may deem it expedient to make for the Purpose of preventing Obstruction to the Traffic of the Praya.
VIII. In Event of the Company making Default in complying with the Provisions in the last preceding Section relating to the Prevention of Silting or the Accumulation of Mud, Sand, or other Matter around the Pier or Wharf, the Governor in Council, if satisfied after due Enquiry made by him that the Company has been guilty of the alleged Default, shall make an Order to be served on its Secretary limiting a Time for the Performance of its Duty in that behalf, and if such Duty is not performed by the Time limited by the Order, the Governor in Council shall appoint some Person to perform the same and shall by Order direct that the Expenses of performing the same together with a reasonable Remuneration to the Person appointed for superintending such Performance and amounting to a Sum specified in the Order together with the Costs of Proceedings (if any) shall be paid by the Company, and any Order made for the Payment of such Expenses