# City of Victoria.
# Water
IV. Upon the Completion of the said Water Works there shall be levied Half-yearly on the Crown Lessees of all Lands in the Subdistricts comprised within the district of Victoria, except Wong-nei-choong and Soo-koan-poo, a Rate to be called a "Water Rate" estimated at Two per Cent per annum on the gross annual Value of Property set forth in the Police Rate Assessment for the current Year; and all the Provisions of the Ordinances No. 2 of 1845 and No. 3 of 1851, touching Valuation, and Appeal, shall extend and apply to the said Water Rate.
V. The said Rate shall be applied in Manner following; that is to say: in the first place, in maintaining the said Water Works and in defraying all Expenses connected therewith; in the second place, in securing and repaying any Monies which may have been borrowed for the Purposes aforesaid under the Authority of this Ordinance and the Interest accruing thereon; and the Residue shall be carried to the Credit of the General Revenue of the Colony.
VI. In the Construction of this Ordinance "The Governor" shall be taken to include the Officer for the Time being administering the Government of the Colony.
HERCULES G. R. ROBINSON.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 10th Day of July, 1860.
L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO, Clerk of Councils.
## SCHEDULE A.
## FORM OF MORTGAGE.
By virtue of the Ordinance No. 12 of 1860 I [herein give the name of the Governor executing the Mortgage] Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, in consideration of the Sum of £... paid to the Colonial Treasurer of the said Colony by A.B. of ... for the purposes of the said Ordinance, Do grant and assign unto the said A.B., his Executors, Administrators, and Assigns, such proportion of the Rates, Profits, and other Monies arising or accruing by virtue of the said Ordinance from the Water Rate thereby authorized to be imposed as the said Sum of £... doth or shall bear to the whole Sum, which is or shall be borrowed upon the Credit of the said Rates To HOLD to the said A.B., his Executors, Administrators Assigns from this Day until the said Sum of £... with Interest at the rate of ... per cent per annum for the same shall be fully paid and satisfied (the principal Sum to be repaid at any Time after ... upon ... Months' Notice.) Given under my Hand and the Seal of the said Colony this ... Day of ... One thousand Eight hundred and ...
L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO, Clerk of Councils.
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