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This Indenture,
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day of ... of two parts, made the ... between Our SOVEREIGN LADY VICTORIA, by the Grace of GOD, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India, of the one part, and ... of the other part.
Whereas by certain Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, made and dated at Westminster, the Fifth day of April in the Sixth Year of the Reign of Her said Majesty, the Island of Hongkong and its Dependencies were erected into a Colony, and full power and authority to the Governor of the said Colony of Hongkong, for the time being, were given and granted in the Name of Her said Majesty, and on Her behalf (but subject, nevertheless to such provisions as might be in that respect contained in any Instructions which might from time to time be addressed to him by Her said Majesty,) to make and execute, in the name and on the behalf of Her said Majesty, under the Public Seal of the said Colony, grants of Land Her said Majesty belonging, within the said Colony, to private persons for their own use and benefit, or to any Persons, Bodies, Politic or Corporate, in trust, for the public uses of Her said Majesty's Subjects there resident, or any of them; AND WHEREAS under and by virtue of certain other Letters Patent passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, made and dated at Westminster, on the 9th day of April, in the Fortieth Year of the Reign of Her said Majesty, Constituting the Office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies a Commission under Her Majesty's Royal Sign Manual and Signet, bearing date the ... day of ... Year of the Reign of Her said Majesty, ... was constituted and appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the said Colony of Hongkong, and its Dependencies; AND WHEREAS the said Governor is authorized by Her Majesty to grant Leases of the Land in the said Colony belonging to Her said Majesty: Now this Indenture witnesseth, that in consideration of the yearly rents, conditions and agreements hereinafter reserved and contained, by and on the part and behalf of the said ... Executors, Administrators and Assigns, to be paid, done and performed, and also of the sum of ... Current dollars, which are at this time a legal tender in the said Colony of Hongkong, in hand paid to the said ... for the use of Her said Majesty, by the said ..., at or before the Sealing and Delivery of these Presents, the Receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged; HER SAID MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA, Hath demised, leased, and to farm let, and by these presents Doth demise, lease and to farm let, unto the said ... Executors, Administrators and Assigns, ALL that piece or parcel of Ground situate, lying and being at Victoria in the said Island of Hongkong,
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