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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
HON. MR. POLLOCK-Why is stabling needed at a disinfecting station?
THE CHAIRMAN-It is for a garage and for general sanitary requirements-such as for bullocks and water carts.
Approved.
Opium Bollers' Salaries
The Officer Administering the Govern- ment recommended the Council to vote a sum of $3,153, in aid of the vote Im- ports and Exports Department, Personal Emoluments.
THE CHAIRMAN-This is a readjustment of salaries of the opium boilers.
Approved.
Sir John Oakley's Award
The award of Sir John Hubert Oakley in respect of certain lands now vested in the Army Council reads as follows:
To ALL TO WHом these presents shall come I Sir John Hubert Oakley, Knight, of 4/5 Charles Street, St. James's Square, London, England, send greeting.
WHEREAS the lands situate in the Colony of Hongkong and more parti- cularly delineated and described on the maps or plans hereto annexed and re- ferred to in the schedule hereto with the buildings thereon and the appurtenances thereto are now vested in the Army Council (which designation where used in these presents includes the Secretary of State for War and the War Office) in fee simple in possession or for an estate or interest deemed for the poses of these presents to be the equi- valent.
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AND WHEREAS the Government of the Colony of Hongkong being desirous of taking transfer of or purchasing from the Army Council the said lauds entered into negotiations with the Army Council there- for
AND WHEREAS in and for the said negotiations I the said Sir John Hubert Oakley was appointed by the Army Council to proceed to the said Colony and to ascertain the value of the said lands
AND WHEREAS after my arrival at the said Colony to take up the duties of the Raid appointment the Army Council and
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their respective representatives agreed that subject only to the provisoes or re servations hereinafter set forth within ten years from the date of this my award (time in this respect being of the essence of the agreement) the Army Council would sell and transfer to the Govern- ment of Hongkong and the Government of Hongkong would purchase from the Army Council at the total price or sum to be awarded by me all the said lands which lands for the purpose of such sale should be treated as an indivisable whole save only that in case of withdrawal of one or more complete block or lot or blocks or lots as hereinafter mentioned then the remaining blocks or lots or block or lot not so withdrawn should in like manner be treated as an indivisible whole as to which the sale and transfer should be completed and take effect in accordance with my award
AND WHEREAS after my arrival at the vations hereinbefore referred to are as follows, that is to say-
(i.) That if during the period of ten years from the date of the award and before completion of the trans- fer unforeseen circumstances shall in the opinion of the Army Council render it desirable or expedient to withdraw any one or more complete block or lot or blocks or lots then and in such event only the Army Council shall be free and at liberty to withdraw such one or more.com- plete block or lot or blocks or lots- and
(ii.) That if the sum total of the award shall be deemed by the Government of Hongkong to be a greater price than the said Colony can afford to pay and the Governor of Hongkong shall in writing inform the General Officer Commanding the Forces in China thereof at the earliest poss- ible date being not later than four months from the date of the award then the Government of Hongkong shall not be bound to proceed with and complete the purchase and transfer or to proceed with the re- provisioning of the garrison else- where
AND WHEREAS the blocks or lots herein- before referred to are the several pieces of land shown on the said maps or plans and thereon indicated by distinctive
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