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This Indenture made the Thirtieth day of January in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy seven between our Sovereign Lady Victoria by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen Defender of the Faith of the one part and William Keswick of the Colony of Hongkong require the resident kanaging Partner of the firm of Jardine Matheson and Company Samuel Wyllys Pomeroy also of the said Colony Esquire the resident L'anaging Partner of the firm of Russell and Company and henry George Thomsett also of the said Colony Esquire the Harbou Master of Honkong aforesaid (which said William keswick, Samuel Wyllys Pomeroy and enry George Thomsett are hereinafter called the Lessees) of the other part whereas by 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 Lajesty 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 Lajesty) 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 to 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 by certain other Letters Patent
under the Great Seal as aforesaid bearing date the Thirteenth day of February on the thirty fifth year of the Reign of Her said Majesty Sir Arthur Edward hennedy Knight Commander of the Lost Distinguished Order of Saint Micael and Saint George Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath was constituted and appointed Governor and Commander in Chief of the said Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies And whereas by certain Instructions of Her said Majesty addressed to then Governor of Hongkong under Her said Lajesty's Signet and Sign anual and dated the sixth day of April one thousand eight hundred and forty three the said Governor was amongst other things instructed 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 Lessees their executors administrators and assigns tobe paid done and performed Her said Majesty Queen Victoria hath demised leased and to farm let and by these presents doth denise lease and to farm let unto the said Lessees their executors administors and assigns All that piece or parcel of ground situate lying and being at Victoria in the said Island of Hong Kong abutting on the North side thereof on the Praya and measuring there on three hundred and fifty nine feet and nine inches on the South side thereof on Battery Road and Queen's Road and measuring thereon two hundred and sixty three feet on the East side thereof on Western Street Saiyingpoon and measuring there on three hundred and three feet and nine inches and on the West side thereof on a close registered in the Land Office as Marine Lot Number one hundred and eighty seven and measuring there on two hundred and fifty feet and six inches which said piece or parcel of ground contains in the whole eighty two thousand six hundred and sixty square feet and is registered in the Land Office as Larine Lot Number one hundred and eighty seven A together with the messages tenements and buildings thereon and all easements profits commodities and appurtenances whatsoever to the said demised premises belonging or in any wise appertaining and is more particularly delineated and described in the plan hereunto annexed and thereon coloured Red Excepting and Always reserving unto Her said Lajesty her heirs successors and assigns full power to resume and take possession of all or any part of the said piece or parcel of ground hereby demised if required for the improvement of the said Colony of Hong Kong or for any other public purpose whatsoever three Calendar Months Notice being given to the occupant thereof of its being so required and a full and fair compensation for the said Land and the Buildings thereon being paid to the said Lessees their heirs executors administrators or assigns at a valuation to be fairly and impartiallymade by the Surveyor of Her said Majesty her heirs successors or assigns and in which said valuation the benefit to accrue to the said Lessees their heirs executors administrators or assigns from any such improvement or public purpose shall be allowed by way of set off against any damage he or they may suffer from such resumption as aforesaid Except and reserved also all Mines
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