692 TRAMWAYS .
[ 6 OF 1883.]
request is to apply on their behalf for the formal assent of the
Governor in Council to the extension for the period of 12 calendar
inonths of the time allowed by the Tramway Ordinance 1883 for the
substantial commencement of the construction of the tramway mum
bered six in the ordinance being the Peak line and we beg to apply
for such consent accordingly if it is granted the enclosed draft
Order in Council will require some small verbal amendment which
we should be happy to effect if so desired We bave the honour to
be Sir your obedient servants Wotton & DEACON The Ilonourable
W. H.Marsh C.M.G., Colonial Secretary.' ”
“ And whereas to the said application a reply was received in the words
and figures following that is to say :
" No. 141 Colonial Secretary's Office IIongkong 11th February
1885 Gentlemen In reply to your letter of the 26th ultimo I an
directed to inform you that the Governor in Council has been pleased
to assent and approve of the assignment by the promoters of the
tramways authorised by Ordinance 6 of 1883 10 Messrs. P. RYRIE
and A. FINDLAY SMIti of the privilege of constructing tramway
number six ( leak Line) The Governor in Council bas also been
pleased to approve of the extension for the period of 12 calendar
months of the time allowed by the Tramways Ordinance 1883 for
the substantial commencement of the construction of this tramwav
As requested I am to return herewith the draft Order in Comcil for
the necessary amendment as suggested by you I am to add that
the exteusion of time granted in the letter from this office No. 1431
of the 13th October last is so far as the construction of trainway
number six is concerned hereby revoked I have the lionour to be
Gentlemen your most obedievt servant - W . H. MARSH Colonial
Secretary Messrs. W'OTTON & DEACON:" "
“ And whereas the said assent and approval of the Governor in Council
to the grant hereby made has now been duly given by a formal Order in
Council Now This Indenture Witnesseth that in pursuance of the said
agreement and in consideration of the sum of two thousand dollars to
the promoters now paid in equal proportions by the purchasers ( the
receipt whereof the promoters do and each of them doth hereby acknow
ledge ) they the promoters do and each of them doth hereby grant to the
purchasers their executors administrators and assigns all that the right
to construct and maintain the said tramway vumbered six in the said
Tramways Ordinance 1883 and thereby authorised to be made and all
the privileges thereby conferred in so far as the purchasers or either of
them their or any or either of their executors administrators or assigus
may desire to exercise the same in respect of or regard to the said tram
way numbered six ( but saving and excepting into the promoters and
the survivors and survivor of them and their and his assignees or assignee
the privileges by the said Tramways Ordinance 1883 conferred in so far
as the promoters or the survivors or survivor of them or their or his
assignees or assignee may desire to exercise the same in respect of or
regard to the tramways numbered 1 2 3 4 and 5 in the said Tramways
Ordinance 1883 ) to have and to hold the said premises hereby granted
into the purchasers their executors administrators and assigns in equal
undivided moieties as tenants in common and not as joint tenants for all
the estate and interest of the promoters and each of them therein And
each of them the promoters doth hereby for himself his beirs executors
and administrators covenant with each of them the purchasers his exe
cutors administrators and assigns respectively that notwithstanding any
thing by them the said respective covenanting parties respectively done