PUBLIC NOTICE AND DECLARATION, **The following notice is published for general information. But the necessary particulars not having yet been obtained regarding the portions of land already surveyed, the blanks relating to number and extent of allotments, and period of sale, cannot yet be filled up.**
Arrangements having been made for the permanent occupation of the island of Hong-kong, it has become necessary to declare the principles and conditions, upon which allotments of land will be made, pending Her Majesty's further pleasure.
"With a view to the reservation to the crown of as extensive a control over the lands as may be compatible with the immediate progress of the establishment, it is now declared, that the number of allotments to be disposed of, from time to time, will be regulated with due regard to the actual public wants.
It will be a condition of each title, that a building, of a certain value, hereafter to be fixed, must be erected, within a reasonable period of time, on the allotments; and there will be a general reservation of all Her Majesty's rights.
Pending Her Majesty's further pleasure, the lands will be allotted according to the principles and practice of British law, upon the tenure of quit-rent to the crown.
Each allotment to be put up at public auction, at a certain up-set rate of quit-rent, and to be disposed of to the highest bidder. But it is engaged, upon the part of Her Majesty's government, that persons taking land upon these terms shall have the privilege of purchasing in freehold (if that tenure shall hereafter be offered by Her Majesty's government), or of continuing to hold upon the original quit-rent, if that condition be better liked.
All arrangements with natives for the cession of lands, in cultivation, or substantially built upon, to be made only through an officer deputed by the government of the island; and no title will be valid, and no occupancy respected, unless the person claiming shall hold under an instrument granted by the government of the island, of which due registry must be made in the government office.
It is distinctly to be understood, that all natives, in the actual occupancy of lands, in cultivation, or substantially built upon, will be constrained to establish their rights, to the satisfaction of the land officer, and to take out titles, and have the same duly registered.
In order to accelerate the establishment, notice is hereby given that a sale of town allotments, having a water frontage of yards, and running back yards, will take place at Macao on instant, by which time, it is hoped, plans, exhibiting the water front of the town, will be prepared.
Persons purchasing town lots will be entitled to purchase suburban or country lots, of square acres each, and will be permitted, for the present, to choose their own sites, subject to the approval of the government of the island.
No run of water to be diverted from its course without permission of the government.
Macao, 1st May, 1841.
CHARLES ELLIOT.
PUBLIC NOTICE AND DECLARATION, **The following notice is published for general information. But the necessary particulars not having yet been obtained regarding the portions of land already surveyed, the blanks relating to number and extent of allotments, and period of sale, cannot yet be filled up.
Arrangements having been made for the permanent occupation of the island of Hong- kong, it has become necessary to declare the principles and conditions, upon which allot- ments of land will be made, pending Her Majesty's further pleasure.
"With a view to the reservation to the crown of as extensive a control over the lands as may be compatible with the im- mediate progress of the establishment, it is now declared, that the number of allotments to be disposed of, from time to time, will be regulated with due regard to the actual public
wants.
It will be a condition of each title, that a building, of a certain value, hereafter to be fixed, must be erected, within a reasonable period of time, on the allotments; and there will be a general reservation of all Her Ma- jesty's rights.
Pending Her Majesty's further pleasure, the lands will be allotted according to the principles and practice of British law, upon the tenure of quit-rent to the crown.
Each allotment to be put up at public auction, at a certain up-set rate of quit-rent, and to be disposed of to the highest bidder. But it is engaged, upon the part of Her Ma- jesty's government, that persons taking land upon these terms shall have the privilege of purchasing in freehold (if that tenure shall hereafter be offered by Her Majesty's go- vernment), or of continuing to hold upon the original quit-rent, if that condition be better liked.
All arrangements with natives for the cession of lands, in cultivation, or substan- tially built upon, to be made only through an officer deputed by the government of the is land; and no title will be valid, and no occu- pancy respected, unless. the person claiming shall hold under an instrument granted by the government of the island, of which due regis- try must be made in the government office.
It is distinctly to be understood, that all natives, in the actual occupancy of lands, in cultivation, or substantially built upon, will be constrained to establish their rights, to the satisfaction of the land officer, and to take out titles, and have the same duly re- gistered.
frontage of
In order to accelerate the establish- ment, notice is hereby given that a sale of town allotments, having a water yards, and running back yards, will take place at Macao on. instant, by which time, it is hoped, plans, exhibiting the water front of the town, will be prepared.
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Persons purchasing town lots will be entitled to purchase suburban or country lots, of
square acres each, and will be permitted, for the present, to choose their own sites, subject to the approval of the government of the island.
No run of water to be diverted from its course without permission of the government.
Macao, 1st May, 1841.
CHARLES ELLIOT.
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