Hongkong, 9th July, 1860.
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Sir Hercules Robinson
The Duke
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If
Newcastle
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Received.
proposed undertaking.
of papers referring to the of 1860, and forwarding Copies Water Supply Ordinance, N.12 Submitting for Confirmation
HONGKONG
87
SOT
ANNO VICESIMO QUARTO
VICTORIA REGINÆ.
By His Excellency SIR HERCULES GEORGE ROBERT ROBINSON, Knight, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
No. 12 of 1860.
An Ordinance to provide a Supply of Water for the City of Victoria, and to appropriate a Sum not exceeding Thirty thousand Pounds for such purpose. [10th July, 1860.]
WHEREAS it is desirable that suitable Works should be constructed for the purpose of providing and maintaining a constant Supply of Pure Water to the City of Victoria, and it is necessary that Funds should be provided for the carrying out of such Works: Be it, therefore, enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:
Preamble.
I. A Sum not exceeding Thirty thousand Pounds shall be charged upon the Revenue of this Colony for the Purpose of constructing suitable Works for supplying the City of Victoria with Water, in addition to such Sums as are now or may hereafter be charged upon the said Revenue on account of the Expenditure incurred or to be incurred in and about the General Public Service of the said Colony; And His Excellency the Governor is hereby empowered to draw on the Colonial Treasury for such Sum or Sums, not exceeding the aforesaid Amount, as he shall from Time to Time think fit.
II. In case the said Revenue shall not be sufficient to afford such Sum as aforesaid, in addition to the Expenditure required for the General Public Service of the Colony, it shall be lawful for His Excellency the Governor in Executive Council to borrow such Sum or Sums of Money as may be so deficient, by Mortgage of the Water Rate hereinafter authorized; and every Mortgage shall be in the Form A. to this Ordinance annexed.
III. Every Mortgage, which shall be effected under the authority of this Ordinance, shall be redeemable whenever His Excellency the Governor in Executive Council shall determine: Provided always, that Six Months' Notice of such Intention to redeem shall be given to the Mortgagee; and the Governor is hereby authorized and empowered to appropriate out of the Colonial Revenue such Sum or Sums of Money as may be required to carry out such Redemption; but so that the amount borrowed and redeemed, added to the Amount previously drawn from the Colonial Treasury, shall not at any Time exceed in the whole the Sum of Thirty thousand Pounds.
Chocy
Sir Hercules Robinson
The Duke
to
If
Newcastle
9 Enclosures.
N93
Precived.
proposed undertaking.
of papers referring to the of 1860, and forwarding Copies Water Supply Ordinance, N.12 Submitting for Confirmation
HONGKONG
87
SOT
ANNO VICESIMO QUARTO
VICTORIA REGINE.
By His Excellency SIR HERCULES GEORGE ROBERT ROBINSON, Knight, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
No. 12 of 1860.
An Ordinance to provide a Supply of Water for the City of Victoria, and to appropriate a Sum not exceeding Thirty thousand Pounds for such pur- pose. [10th July, 1860.]
WHEREAS it is desirable that suitable Works should be constructed for the purpose of providing and maintaining a constant Supply of Pure Water to the City of Vic- toria, and it is necessary that Funds should be provided for the carrying out of such Works: Be it, therefore, enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:~~~
Preamble.
ing £30,000 to be
dition to the General
I. A Sum not exceeding Thirty thousand Pounds shall be charged upon the Re- A Sum not exceed- venue of this Colony for the Purpose of constructing suitable Works for supplying the charged on the Co- City of Victoria with Water, in addition to such Sums as are now or may hereafter be lonial Revenue, in ad- charged upon the said Revenue on account of the Expenditure incurred or to be in- Expenditure. curred in and about the General Public Service of the said Colony; And His Excel- lency the Governor is hereby empowered to draw on the Colonial Treasury for such Sum or Sums, not exceeding the aforesaid Amount, as he shall from Time to Time think fit.
ease the Revenue be
II. In case the said Revenue shall not be sufficient to afford such Sum as aforesaid, Power to botrów in in addition to the Expenditure required for the General Public Service of the Colony, deficient.
it shall be lawful for His Excellency the Governor in Executive Council to borrow such Sum or Sums of Money as may be so deficient, by Mortgage of the Water Rate hereinafter authorized; and every Mortgage shall be in the Form A. to this Ordinance
annexed.
deemable when the
III. Every Mortgage, which shall be effected under the authority of this Ordinance, Mortgages to be re- shall be redeemable whenever His Excellency the Governor in Executive Council shall Governor shall deter- determine: Provided always, that Six Months' Notice of such Intention to redeem shall mine. be given to the Mortgagee; and the Governor hereby authorized and empowered to appropriate out of the Colonial Revenue such Sum or Sums of Money as may be required to carry out such Redemption; but so that the amount borrowed and redeemed, added
to the Amount previously drawn from the Colonial Treasury, shall not at any Time exceed in the whole the Sum of Thirty thousand Pounds.
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