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Admiral of the said United Kingdom, or the Com- missioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral aforesaid for the time being, according to the respective nature and quality of the said mes- suages, lands, tenements, and hereditaments, and the several estates and interests of and in the same respectively in trust for Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors for the Public Service.

2. From and after the purchase and conveyance grant or demise thereof all other messuages, lands, tenements, and hereditaments which shall at any time or times hereafter be purchased, taken, held, or occupied by the Lord High Admiral or the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral aforesaid for the time being, or by any person or persons by his or their order for the Naval Service of the said United Kingdom, or of any of the Departments of or belonging to the said Naval Service and all erections and buildings which shall then or may be thereafter erected or built thereon, with the rights, members, easements, and appurtenances to the same respectively belonging, shall in like manner be and become and remain and continue vested in the Lord High Admiral of the said United Kingdom, or the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral aforesaid for the time being and his or their Suc- cessors in the said Office according to the respective nature and quality of the said messuages, lands, tenements, and hereditaments, and the several estates and interests of and in the same respectively in trust as aforesaid.

3. Upon the death, resignation, or removal of the present Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the said United Kingdom

or of any of them, or of any future such Commis- sioners, or of any Lord High Admiral of the said United Kingdom, all such messuages, lands, tene- ments, and hereditaments respectively shall become vested in and be held by the succeeding Commis. sioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral aforesaid, or the Lord High Admiral aforesaid, as the case may be, and so in perpetual succession, according to the respective nature and

quality of the said messuages, lands, tenements,

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and hereditaments, and the several estates and interests of and in the same respectively in trust as aforesaid.

4. In all Deeds, Conveyances, Leases, Contracts, and other Instruments touching any estate, pro- perty, matter, or thing relating to the Naval Service of the said United Kingdom or to any Depart- ment under the control of the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral afore- said, or whereto they or any of them shall be parties, it shall be sufficient to describe them generally by

the style and title of "The Commissioners for

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executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,” without expressing their names, and all such Deeds, Conveyances, Leases, Contracts, and other Instru- ments, wherein the said Commissioners shall be so described, and the execution or signature thereof by any two of them, shall be as valid and effectual to all intents and purposes as if they or any of them had been expressly named therein and had executed or signed the same.

5. It shall and may be lawful for the Commis- sioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral aforesaid for the time being or any two or more of them, or the Lord Iligh Admiral aforesaid,

to sell, exchange, or in any manner dispose of, or let, or demise any of the messuages, lands, tene- ments, and hereditaments respectively which shall be vested in them under or by virtue of this Act with their respective appurtenances either by public auction or private contract, and in due form of Law

to convey, surrender, assign, or make over or to grant or demise the same respectively, as the case may require, to any person or persons who shall be willing to purchase or take the same respectively, and also to do any other act, matter, or thing in relation to any such messuages, lands, tenements, and hereditaments which they or he shall deem beneficial for the Public Service in relation thereto

or for the better management thereof, which might be done by any person or persons having a like interest in any such messuages, lands, tenements, or hereditaments.

6. It shall be lawful for the said Commissioners

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