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Executors, Administrators or Assigns, shall not nor will, let, underlet, mortgage or otherwise assign over, or otherwise part with, all or any part of the said hereby demised premises, for all or any part of the said term of Nine Hundred and Ninety-nine Years, without at the same time registering such alienation in the Land Office, or in such other Office as may hereafter be instituted for the purposes of Registration in the said Colony of Hongkong, and paying all reasonable fees and other expenses thereon. PROVIDED ALWAYS, and these presents are upon this express condition, that in case the said yearly rent of ... in Current Dollars as aforesaid hereinbefore reserved or any part thereof, shall be in arrear and unpaid by the space of twenty-one days next after, or after any or either of the said days whereon the same ought to be paid as aforesaid, (being lawfully demanded, upon, or at any time after the said twenty-one days, and not paid when demanded) or in case the said Executors, Administrators, or Assigns shall not, before the expiration of the first year of the term hereby granted, at his and their own proper costs and charges, in a good, substantial and workman-like manner erect, build and completely finish fit for use, such one or more good, substantial and safe brick or stone messuage or tenement, messuages or tenements, as hereinbefore in that behalf mentioned, upon some part of the ground hereby demised, with proper fences, walls, sewers, drains and all other usual or necessary appurtenances, or in case the said Executors, Administrators, or Assigns shall not have, within such first year as aforesaid, laid out and expended thereon the sum of ...

Minute by the Attorney General.

There is I think no necessity for an Ordinance. All leases contain a provision, under which, lands required for public purposes can be resumed upon payment of fair compensation at a valuation to be made by the Surveyor General.

Ah O'Malley

17 May

Boss

or in case the whole of such erections and buildings shall not be done and made to the satisfaction of the Surveyor of Her said Majesty, Her Heirs, Successors, or Assigns, or of such other person as the Governor shall in that behalf appoint, or in case the said messuage or tenement shall not have so as aforesaid been built and completely finished with such additions and appurtenances as aforesaid, before the expiration of the said first year of the term hereby granted, according to the covenant hereinbefore contained, and in case the said Executors, Administrators, or Assigns shall not, before the expiration of six Calendar Months next after the said Surveyor of Her Majesty, Her Heirs, Successors, or Assigns, or such other person as the Governor shall in that behalf appoint, shall have requested him so to do, at his and their own proper costs and charges in a good, substantial and workman-like manner have erected, built and completely finished fit for use, one or more such good, substantial and safe brick or stone messuage or tenement, messuages or tenements, as hereinbefore in that behalf mentioned, upon some part of the ground hereby demised, with proper fences, wall, sewers, drains and all other usual necessary appurtenances, or in case the said Executors, Administrators, or Assigns shall not have, within such six Calendar Months as aforesaid, laid out and expended thereon the Sum of ... or in case the whole of such last mentioned erections and buildings shall not be done and made to the satisfaction of the Surveyor of Her said Majesty, Her Heirs, Successors, or Assigns, or of such other person as the Governor shall in that behalf appoint, within such six Calendar Months as last aforesaid, or in case of breach or non-performance of any or either of the other covenants, clauses, conditions, agreements, or provisions hereof contained, and by or on the part and behalf of the said Executors, Administrators, or Assigns be kept, done and performed, then, and in either of the said cases, from thenceforth, and at all times thereafter, it shall and may be lawful to and for Her Majesty, Her Heirs, Successors, or Assigns, by the Governor of Hongkong, or other person duly authorized in that behalf, into and upon the said hereby demised premises, or any part thereof, in the name of the whole, to re-enter, and the same to have again, retain, repossess and enjoy, as in Her or their first or former estate, as if these presents had not been made; and the said ... to expel, and amove, this Indenture or anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding.

IN WITNESS whereof the said Executors, Administrators and Assigns, and all other occupiers of ... duly authorized by Her said Majesty as aforesaid, have executed these Presents, and hereunto set the Public Seal of the Colony of Hongkong aforesaid, in the Name and on the behalf of Her said Majesty, the day and year first above written.

Examined and Certified to be correct.

Surveyor-General.

Registered.

13509

(SERS 2 JUDD)

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378 Executors, Administrators or Assigns, shall not nor will, let, underlet, mortgage or otherwise assign over, or otherwise part with, all or any part of the said hereby demised premises, for all or any part of the said term of Nine Hundred and Ninety-nine Years, without at the same time registering such alienation in the Land Office, or in such other Office as may hereafter be instituted for the purposes of Registration in the said Colony of Hongkong, and paying all reasonable fees and other expenses thereon. PROVIDED ALWAYS, and these presents are upon this express condition, that in case the said yearly rent of ... in Current Dollars as aforesaid hereinbefore reserved or any part thereof, shall be in arrear and unpaid by the space of twenty-one days next after, or after any or either of the said days whereon the same ought to be paid as aforesaid, (being lawfully demanded, upon, or at any time after the said twenty-one days, and not paid when demanded) or in case the said Executors, Administrators, or Assigns shall not, before the expiration of the first year of the term hereby granted, at his and their own proper costs and charges, in a good, substantial and workman-like manner erect, build and completely finish fit for use, such one or more good, substantial and safe brick or stone messuage or tenement, messuages or tenements, as hereinbefore in that behalf mentioned, upon some part of the ground hereby demised, with proper fences, walls, sewers, drains and all other usual or necessary appurtenances, or in case the said Executors, Administrators, or Assigns shall not have, within such first year as aforesaid, laid out and expended thereon the sum of ... Minute by the Attorney General. There is I think no necessity for an Ordinance. All leases contain a provision, under which, lands required for public purposes can be resumed upon payment of fair compensation at a valuation to be made by the Surveyor General. Ah O'Malley 17 May Boss or in case the whole of such erections and buildings shall not be done and made to the satisfaction of the Surveyor of Her said Majesty, Her Heirs, Successors, or Assigns, or of such other person as the Governor shall in that behalf appoint, or in case the said messuage or tenement shall not have so as aforesaid been built and completely finished with such additions and appurtenances as aforesaid, before the expiration of the said first year of the term hereby granted, according to the covenant hereinbefore contained, and in case the said Executors, Administrators, or Assigns shall not, before the expiration of six Calendar Months next after the said Surveyor of Her Majesty, Her Heirs, Successors, or Assigns, or such other person as the Governor shall in that behalf appoint, shall have requested him so to do, at his and their own proper costs and charges in a good, substantial and workman-like manner have erected, built and completely finished fit for use, one or more such good, substantial and safe brick or stone messuage or tenement, messuages or tenements, as hereinbefore in that behalf mentioned, upon some part of the ground hereby demised, with proper fences, wall, sewers, drains and all other usual necessary appurtenances, or in case the said Executors, Administrators, or Assigns shall not have, within such six Calendar Months as aforesaid, laid out and expended thereon the Sum of ... or in case the whole of such last mentioned erections and buildings shall not be done and made to the satisfaction of the Surveyor of Her said Majesty, Her Heirs, Successors, or Assigns, or of such other person as the Governor shall in that behalf appoint, within such six Calendar Months as last aforesaid, or in case of breach or non-performance of any or either of the other covenants, clauses, conditions, agreements, or provisions hereof contained, and by or on the part and behalf of the said Executors, Administrators, or Assigns be kept, done and performed, then, and in either of the said cases, from thenceforth, and at all times thereafter, it shall and may be lawful to and for Her Majesty, Her Heirs, Successors, or Assigns, by the Governor of Hongkong, or other person duly authorized in that behalf, into and upon the said hereby demised premises, or any part thereof, in the name of the whole, to re-enter, and the same to have again, retain, repossess and enjoy, as in Her or their first or former estate, as if these presents had not been made; and the said ... to expel, and amove, this Indenture or anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding. IN WITNESS whereof the said Executors, Administrators and Assigns, and all other occupiers of ... duly authorized by Her said Majesty as aforesaid, have executed these Presents, and hereunto set the Public Seal of the Colony of Hongkong aforesaid, in the Name and on the behalf of Her said Majesty, the day and year first above written. Examined and Certified to be correct. Surveyor-General. Registered. 13509 (SERS 2 JUDD)
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Executers, Administrators or Assigns, shall not vor will, let, underlet, mortgage or otherwise assign over, or otherwise part with, all or any part of the said hereby denised premises, for all or any part of the said term of Nine Eundred and Ninety-nine Years, without at the same time registering such alienation in the Land Office, or in such other Office as may hereafter be instituted for the purposes of Registration in the said Colony of Hongkong, and paying all reasonable fees and other expenses thereon. PROVIDED ALWAYS, and these presents are upon this express condition, that in case the said yearly rent of

in Current Dollars us aforesaid bereisbefore served or any part thereof, shall be in arrear and unpaid by the space of twenty-one daye next over, or after any or either of the aid days whereon the same ought to be paid as aforesaid, (being lawfully demanded, upon, or at any rune after the asid twenty-one days, and not paid when demanded) or in case

the said

Executors, Administrators, or Assigns shall not, before the expiration of the first year of the term hereby granted, at his and their own proper costs and charges, in a good, substantial and workman-like manner erect. build and completely finish fit for use, such one or more good, substantial and safe brick or stone message or tenement, messages or tetements, as bereinbefore in that behalf raentione, upon some part of the ground hereby demisel, with proper fences, walle, sewers, drains and all other veual or Becessary appurtenances, or in caze

the said

Executors, Administrators, or Assigns shall not have, within such first year as aforesaid, laid out and expended thereon the

sam of

@So. no 1192

Minute by the Attorney General.

for

There is I think no necessity

an Ordinance. All leases contain a provisio, under which, Cands required for public purposes can be resumed upon payment of fair compensation

at a valuation to be mader

by the Surve for General. Ah omalley

174 May

Boss

or in case the whole of such crections and buildings shall not be done and made to the satisfaction of the Surveyor of Her said Majesty, Uer Heirs, successors, or Assigns, or of sach other person as the Governor shall in that behalf appoint, or in case the suid message or tenement shall not have so as aforesaid been built and completely finished with such additious and appurtenances as aforesaid, before the expiration of the and first year of the term hereby granted, according to the covenant hereiubefore contained, and in case

the said

Executors, Administrators, or Assigns shall on, before the expiration of six. Calendar Monthe next after the said Surveyor of Her Majesty, Her Heire. Successors, or Assigns, or such other person as the Governor shall in thar behalf appoint, shall have requested hún so to do, at bis and their own proper costa and charges in a good, substantial and workman-like manner have erected, built and completely finished fit for use, one or more such good, substantial and safe brick or stone messungo or lebemont, mesenages or tenements, as hereinbefore in that behalf mentioned, upon some part of the ground hereby demised, with proper fences, wall, sewers, drains and all other usual necessary appurtenances, or in case

the said

Executors, Administrators, or Assigns shall not have, within sach six Calendar Months as aforesaid, laid out and exponded thereon the Sum of

or in case the whole of such last mentioned creations and buildings shall not be done and made to the satisfaction of the Surveyor of Her said Majesty, Her Heirs, Saccessors, or Assigne, or of such other person as the Governor shall in that beball appoint, within such six Calendar Months as laet aforesaid, or in case of breach or nou-performance of any or either of the other convenants, clauses, conditions, agreements, or provisions hereof contained, and by or on the part and behalf of the said

Executors, Administrators, or Assigns be kept, done and performed, thun, and in either of the said cases, from thenceforth, and at ali timor thereafter, it shall and may be lawid to and for Her Majesty, Her Heirs. Successura, or Assigns, by the Governor of Hongkong, or other person duly authorized in that behalf, into mid upon the said hereby deraised permises, or any part thereof, in the name of the whole, to re-enter, and the same to hayo again, retain, repossess and enjoy, as in Ifer or their first or former estate, as if these presents had not been made; and the sad

!

the said precises thereout and thence utterly to expel. pas out coutrary notwithstanding. IN WITNESS whereof the unid

Executors, Adiainistrators und Assigns, and all other occupiers of

and amove, this Invieuture or suything contained herein to the

daly authorized by Her said Majesty as aforesaid, kus executed

these Presents, and hereunto set the Public Seal of the Colony of Hongkong aforesaid, in the Name and on the behalf of Her said Majesty, the day and year first above written.

Examined and Certified to be correct.

Surveyor-General.

Registered.

13509

(SERS 2 JUDD

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