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extension and to pay a Premium for the extra area and additional Crown Rent.
5. The said Crown Lease of the 22nd October 1861 which described the said Marine Lot N. 184 as bounded on the south by the said Public Road called Battery Road would (although not by measurements) have comprised the said additional area without the absolute necessity of a further Crown Lease. But your Petitioner desiring to accede to the wishes of the Government and to avoid any further question as to the difference between the Boundaries and measurements of the said Marine Lot N. 184, paid $2418: 45 cents as the Premium fixed by the Government for the said additional area and duly surrendered the said lot and took up a new Crown Lease therefor at an additional rent of $9, making the total rent $2419 per annum.
6. By the new Crown Lease dated the 13th day of September 1884, and made between Her Majesty of the one part and your Petitioner of the other part, Her Majesty demised to your Petitioner the said Marine Lot N. 184 by the following description: "All that piece or parcel of ground situate, lying and being at Victoria in the Island of Hongkong, abutting on the North side thereof on the Trays and measuring thereon 100 feet; on the South side thereof on Battery Hill and measuring thereon 105 feet; on the East side thereof partly on a close registered in the Land Office as Marine Lot N. 185 and partly on another close of land registered in the Land Office as Inland Lot N. 38, and measuring altogether 343 feet; and on the West side thereof on Whitly Street and measuring thereon 340 feet 6 inches, containing in the whole 72820 Square Feet, and more particularly delineated on the Plan annexed to the said Crown Lease, and a copy of which Plan is hereunto annexed and thereon colored red and registered in the Land Office as Marine Lot N. 184."
7. Your Petitioner on the date of the completion of his purchase as aforesaid and before the Surrender of the Lease went into possession under his purchase deed of the whole of the said Marine Lot N. 184 as described in the new Crown Lease thereof, except a small portion on which the Wall of a building at the Northern portion of the purchase adjoining Marine Lot N. 185 had lately encroached on the land so purchased by your Petitioner.
8. For the granting of such new Crown Lease, the Surveyor General, the Honorable J. M. Price, caused stakes to be driven in to mark the Eastern boundary of the said Lot (the Western boundary being fixed by the Public Street called Whitly Street), such stakes being at the North East corner close up to the buildings erected on Marine Lot N. 185, and at the South East corner close up to the building on Inland Lot N. 38, the ... boundaries running in straight lines and giving the width of 100 feet throughout the lot to which your Petitioner was entitled and was in possession of as before mentioned, except as to the said small encroachment by a Wall on the Northern portion.
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extension and to pay a Premium for the extra area and additional Crown Rent. 5. The said Crower Lease of the 22nd October 1861 which described the said Marine Lot N. 184 as bounded on the south by the said Jublic Road called Battery Road would b Boundaries (although not by measurements) have comprised the said additional. ared without the absolute necessity of a further brown Lease bet your Petitioner desiring to accede to the wishes of the Government and to avoid and further question as to the difference between the Boundaries and measurements of the said Marine Lot N. 184. paid $2418: 45 cents as the Tremium fixed by the lovernment for the said additional ared and duly surrendered the said lot and took up a new browns Lease therefor at an additional rent of $9. making the total rent $2419 per. (e. By the new brown Lease dated the 13th day of September 1884. and made between ber Majesty of the one part and your Politioner of the other part Her Majesty deurised to your Politicher the said Marice Bot N 184 by the following description All that piece or parcel of ground situate lying and being at Victoria in the and Island of Hongkong "abutting,
on the North side thereof on the Trays and measuring thereon 100 feet on the South side thereof on Battery kill and measuring thereon 105 fect on the East side "thereof parity, on a close registered in the Land Office as Marine Lot N. 185 and partly "on another close of land registered in the Land Office as Inland Lot N. 38. and a
d measuring "altogether 343 fect and on the West aide thereof on Whitly sheet and measuring thereon 340fect and be inches containing in the whole 72820 Square Thet and more particularly delineated on the Pan annexed to the said brown base and a copy of which Man is hereunto annexed and thereon colored red and registered in the land leffice as Marine Lot N. 184. 4. Your Petitioner on the date of the completion of his purchase as aforesaid and before the Surrender of the Lease went into possession under his purchase deed of the whole : of the said Marine Lot N. 1841. as described in the new beroun Lease there of except small portion on which the Wall of a building at the Northern
of a building at the Northern portion of the purchas adjoining Marine Lot N. 185. had their lately encroached on the land so
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the granting of such new brown lease the Surveyor General, the Honorable I. M. Irice caused stakes to be driven in to mark the Eastern boundary of the said Sot (the Wistern boundary being fixed by the Public Shreet called Witty Sheet) such plakes "being at the North least corner close sepe to the buildings erected on Marine Lot 4 185. and at the South bast corner close up to the building on Juland Lot N. 38. the ... boundaries running in straight lines and giving the width of 100ful throughout the lot to which your Nititioner was entitled and abas in possession of ds before mentioned except as to the said small encroachment by a Wall on the Northern portion.-
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