Marine Lot No 20.
This Indenture, of two parts, made the Eleventh day November And. 1846
between OUR SOVEREIGN Lady VICTORIA, by the GRACE of GOD, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, of the one part, and Catchuck Paul Chate
of the other part.
Whereas by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kington of Great Britain and Ireland, made and dated at West- minster, the Fifth day of April in the Sixth Year of the Reign of Her said Majesty, the Jaland of Hongkong and its Dependencies were erected into a Colony, and fall power and authority to the Governor of the said Cotony of Hongkong, for the time being, were given and granted in the Name of Her said Majesty, and on Her behalf (but subject nevertheless to such provisions as might be in that respect contained in any Instructions which might from tiras in time be addressed to him by Her said Majesty,) to mako and execute, in the Name and on the behalf of Her said Majesty, under the Public Send of the said Colony, grants of Land to Her said Majesty belonging, within the said Colony, to private persons for their own use and benefit, or to any Persons, Badies, Politie or Corporate, in trust, for the public uses of Her said Majesty's Subjects there resident, or any of them; AND WHEREAS by certain other Letters Patent under the Great Seal as aforesaid, bearing date the tuteenth day of Febrecary in the
thurly fifth Year of the Reign of Her said Majesty, is Arthur Edward Kennedy Knight Commander of the ellort Distinguished ordes of facit backdel and saint George. Compaion of
the ellost Honourhole order of
the Batte was constituted and appointed
Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the said Colouy of Hongkong, and ita Dependencies; AND WHEREAS by certain Instructions of Her anid Majesty, addressed to the then Governor of Hongkong, under Her said Majesty's Signer and Sign Maunal, and dated the Sixth day of April, 1848, The said Governor was, amongst other things, instructed to grant Leases of the Land in the said Colony belonging to Her said Majesty: Now this Endenture witnesseth, that in consideration of the yearly rents, conditions and agreements hereinafter reserved and contained, by and on the part and behalf of the said Cateluick Paut chatis
and Assigns, to be paid, done and performed, and also of the sum of fre
lus Executors, Administrators
Current Dullars, which are at this tigue a legal tender in the said Colony of Rongkong, in hand paid to the suides Arthur Eboard
Kerne dq
Governor of the said Colony, for the use of Her said Majesty, by the said Calclick
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Paul Chates
at or before the Sealing and Delivery of these Presents, the Receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged; Her said Majesty QUEEN VICTORIA, Bath demised, leased, and to farm let, and by these presents Both demise, lease and to farm let, unto the said -----
Catchick Paul chates, his
Executors, Adainistrators and Aesigns, ALL that piece or parcel of Ground situate, lying and being at Victoria in the said Island of Hongkong, abeilting on the North side there of on the sex at high water mark and measurech thereon minely three feet, on the South side there of on the Queens Road and measuring there on minely seven peet, on the East side there of partly on ground now in the possession of Government partly on a close registereds in the Land Office as Enlared hot cumber Eeighby right und paitly on ground now held by the ellilitary Har sportment and one arusing there on there hundred and eighty five feet and on the trest side there of. registered in the hand office as Moune Lot Mumber Twenty one and mearning thereon three hundred and right five feet, which said piece or parcel of ground Contours in the whole thirly six thousand five hundred and seventy five square feet and is registered in the hand office as alloime hot tumber Twenty in the name
of baid Catchick Laut Chabi,
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together with all easemonts, profits, commodities and appurtenances whatsoever to the said demised premises belonging, or in any wise appertaining. EXCEPT AND ALWAYS RESERVED unto Her said Majesty, Her Heirs. Successors and Assigns, full power to resume and take possession of all or any part of the said piece or parcel of Ground hereby demisol, if required for the improvement of the said Colony of Hongkong, or for any other public purpose whatsoever, Three Calendar Months' notice being given to the Occupant thereof of its being so required, and 2 full and fair Compensation for the said Land and the Buildings thereon, being paid to the said Catchick Paul Chate, two
Heirs, Executors, Adininistrators or Assigns, at a valuation, to be fairly and impartially made by the Surveyor of Ber said Majesty, Fer Heizs, Successors or Assigus, and in which said valuation, the benefit to accrue to the aid Catchick Paul
Chales, hir
Heirs, Executors, Administrators or Assigns, from any such improvement or public purpose shall be allowed by way of set-off against any Damage he or they nay suiler from such resumption as aforesaid; EXCEPT AND RESERVED ALSO, all Mines, Minerals and Quarries of Stone in, nader and upon the said premises, and all such Earth, Soil, Mart, Clay, Chalk, Brick-earth, Gravel, Sand, Stone and Stoves, and other Earths or Materials, which now are or hereafter during the continuance of this demise, shall be under or upon the said premises, or any part or parts thereof, as Her said Majesty, Her Heirs, Successors and Assigne may require for the Roads, Public Buildings, or other Public Purposes of the said Colony of Hongkong; with full liberty of Ingress, Egress and Regress, to nad for Ber said Majesty, fler Deirs, Successors and Assigns, and Her surd their Agents, servants and workuzen, at reasonable tituce in the year during the continuance of this demise, with or without horses, carts, carriages and all other necessary
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