CO129-273 - Governor Sir Robinson & Others - 1896 [10-12] — Page 294

This Indenture, of two parts, made the eighth

Kowloon Farm & 2

August-

Day of

in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Fight hundred and sixty five LADY VICTORIA, by the GRACE of GOD) of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Quoco, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India, of the one part, end

Tang Ting Sham

between OUR SOVEREIGN

of the other part

of Ber

the tonge of s

•Hoaglong, under is the fearle Rent, and Covenants her after reserved, i

WHEREAS by Letters Potent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Givat Britain and Ireland, made and dated at Westminster, the Fifth day of April is the Sixth Year of the Reign of Her said Majesty, the Island of Hongkong and its Dependencies were erected into a Colony, and fall power and authority to the Governs of the mid Colony of Hongkong, for the time being, were given and granted in the Name of Her said Majesty, and on Ber behalf (but subject neverthelees to such provisions as might be in that respect. contained in any Izstructions which might from tion to this be adéessed to him by Her said Majesty,) to make and execute, in the Naane and on the behalf of Her said Majesty, under the Public Seal of the suid Colony, grants of Land, to Her said Majesty belonging, within the said Colony, to private persone for the pan use and Leafit, or to any Perama, Bodies, Politie or Corporate, in trust, for the public uses of Her said Majesty's Subjects hers resident, or any of them; AND WHEREAS by a Commission ander Her Majesty's -Governer and Conamander-in-Chief of the said Colony was constituted pad appointed Royal Sign Mauust and Signet, hearing date the Twenty second day of fine, in the Twenty third Year of the Reign of Her said Majesty, fir Hercules George Robert Robinson Knight

Majesty's Signet and Shop Manual, and deed the Sixth day of April, 1843, the said Govergrr yes, amongst water to get the purl and other of the said Malty addressed in this then d of Hongkong sud ita Dewaeds feither on the many Cokay belonging

AND WHEREAS by serair Instructions

TRE WITNESSETH, That in sald Map of THIS IND other things, instructed to

Executors, Administrators, and Assigns, to be paid, done, pod performed, HER SAID MAJESTY QUERN VICTORIA hath demised, lensed, and to farm let, Executors, Adisisistrators, and Assigns, subject to the Conditions, Reservations, and Provinces Colony of Hongkong Jang Ting Sham his and by these presents Doth demise, icase, and to ferro let, nato thesablarg King Sham his Lerciantor incutioned; All that piece or parcel of Ground lying and situate in theichai pow Number Line Gisheehy of Kowloon in the--

no Howtom Farm Lot, Number Two which said piece o parcel of ground contains ly and registered in the Land Office of the said Colony admeasurement in the whole. Two vence and one rood and is particularly delineated in the Han thereof lying at the said hand Office.

with all the Rights and Appartenances whatsoever thereto belonging; TO HAVE AND Years thence next ensuing, and fully to be TO HOLD the said picce or parcel of Ground and Premises Levels demised, or intended so to be, with their and every of their Aspurtenances, anoy the said Varig Ting Sham his

for, and during, and into the full end and term of 999. day of Henrie AD 1865 Executors, Administrators, or Assigns, from the Twenty fifth

in Current Money of the eaid (klony of Hongkong, by Balf-yearly Payments, on the Twenty-fourth day of Fine complete and ended, with full and perfect liberty during the sed tem to turn out Cattle, Sheep, or other Stock upon the waste or uncultivated Lüils &jolning the said piece or pareet of Ground hereby demise, or intended so to be; yielding and paying therefor Yearly and evers Year the Suss of Pen Follars and Huelve Cents ..... and the Twenty-fifth day of Deceralar, in each Year, free and gier of and from all Taxes, Rates, Charges, Impositions and Asseseppyuts whatsoever, imposed or to be imposed upon or in respect of the mid hereby demised Premises or any part thereof, during the term hereby day of Fecember 1965And Hor ssid Majesty doth hereby reserva unto Her said Majesty, Her Herre, Saucessars, and Assigns, full granted, the first Half-yearly Payment of the said Yearly Rent or Sara to be made on the Zwerchy fifth

for the Improvement of the Colas, or for may publie purpose whatever, Three Calendar Months' noties bang given to the ecupant Excentors, Administrators, or Assigns, at a Executors, Administrators, Power to resume and take possession of all or any part of the said Ground hereby demiend, it required for any public Way or Ways, thereof of its being so regaired, and a full and fair Compensation for the said Land, and the Improvements theres, being paid to the sail Lang Ting Sham beris Valuation to be fairly and impartially made by Two Arbitrature, the one to be appointed on behalf of her Majesty, fler fleirs, Snowssors, or Assing, the other by the said fang fire than his or Assigns, from the then existing List of Special Jurors in the sail Colong, with Power to the said Arbitrators, in the event of their disagreeing us to the Value foresaid, to norunte and call in a Third Person, as and for an Umpire: Provided always, that the Name of said Third Person, shall also st the dine of his Appointment, he standing on the said List of Specini Jurors for the said Colony. AND ALSO Her said Majesty doth further reservo in mancer aforesaid, all Siene and Gouvel, and all other Materists upon or ander the said Land, which may be required, at any time or times bereafter, Er the Construction of any Public Buildings, Ways, or Bridges, or for any other public purpose or purposes, together with the Right of inking and removing the same; AND ALSO, all Mines and Minerals, with full and free liberty and power to search for, dig, aud take away t96 saing, a full and fair Compensation for alì auch Damage that the aid Laud and improvements the con may saslaita, being paid to the suil Lang King them bis

Excestors, Administrators, or Assigns, at a Valuation to be fairly and impartially mute by he Surveyor of ffer said Majesty, in which said Falnation, the benefit to score in the mid Excentors, Administrators, or Assignes for any sach Public Purpose shall us ailowed by way of set off against ary Damage he or they may Excenters, Adminiprators, or Assigns disputing the fairness of the ssid Valvation, Arbitrators and Ting Ting Sham his sustain in consequence of such resumption or otherwise; and in the event of the mid Jang Ting Sham, livs Umpire shall be appointed in the mauner hereinbetire mentioned and provided: AND ALSO, all Timber, Trees, Wooda, and Underwoods, now standing, growing, or being, or which at say the daring the ten horchy granted Hasil stamil, grow, or be in or upon the sui demaised Premises, or any part thereof, with liberty to and for Her said Majesty, Her Heirs, Successors, and Assigns, to sell, cut down, take, and carry away the same; AND ALSO, the right of felt and free Ingress, Egress, and Regress, iuto, out of, sad upon the said se himself his heirs, Exeuntes, Adhe3nistrators, and Assigre, doth hereby covenant, promise, and exre to and with Hur said fleirs, Executors, Administresors, or Assigns hai Lund for the sild purposes aforesaid. And the said Lang Ang Sham Majesty, Hur Heirs, Sunsure, and Assigns, by these presents inthaner following, that is to say, that the sand Tang Ting. tham

Heirs, Executors, Administrators, and Assigns shall and will, during all the shall and will Yearly and every Your during the said Term of 994 Years hereby granted, realy png or cance to be paid to Der said Majesty, Her Heirs, Saccessore and Assigns the Yearly Rent above reserved, clear of all Taxes and Deductions as aforesaid, on the severd days and times, and in the muneer hemiubsfore resrved and made payable; and that the sud Jang Ting ham his -

Executors, Adrainistrators, said term hereby granted, bear, pay, and discharge all Taxes, Coirges, and Jupesitious whatsoever, now or to be hereafter assessoil, charged or imposed on the said Promises hereby lewised, or any part thereof; And that the avid Tang Ting them his _____ Fleirs, Executors, Adminisitors, aut Assigns will keep the said Premier hereby donised well and suficiently drained, and prevent any accuredation of Water thereon, shall koop in clear, good, and suficient espair, oll Ditches, Drains,

the said Thing Ting them his

Years; And the sail t and Water-courses thereon, and shall and will leave the same weland sufficiently repaired at the end of the said term; AND ALSO that - Ac ar designs, will cultivate or use the anime in a bustaulaika, new, and suspender the sone up in good order and condition at the expiration of the old term of 99 Y

-- will uct excel sux Buildings er Dwelling-houses on the same exempt what my be required for the Jus Captivation Heirs, Esecuture. Anistrators, and Assigns dora utter cusmane and agry that en..........

∙King of way as for win the fance and the dund t or Occupation of the said Frontsos is a From: AND ALSO that he the said highfinder mateso and albing her hotsogo had right / Munder Arbeids ir Vita, Preto, admirage, in any promise and agree that

A vill keep word maintain at creet my Buildings or Shods within Thirty Feet of any Iublic Rel or Way.

turn out for pasturage as aforesaid on the waste or uncritivated His adjoining the said Premises, from injuring any Tiraber on the said Hills: and that he will, on one Caicale Mouth's notice being will prevent any Stocks, that

--in that behalf, of the said ils, or any part thereof being required for ang purpose whatever, cease to turn out on pastore, Cattle, Sheep. Horses, or other given Kém by the Governor of Hongkong for the time bg, or any Agent duly authorized by Keive Stock upon the said fills or any part therent, su received as aforit. Provided always, and these presents are upon this express condition, that if the said Yearly Rent of Venollard and twelve Cents

... Escentore, Administrators, and Assigos to be kept, done, und performed, then, and in either of the said cases, arrear and unpaid by the space of Twenty-one Days next over offer any or either of the said days hereon the same ought to be paid as aforesaid, or in case of breach or not-performance of any or either of the other Covenants, Clauses, Conditions, Agreements, or Provisions herein contained, by and on the pars and behalf of theid Janay. Ting Thru his from thenceforth, and at att time thereafter, it shali and raay be fail to and for Der mid Majesty. Her Heirs, Successors, or Assigus by the Governor of Rongkong, or other person duly authorized in that behalf, into and upon the sold hereby densised premises, or any port thereof, in the nome of the whole, to re-enter, and the same to huge again, retail, repossess, aut cujoy, as in Her or their first or former listate, as if these Presents had not been made; and the said Jang Ting them his

Esecutors, Adresistenters, and Assigns, jnd all other Occupiers of the sud Premises thereont and thenco utterly to expel, put out, and amore, this Iudenture, or any thing contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding. IN WITNESS whereof duly authorized by Her said Majesty as aforesaid, batt: excented theau Presenta, and hereunto set the Public Sest of the Colony of Hongkong storewid, in the Name anul on the behalf of Her asid the said Pilliam Thomas Merter Majesty, the day and year first above written.

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tham his

shall be in

Examined and Certified to be Correct,

(digned}

Z. Z. Meneer

(signed) Kintson

Registered.

Public Kal

of The Colony

Feting Sawyer-tieneral.

since, Fran Fre-Chagan

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Jure Coppere the phert

Deputy Land Officer

26 Naz 1896

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