CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8] — Page 23

Enclosure 3,

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To all to whom these presents choll come, I Sir Williams

conditions and

Robinson K. l. M. G. Governor and Commander-

may

may

et you

also) if

in Chief of the Colony of Houghong. and its Defendencies and Vices Adurizal of the same in Executive Council send greeting whereas by the Prepared Opsine Ordinance 1891 it is enacted amouget other things that the Lovernor ins Council may grant to any person for such considerations and upon such

I for such periods and in such forms as from time to time be determined by the Governor in Conveil the sole privilege of preparing Oprimer and off selling within the saior Colony Opinier so prepared and either inclusive exclusive of the privileges mentioned in Sections the and try of the said Ordinance And that such privilege uiry from time to time he offered for sale either by sealed tender or at public auction and that the Governor in Comil grant to any person the title privilege as aforesaid by private contract if shall appear decirable in the interests of the Colony And that the accefited career bidder for

or the grantee of such privilege before he shall becomes entitled, to the benefit thereof shall give sudo seurity,

such security as the Governor in Conseil require for the duce performance of the conditions

such privilege stipulations or Agreement in respect thereof And whereas the Soverner in Conveil

private contract with Lum Sue Bang (whose.

) for the grant to him of the entire perwileges Known as the Opium Furin established under the Prefervore Ofeinem Ordinances 1891 for the term of three years from the first day of ollarch One thousand eight hundred and ninety five for the yearly eiglity sive thousand Dollars and on the following conditions and stipulations (1) What the said yearly of Two hundreds and eighty six thousand

Dollars shall during the said terms be paice by equal mon instalments in a dumance on the first day of each calendar mouth the

made on the first day of allarch Que

has entered into a lehivece characters is

first of such praquants being

thousand eight hundred and ninety five.

of a

auch

rway

lee

name in.

Dwolundred and

monthly

......

(2) That the holier of the voices privileges defrosit with the Treasurer money

to the amount of three of such monthly instalments or give security to be approved of by him for that amount for the due performance of the conditions on which the said privileges

and oft

of the... stipulations or Agreement in respect thereof

are

granted

( 3 ) That during the continuance of the forivileque the holder these of abace

of a Trade otlark to be apprance of by the

be entitled to the

t