CO129-327 - Individuals - 1904 — Page 89

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which latter event was to take place within two years from

the date of the Agreement, or so soon as the Vendors or either

of them should have established a title to or given possession

of the property to the Purchasers.

In addition, the Agreement provided that the Vendors

should use their best endeavours to prove their title to the

premises and that the expenses in connection with such proof

of title should be borne by the Purchasers, and further that

if the Vendors should fail to prove their title within two

years from the date of the Agreement, the Purchasers should at

any time thereafter have the option of cancelling such Agree-

ment.

In accordance with the procedure prescribed by the

Hong Kong Ordinance No.18 of 1900 a Claim to the property in

question was laid before the Land Court in the name of the

Vendors.

On the 7th December 1901 the Land Court delivered

Judgment in the following terms:-

"The Court finds that on the 26th day of the

"10th moon of the 17th year of Kwong Sui the

"Claimant Ho Lap Pun was granted by the San On

"Magistrate a concession having an area of 600

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