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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 2, 1909.

No. 401.

HONGKONG OPIUM FARM.

Notice is hereby given that Sealed Tenders will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, till Noon on Tuesday, the 31st day of August, 1909, for the purchase- of the privileges known as the Opium Farm established under "The Prepared Opium. Ordinances, 1891-1909", that is to say, the sole privilege of preparing Opium and of Selling, within the Colony, (including the New Territories), Opium so prepared, inclusive of the privilege of collecting dross and of preparing and dealing in Dross Opium, for three years from the 1st of March, 1910.

Full information as to conditions of tendering, etc., can be obtained from the Colonial Treasurer.

Conditions of Tendering.

1. No tender will be received unless the tenderer produces a receipt from the Treasurer for--

(i.) A deposit of $30,000, or of Title Deeds, or other approved securities to a like-

amount, and

(ii.) An agreement, to be executed by him on a form provided by the Treasurer, to the effect that, if he should decline to accept a grant of the Farm on the terms of the tender sent in by him or fail to give the prescribed security for such grant, such deposit or securities shall be forfeited to the Crown.

Such deposit must be completed not later than Noon on the 30th day of August, 1909. All deposits will be returned to unsuccessful tenderers.

2. The tender must state the monthly sum offered for the Farm as rent.

3. The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any tender.

4. The successful tenderer shall before the 1st day of January, 1910, deposit with the Treasurer approved security, either money or title deeds, to the value of three months' rent of the Farm for the due performance of the conditions on which the privilege is granted aud of the stipulations or agreement in respect thereof, and the security previously deposited with the Treasurer on the tender being received will be retained until such successful tenderer shall have deposited such security. Particulars of the Security offered must be submitted to the Treasurer before the 1st day of November, 1909, for the approval of the Government, and the security shall be in such form as the Treasurer may require. Title deeds of land in any British Territory may be submitted for approval.

5. The Governor-in-Council will execute to the accepted tenderer a Grant in the form. or as near thereto as may be, hereinafter set out, as soon as the security has been completed to the satisfaction of the Governor-in-Council: and the Grantee shall sign a counterpart of such Grant.

6. During the continuance of the privileges the successful tenderer shall be entitled to the use of a trade mark to be approved by the Governor-in-Council on all Opium propared by him.

Conditions to be fulfilled by the Grantee of the Opium Farm, and the breach of which will incolce liability to the forfeiture of the Grant and of the Security deposited with the Treasurer.

(1) To pay the monthly fee regularly in advance, from the 1st day of March, 1910, on the first day of each month.

(2) To have no Raw Opium in possession except what is reported through the Import- and Exports Office; and, unless the special permission of the Governor to exceed that amount is obtained, to draw not more than 900 chests of Raw Opium in each completed year- of the Farm if any Prepared Opium is imported into the Colony by the Farmer an equi- valent deduction must be made in the number of chests of Raw Opium drawn by him.