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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPT. 21, 1906.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,

No. 815.-The following description and terms of the proposed lease of certain Crown Land at Sham Shui Po, comprising portions of the foreshore and sea bed, are published under the provisions of The Foreshores and Sea Bed Ordinance, 1901.

20th September, 1906.

W. CHATHAM, Director of Public Works,

DESCRIPTION OF THE LOT PROPOSED TO BE LEASED,

No.

of

Registry No.

Boundary Measurements.

LOCALITY.

Sale.

Sq. It.

Contents in Annual | Upset -

Rent. Price.

X.E. S.W.

S.E. S.W.

10

New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 26.

Sham Shui Po,

feet. feet. feet. feet.

150

150/ 150 150

22,500

194 2,250

New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 27.

Do.

87

87

130

130

11,310

98

1,696

PROPOSED TERMS OF THE SALE AND CROWN LEASE.

1. The highest bidder above the upset price shall be the Purchaser, and if any dispute arise ba, ween two or more bidders, the Lot shall be put up again at a former bidding.

2. No person shall at any bidding advance less than $20,

3. Immediately after the fall of the hammer, the Purchaser of cach Lot shall sign the Memorandum of Agreement, hereinafter contained, for completing the purchase accord- ing to these Conditions, and shall, within Three Days of the day of sale, pay into the Colonial Treasury the full amount of Premium at which the Lot shall have been purchased by him.

4. The Purchaser of each Lot shall also pay into the Colonial Treasury, on behalf of His Majesty the KING, the sum of $25 within ihree days of the day of sale, for and in consideration of the Boundary Stones, properly cut, fixed, and marked with the Registry Number, which shall be placed by the Director of Public Works, for the Purchaser, at each angle of the Lot.

5. The Purchaser of each Lot shall pay to the Land Officer, on behalf of His Majesty the KING, a Fee of $30 upon the execution of the Crown Lease thereof.

6. The Purchaser of each Lot shall expend thereon a sum of not less than 25 cents per square foot, in rateable improvements, within 36 calendar months of the date of sale.

7. No sewage or refuse water will be allowed to flow from the Lot on to any of the adjoining lands whether belonging to the Crown or to private persons; neither shall any decaying, noiso ne, noxious, excrementitious, or other refuse matter be deposited on any portion of the Lot. The Purchaser shall see that all refuse matters are properly removed daily from off the premises.

8. The Purchaser of each Lot shall pay into the Colonial Treasury a proportionate part of the annual rental specified in the Particulars hereinbefore contained on the 25th day of December next, and thereafter shall pay such Annual Rental, by equal half-yearly pay- ments on the 24th day of June and the 25th day of December in each and every year during the term of 75 years.

9. When the Coalitions herein containe I have been compliel with to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works, the Purchaser of each Lot shall be entitled to, an I shall execute, on demand, a Lease from the Crown of the lan1 comprise in such Lot for 75 years, to be computed from the 1st July, 1898, at such Annual Rental payable half-yearly on the 25th day of December and the 24th day of June in every year as is specified in the Particulars of such Lot hereinbefore contained ; and the Crown Lease shall be subject to, and contain, all Excepti ms, Reservations, Covenants, Clauses and Conditions usually insertel in the Crown Leases of Inland Lɔts in the Colony of Hongkong; the Lease shall also speci'y