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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND SEPTEMBER, 1905. 1421

part thereof to such person or persons or Corporation or Company for such term or terms of years or from year to year or for any less period, and for such rent or rents and upon such terms and conditions in all respects as the Pro- moter shall think fit to adopt, to take effect either in pos- session or at some futme date, and either with or without a premium or premiums as a consideration or considerations [all the rights, powers, authori- for such demise or demises, and when any such deraise or ties, obligations and liabilities letting has been made [the lessee shall be subject in all of the Promoter in respect of the respects, to the provisions of this Ordinance and to any undertaking shall be transfer- order in Council or rules made hereunder.] Provided that red to and be vested in and may the Promoter may at any time and from time to time demise be exercised by and shall attach or let any land, machinery, property, chattel or effect which to the lessee for the term of the shall not be required for the efficient maintenance and lease as if the said lesser had working of the undertaking. been named in this Ordinance as the Promoter.]

[32.]

[88.]

[34.]

[35.]

[96.]

971 [sixteen.]

[38.]

[30]

[20]

[10]

Power to Mortgage.

[36.] The Promoter may at any time and from time to Power to time borrow money on mortgage of the whole of his under mortgage, taking, and for that purpose may assign or demise by way of mortgage all his lands, messuages or tenements, orections, buildings, works, rolling stock, plant, machinery, chattels and effects, to any person or persons or Corporation or Company, and may enter into all such covenants, provisos, declarations and agreements as the Promoter shall think fit or proper, and any mortgagee in possession shall be subject in all respects to the provisions of this Ordinance and ro any order in Council or rules made hereunder.

Rights of Garvrument.

[37.] The Governor in Council may at any time or times Rights of by order direct that precedence over the Promoter and all Government other persons in the user of the tramway hereby authorized, in military or any parts or part thereof, be taken for defensive or military emergency, purposes, or for the passage of troops and war material, on giving to the Promoter before each occasion of such user three clear days' notice, when practicable.

[38]. The Governor in Council shall direct the payment Fares, etc. to the Promoter for such user as aforesaid of such fares and to be paid charges as shall be agreed on, or, if no agreement shall be in such come to, then the amount of the fares and charges to be emergency, paid shall be determined upon a special case.

[39] Postmen and Policemen in the service of the postmen and Government for the time being on duty and in uniform Policemen shall be carried free of charge.

Traffic upon the Tramway,

on duty and in uniform Free.

[40] The tramway may be used for the purpose of Traffic upon conveying passengers, animals, goods, merchandise, com- tramway. modities, minerals and parcels.

[41.] Save and except passengers' luggage not exceeding Promoter [ten] pounds in weight or one enbié foot in measurement, nor bound the Promoter shall not be bound to carry, unless he thinks to carry

animals or fit, any animals, goods, merchandise, commodities, minerals or parcels.

Fares and Charges,

goods.

[42.] The Promoter may demand and take for every pas- Fares for senger travelling upon the tramway or any portion thereof, passengers. including every expense incidental to such conveyance, Tures not execeding the following rates, for the single journey, that is to say --

[and for the return journey, [

that is to say 7--

For every first class passenger, [40] cents. For every second class passenger, [30] cents. For every third class passenger, [10] cents.

A list printed in the English and Chinese languages of all For every first class pussenger, the fares an I charges authorized to be taken shall be exhib- 50 cents,

ited in a conspicuons place at the offices of the Promoter, For every second class pas- and inside every ear used upon the tramway: Provided senger, 30 cents.

that if there be any variation between the English and For every third class passenger, Chinese prints of the said list the English print thereof 15 cents.]

[39.]

shall prevail.

[43.] Three places shall be specially reserved by the Special Promoter in each car for the use of the Governor and his accommoda- Staff.

tion for the Governor

and Staff.

[44.] Separate cars or separate accommodation shall be Separate cars provided by the Promoter for [Chinese] third class for [Chinese] [first, second and}

third class

[10.]

[first, second and]

gers.

passen-

passengers.