6357-1907-Regulations-re-Prospecting-and-Mining-in-the-Colony-of-Hongkong-and-its-dependencies-other-than-the-New-Territories — Page 8

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 5, 1907.

5. The Lessee shall adopt such precautions as may be prescribed by law, or as the Director of Public Works or other Officer appointed by the Governor may direct, in regard to the storage and use of explosives within the area covered by the Lease.

6. No building or structure shall be erected by the Lessee within the area covered by the Lease except such as may be required for the use of the employees of the Lessee or for storing materials or explosives or for the purposes of carrying on mining operations: such buildings or structures shall be subject in all respects to the approval of the Director of Public Works.

7. The Lessee shall at all times maintain order amongst his employees.

8. The Lessee shall securely timber and support any underground working and shall protect as may be necessary for safety any open working.

He shall carry out any instructions he may receive as to these matters from the Director of Public Works or other Officer appointed by the Governor,

9. All parts of every underground working shall be properly and sufficiently ventilated and the Lessee shall carry out any instructions he inay receive as to this from the Director of Public Works or other Officer appointed by the Governor.

10. The Lessee shall observe and perform all regulations now in force or here- after brought into force with reference to the safety of his workings or of the persons engaged in or near such workings.

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AND THE LESSEE HEREBY FURTHER COVENANTS with His said Majesty his heirs successors and assigns that the Lessee shall keep His said Majesty his heirs successors and assigns and the Government of Hongkong at all times during the continuance of this demise indemnified from and against all actions proceedings claims and demands in respect of any loss damage or liability in respect of or arising out of the working of the demised mines AND that at the end or sooner determination of the term hereby granted the Lessee shall and will peaceably and quietly deliver up the demised premises to His said Majesty his heirs successors or assigns AND FURTHER that it shall and may be lawful to and for His said Majesty his heirs successors or assigns by his or their surveyor or other persons deputed to act for him at all times during the said term at reasonable times in the day to enter and come into and upon the said premises hereby expressed to be demised to view, search and see the condition of the same PROVIDED ALWAYS and it is hereby agreed and declared that in case the said yearly rents hereinbefore reserved or the said Royalty of Five per cent. hereinbefore_reserved, or either of them or any part thereof, shall be in arrear or unpaid by the Lessee for a space of Twenty-one days next after any or either of the said dates whercon the same ought to be paid (whether lawfully demanded or not) and in case of the breach or non-performance of any or either of the covenants and conditions herein contained and by or on the part of the Lessee to be kept, done and performed or if in the opinion of the Governor of Hongkong (whose decision shall be final) the Lessee has not been carrying on any bona fide work under this demise for a period of Twelve months, then and in either of the said cases it shall be lawful to and for His said Majesty his heirs successors or assigns by the Governor of Hongkong or other person duly authorised into and upon the said premises hereby expressed to be demised or any part thereof in the name of the whole to re-enter and the same to have again, retain, repossess and enjoy as in his or their first or former estate as if these pre- sents had not been made, and the Lessee and all other occcupiers of the said premises thereout and thence utterly to expel, this Indenture or anything contained herein notwithstanding PROVIDED ALSO that after the expiration of one year from the *

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One Thousand Nine Hundred and *Commence- His said Majesty, his heirs successors and assigns shall have power use. to resume, enter into and re-take possession of all or any part of the demised area the surface of which is not occupied by the Lessee for the purposes of mining opera- tions and to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of the same without paying any com- pensation to the Lessee PROVIDED that no such sale, lease or other dealing shall operate to dispose of any of the said mines or minerals hereby expressed to be demised PROVIDED ALSO that His said Majesty, his heirs successors or assigns

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