730 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH SEPTEMBER, 1897.
FORM OF GRANT.
To all to whom these presents shall come I Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admi- ral of the same, in Executive Council, send Greeting:
Whereas, by the Prepared Opium Ordinances 1891 to 1897, it is enacted, amongst other things, that the Governor in Council may grant, in the manner provided by the said Ordinances, to any person for such consideration and upon such conditions and for such terms or periods and in such form as, from time to time, may be determined by the Governor in Council, the sole privilege of preparing Opium, and of selling, within the Colony, Opium so prepared, inclusive of the privilege of collecting dross and of preparing and dealing in dross Opium, mentioned in Section 16 of Ordinance No. 21 of 1891, And that the accepted bidder for, or the grantee of, such privileges, before he shall become entitled to the benefit thereof, shall give such security as the Governor in Council may require for the due performance of the conditions of such privileges and of his stipulations or agreement in respect thereof; And whereas the Governor in Council has, accordingly, agreed to grant to
the privileges hereinbefore mentioned, and known as the Opium Farm, established under the Pre- pared Opium Ordinances 1891 to 1897, for the term of three years from the 1st day of March, 1898, (inclusive), for the monthly sum of
on the conditions hereinafter contained:
Know ye, therefore, that in pursuance of the said agreement and in consideration of the premises and of the payment by the said.
of the monthly sum of
on the first day of each month, in advance, during the term hereby granted, and in pursuance of the said Ordinances, I, the said Governor, by and with the advice of the said Executive Council, have given and granted and by these presents (the form whereof has been determined by me in Council) under the seal of the said Colony for myself and my successors in the Government of the same, Do Give and Grant unto the said
his executors, administrators, and assigns, the sole privilege of preparing Opium and of selling within the said Colony Opium so prepared inclusive of the privilege of collecting dross, and of preparing and dealing in dross Opium, for and during the term hereinafter expressed, in conformity with, and subject to, the said Ordinances in that behalf provided, and to the following conditions and stipulations:-
1. That the said monthly sum of $
shall, during the said term, be paid regularly in advance to the Colonial Treasurer and without demand on the first day of each calendar month, the first of such payments being made on the 1st day of March, 1898.
2. That the holder of the said privileges shall deposit with the Colonial Treasurer money to the amount of three of such monthly payments, or give security to be approved of by him for that amount, for the due performance of these conditions and stipulations and of this agreement.
3. That the holder of the said privileges shall have no Opium in possession except what is reported through the Imports and Exports Office; and, unless the special permission of the Governor to exceed that amount is obtained, shall not draw more than three hundred chests in any two consecutive months, of which not more than 175 chests shall be drawn in any one month.
4. That the holder of the said privileges shall not part with any Opium in the raw state either by sale or otherwise, but only prepared Opium fit for smoking.
5. That the holder of the said privileges shall not grant to any person any licence to boil or prepare Opium.
6. That the holder of the said privileges shall have such establishments only for boiling as may be approved by the Governor.
7. That the holder of the said privileges shall not have loose Opium (as defined by the Raw Opium Amendment Ordinance, 1891,) elsewhere than in his boiling establishments.
8. That the holder of the said privileges will supply the licensees of Opium Divans duly licensed by the Colonial Secretary under Ordinance No. 15 of 1897 with the Opium and dross Opium required by them at rates not exceeding the market rates, at the time.
9. That the breach of any of the above conditions and stipulations shall involve the liability to a forfeiture of the grant and of the security deposited with the Colonial Treasurer.
And so as that the said
his executors, administrators, and assigns, subject. to such conditions and stipulations, shall and lawfully may have and enjoy the whole profit, benefit, commodity, and advantage, from time to time, during the said term, coming, growing, accruing and arising by reason of the said privileges. To have, hold, use, exercise, and enjoy the premises hereby granted, subject as aforesaid, together with the power to grant licences as in the said Ordinances provided, subject to such conditions as shall from time to time be approved by the Governor in Council, and all other powers incident to the said privileges, and all benefit and advantage of the said Ordinances and conditions or any of them, unto the said
his executors, administrators, and assigns, for and during and unto the full end and term of three whole years commencing with the First day of March, 1898: Provided always and these presents are upon this express condition, that if, at any time during the said term hereby granted, the said
his
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