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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH SEPTEMBER, 1897,

A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance to authorise The Hongkong and Title.

Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limit- ed, to lay and maintain Tramways on certain Public Roads at Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, and to confer upon the said Hong- kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com- pany, Limited, certain other rights, powers and privileges.

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WHEREAS The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Preamble. Godown Company, Limited, whose registered office is at No. 4, Praya Central, Victoria, Hongkong, are desir- ons of laying and maintaining certain tramways in addition to those already existing for the purpose removing, storing, loading and discharging cargo; and whereas the said Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, have applied to the Govern- ment of the Colony to confer upon them the necessary powers for carrying out the construction and maintenance of such Tramways by means of an Ordinance, and it is expedient that such powers should be granted to the said Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, under and subject to the conditions, restrictions and provisions hereinafter contained: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as, The Kowloon Short title. Godowns Tramways Ordinance, 1897.

2. The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Construction Company, Limited, and their assigns may, subject to the of Tramways. provisions of this Ordinance and in accordance with plans and specifications to be approved by the Governor in Council from time to time, lay down, maintain, renew and remove all or any or either of the Tramways hereinafter mentioned and described with all proper signalling arrange- ments, crossings, bridges, passing places, sidings, junctions, turntables, rails and conveniences connected therewith or for the purposes thereof, and the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, and their assigns shall have the exclusive right to work and use the same, Provided always that such right shall not be deemed to prohibit the use of the roads whereon such lines be

may laid for ordinary traffic at all times.

The Tramways authorised by this Ordinance are :-

Tramway No. 1.-A treble line 857 yards or thereby in length commencing at a point in the Praya oppo- site the Northern boundary of Marine Lot No. 22 thence proceeding southward and terminating at a point in the Praya aforesaid opposite the castern boundary of Marine Lot No. 9.

Tramway No. 2.-A double line 913 yards or thereby in longth commencing at a point in the Praya oppo- site the northern boundary of Marine Lot No. 22, thence proceeding eastward along the road between Marine Lot No. 22 and the Royal Naval Yard to its junction with Macdonnell Road thence proceeding southward along Macdonnell Road and torminating at a point in the Praya opposite the Eastern bound- ury of Marine Lot No. 9.

Tramway No. 3.-A double line 270 yards or thereby in length commencing at a point in the Praya on the line of Tramway No. 1 thence proceeding cast- wards along Elgin Road and terminating at a point in the Elgin Road aforesaid opposite the Eastorn boundary of Inland Lot No. 212.

Tramway No. 4.-A double line 116 yards or thereby in length commencing at a point in the Praya on the line of Tramway No. 1 thence proceeding East- ward along Chater Road and terminating at a point in Macdonnell Road on the line of Tramway No. 2 Tramway No. 5.-A double line 13 yards or thereby in length commencing at a point in Macdonnell Road 50 yards or thereby South of the Northern boundary of Marine Lot No. 20 thence proceeding in an easterly direction and terminating at a point in Macdonnell Road aforesaid 50 yards or thereby South of the Northern boundary of Inland Lot No. 213,

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