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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH OCTOBER, 1896.

SPECIAL CONDITION.

Only Buildings of the class of European Dwellings will be permitted to be erected on this Lot, and the decision of the Director of Public Works as to whether any proposed Buildings come within such class shall be final, and the Crown Lessee shall have no claim for compensation in respect of such decision.

Director of Public Works.

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BY THE PURCHASER.

Memorandum that

of

the person whose name is hereunder written has been declared the highest bidder for the Lot described in the foregoing Particulars of Sale and hereunder specified opposite to his said name and signature, and does hereby agree to become the Lessee thereof under and subject to the foregoing Conditions of Sale, and on his part to perform and abide by the said Conditions.

Number

of Sale Lot.

and

Registry Number Description of Lot Purchased.

Annual Rental.

Amount of Pre- mium at which Purchased.

Signature of Purchaser.

Inland Lot No. 1.390. No. 1,391.

$232 $182

Witness to Signature of Purchaser.

Witness to Signature of Director of Public Works.

Director of Public Works.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 395.

The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the spot, on Monday, the 2nd day of November, 1896, at 4 P.M., are published for general information.

By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th October, 1896.

Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 2nd day of November, 1896, at 4 P.M., by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot of Crown Land, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 999 years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No. of Sale.

Registry No.

Boundary Measurements.

LOCALITY.

N.

S.

E,

W.

Contents jn Square ft.

Annual Upset Rent. Price.

1

Marine Lot No. 279.

Arsenal Street, West of Blue Build- || 16′10′′

ings, Ha-Wan,....

24' 4"

feet. feet.

57

feet. feet.

98'6" 91'6" 4,475 560 11,188

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

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

2. No person shall at any bidding advance less than $25.

3. Immediately after the fall of the haminer, the Purchaser shall sign the Memorandum of Agree- ment, hereinafter contained, for completing the purchase according 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.

4. The Purchaser of the Lot shall also pay to the Land Officer, on behalf of Her Majesty the QUEEN, the sum of $15 within three 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 the Lot shall pay to the Land Officer, on behalf of Her Majesty the QUEEN, a Fee of $15 upon the execution of the Crown Lease thereof.