THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH APRIL, 1893.
6. In all cases where no such objection is made within the time mentioned or where such objection, if made, is withdrawn in writing, it shall be lawful for the Governor to direct payment of the respective sums mentioned in such Table to be made, in due course, to the persons mentioned in such List and the receipts of such persons respectively shall be good and valid discharges to the Government for all sums so paid and from all further liability to payment with regard to the Wharves or Piers in respect of which such sums have been paid.
7. In any cases where objection has been made as afore- said and not withdrawn and in any case where difficulty may arise as to the person or persons to whom payment should be made, or otherwise, the sums mentioned in the Table in respect of any particular Wharves or Piers may be paid into the Supreme Court to the Registrar of the said Court on behalf of the persons who may be entitled thereto respectively, and thereupon such Court may exercise Sun- mary Jurisdiction with regard to such sums, and may sum- mon before it all parties claiming to be interested in or entitled to any such sum, and may hear and determine such claims and may finally decide what shall be done with any money so paid in, and may make such orders as to payment out of Court or otherwise and as to costs as to such Court may seem right. There shall be no appeal from the deter- mination of such Count.
8. The respective sums published in the aforesaid Table shall be payable as hereinafter mentioned, viz. :—
(a) Where the Wharf or Pier in respect of which such sums shall be allotted is situated in any portion of the said Reclamation actually in course of construction, payment or payment into Court shall be made after the expiration of 6 months from the publication of the aforesaid Table.
(b) Where the Wharf or Pier is not situated in any portion of the said Reclamation actually in course of construction, such sum shall be paid or paid into Court after the expiration of 6 months from the date of the commencement of such portion.
9. The Governor is hereby empowered to direct payment to be made, out of the sum of $180,000, of such fees as he may consider fair and reasonable on account of the services rendered under this Ordinance by the said WILLIAM DANBY, Esquire.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 5th day of April, 1893.
Where no objection
to payment.
Where objection is made. Paviment
into Court.
Time for payment.
Fees.
ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 11th day of April, 1893.
G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary.
A.
Schedule above referred to.
TABLE OF COMPENSATION,
Name or description of
Amount payable as compensation.
wharf or pier.
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