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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND FEBRUARY, 1889.

(D.)

Agreement subject to which Piers and Wharves may be erected

on or over Crown Foreshores.

1. The Pier must be approved by the Governor. A plan of the proposed Pier or Wharf shall in every case be deposited at the Surveyor General's Office, and no alteration to, or extension of; the said Pier, shall at any time be made by the owner without the previous sanction and approval of the Governor obtained in writing.

2. The foundation, superstructure, landing-steps, roadway and every other portion of the Pier shall at all times be kept in a state of safety and repair by the owner.

3. In the event of the Praya being extended at any future time, or from any other cause which, in the opinion of the Government, shall suffice to render the removal of the Pier or any portion thereof advisable, it shall be either partially or entirely removed by the owner.

The Government shall alone be entitled to dictate, in the event of a partial removal of the Pier, what portions of it are to be so removed, and any such removal, whether partial or complete, shall be effected by the owner, within such a period as shall be directed by the Government after due notice has been served on the owner, and such notice shall suffice if it be served in writing by the Surveyor General upon the said owner.

4. The cost of any such removal shall be exclusively defrayed by the owner, and no compensation will be allowed by the Go- vernment for any direct or indirect losses which the owner.may suffer by such removal or by any partial alteration of the Pier which the Government may deem advisable.

5. The Government shall at any time that it sees fit revoke this concession upon serving the owner with a notice of three months, and in case of such revocation, the holder of this licence shall have no right to claim any compensation or damages from Government.

6. The owner shall have no right of access to the Pier by water other than such as the Government shall think fit to allow,

7. A green light shall be exhibited at the outer end of the Pier and shall be kept lighted between sunset and sunrise.

8. No buoys or moorings shall be placed, other than such as the Government shall permit, under the provisions of Ordinance No. 8 of 1879, Sections 29 and 30.

9. The platform of the Pier shall not be used for the storage of materials, neither shall any articles or materials remain on the Pier, beyond the time actually required for their shipment or landing as the case may be.

10. No warehouse, shed, or building of any kind shall be erected on the Pier.

11. Owners of regular steam-ferries and passenger-boats shall not be entitled to make habitual use of the Pier, but casual pas- sengers and their luggage shall at all times have free access to the Pier for the purpose of landing or disembarking.

12. The present Licence shall not be assigned or transferred without the consent of Government previously obtained in writing.

In Witness whereof hand this

Witness to Signature,

have hereunto set

day of

18

No.

(E.)

Surveyor General's Office, Victoria, Hongkong,

18

SIR,It has been reported to me that a Nuisance exists

Lot No.

your

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situated

I have therefore to request you will abate the nuisance by

so as to render it unnecessary for me to put in force the provi- sions of the Building Ordinance No.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

of

Your obedient. Servant,

Surveyor General.