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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH MARCH, 1888.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 113.
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The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the spot, on Monday, the 26th day of March, 1888, at 3 P.M., are published for general information. By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th March, 1888.
ARATHOON SETH, for the Colonial Secretary,
Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 26th day of March, 1888, at 3 P.M., by Order of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern- ment, of Thirteen Lots of Crown Land, at Hunghòm, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 Years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.
No.
Boundary Measurements.
of
Registry No.
LOCALITY.
Contents in
Sale.
N.
S.
E.
W.
Square ft.
Annual Upset Rent. Price.
feet.
feet. feet. feet.
$
Inland Lots
No. 181
Hunghom, Kowloon,.....
15
15
50 50
750
10
225
182
Do.,
15
15
60
50
750
10
225
"
183
"
Do.,
15
15
50
50
750
10
225
184
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Do.,
15
15
50
50
750
10
225
185
Do.,
15
15
50
50
750
10
225
186
""
Do.,
15
15
50
50
750
10
225
191
Do.,
15
15
50
192
""
Do.,
15
15
50
9
193
12
Do.,
15
15
50
10
194
""
Do.,
15
15
50
11
195
"
Do.,
15
15
50
12
196
Do.,
15
15
50
13.
197
""
Do.,
15
15
50
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50
750
10
225
50
750
10
225
50
750
10
225
50
750
10
225
50
750
10
225
50
750
10
225
50
750
10
225
CONDITIONS OF SALE.
1. 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 $10.
3. Immediately after the fall of the hammer, 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 each Lot shall reclaim the same from the sea together with half the width of the streets surrounding the lot to the levels required by the Government, and shall build and finish, fit for occupation, upon the lot, before the expiration of twelve calendar months from the day of sale, one or more substantial tenement or tenements with brick or stone and lime mortar walls, and tile roof, and in other respects in accordance with the conditions of the Buildings Ordinance, No. 8 of 1856. 5. The Purchaser of each Lot shall pay into the Treasury a proportionate part of the annual rental specified in the Particulars hereinbefore contained on the 24th day of June next, and thereafter shall pay such annual rental by equal half-yearly payments on the 25th day of December, and the 24th day of June in each and every year during the term of 75 years hereinafter mentioned.
6. When the conditions herein contained have been complied with to the satisfaction of the Surveyor General, the Purchaser of each Lot shall be entitled to, and shall execute, on demand, a Lease from the Crown of the Piece of Ground comprised in such Lot for 75 Years, to be computed from the day of Sale, at such Annual Rental, payable half-yearly on the 24th day of June, and the 25th day of December in every Year, as is specified in the Particulars of each Lot hereinbefore contained; and such Crown Lease shall be subject to, and contain, all Exceptions, Reservations, Covenants, Clauses, and Conditions inserted in the Crown Leases of Inland Lots in the Colony of Hongkong.
7. The Purchaser of each Lot shall pay, to the Land Officer, on behalf of Her Majesty the QUEEN, a Fee of $5 upon the execution of the Crown Lease thereof.
8. Should the Purchaser neglect, or fail to comply with these Conditions, his Premium, or any portion thereof which may be paid, shall be thereupon forfeited to Her Majesty, who shall be at full liberty either to enforce the Sale, or to re-sell the Property at such time and place, and in such manner as to Her Majesty shall seem fit, and in case of a re-sale the increase, if any, of the Premium or Purchase Money shall be retained by Her Majesty, and the deficiency, if any, and all Costs and Expenses shall be made good by the defaulter and be recoverable as liquidated damages.
9. Possession of each Lot sold shall be given to the Purchasers, and deemed to have been taken by them, on the day of sale.
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