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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH JUNE, 1887.

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W. G. CAMERON.

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No. 19 OF 1887.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to enable the Trustees of The Rhenish Missionary Society to sell and dispose of certain Leasehold property within the Colony of Hongkong,

[31st May, 1887.]

WHEREAS by an Indenture of Crown Lease, dated

the 21st day of February, 1877, and made between Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen VICTORIA of the one part, and CHRISTIAN WILHELM LOUIS and WILHELM HEINRICH DILTHEY as Trustees of The Rhenish Missionary Society of the other part, for the considerations in the said Lease mentioned Her said Majesty Demised, Leased, and to Farm let unto the said CHRISTIAN WILHELM LOUIS and WILHELM HEINRICH DILTHEY their executors, administra- tors and assigns, all that piece or parcel of ground situate, lying and being at Victoria, ir. the Island of Hongkong, in the said Indenture of Lease particularly described and registered in the Land Office as Inland Lot No. 24, together with all easements, profits, commodities and ap- purtenances whatsoever thereto belonging, except and always reserved as in the said Crown Lease is excepted and reserved, to hold the said piece or parcel of ground and premises thereby demised with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said CHRISTIAN WILHELM LOUIS and WILHELM HEINRICH DILTHEY their executors, admi- nistrators and assigns from the 25th of December, 1858, for the term of 999 years from thence next ensuing at the yearly Crown rent therein mentioned and subject to the covenants and conditions therein contained. And whereas the said Lot is now vested or purported to be vested in the Reverend FERDINAND WILHELM DIETRICH formerly of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, but now of the City of Tung-Kun in the Kwong-Tung Province in the Empire of China, Missionary, and the Reverend EMMANUEL GENÄHR, formerly of Victoria aforesaid, but now of Fuk-Wing in the same Province, Missionary, as Trustees for the said Rhenish Missionary Society. And whereas it is uncertain whether the said FERDINAND WILHELM DIETRICH and EMMANUEL GENÄHR as such Trustees as aforesaid have sufficient power to sell or dispose of the said Lot so as to give a marketable title thereto. And whereas it is expe- dient in order to remove such uncertainty that the said premises should be vested in the said FERDINAND WILHELM DIETRICH and EMMANUEL GENÄHR, their executors and administrators with power of sale: Be it therefore enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. All that piece or parcel of ground situate lying and being at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong, and registered in the Land Office as Inland Lot No. 24, together with all casements profits commodities and appurtenances what- soever thereto belonging (except and always reserved as in the Crown Lease thereof is excepted and reserved) shall vest in the said FERDINAND WILHELM DIETRICH and EMMANUEL GENÄHR their executors and administrators, upon trust to sell the said piece or parcel of ground and premises either together, or in parcels, and either by public auction, or private contract, and either with or without special conditions relative to title or otherwise with power to buy in the said premises, or any part thereof at any sale by auction or to rescind or vary any contract for the sale thereof, and to resell the premises which shall be so bought in or the contract for the sale whereof shall be so rescinded, and with power also to execute assurances, give effectual receipts and discharges to the purchaser or purchasers thereof for the purchase moneys, so that such purchaser or purchasers shall not be bound to see to the application thereof, and generally to do all other acts and things necessary for completing the said sale. Provided never- theless that the moneys which shall arise from any such

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F. W. DIE- TRICH and B. GENÄHR to be Trustees.

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