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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH DECEMBER, 1887. 1321

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 520.

The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the spot, on Monday, the 19th day of December, 1887, at 4 P.M., are published for general information. By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th December, 1887.

FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.

Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 19th day of December, 1887, at 4 P.M., by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of Four Lots of Crown Land, at Yaumáti, Kaulung, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 Years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.

No.

of

Registry No..

Sale.

Kaulung

Inland Lots

No. 310

Yaumáti,.

311

Do.,

"

312

Do.,

280

Do.,

LOCALITY.

Boundary Measurements.

Contents in

N.

S.

E.

W.

Square ft.

Annual Rent.

Upset Price.

feet.

feet. feet. feet.

$

45

45

45

45 45 100 100 45 100 100 200 200 45 16′8′′ 16'8"

4,500 4,500 9,000 120

60

200

60

200

400

750

10

40

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, a deposit of one half the amount of Premium at which the Lot shall have been purchased, and within One Calendar Month from the day of Sale shall pay at the aforesaid Treasury the remaining half of the said Premium.

4. The Purchaser of each Lot shall build and finish, fit for occupation, upon the lot, before the expiration of six calendar months from the day of sale, one or more substantial dwellings or tenements with stone, and lime mortar walls, and tile roofs, and in other respects in accordance with the conditions of the Buildings Ordinance, No. 8 of 1856.

5. When the conditions herein contained have been complied with, 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 Kaulung Inland Lots in the Colony of Hongkong.

6. The Purchaser of each 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.

7. 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.

8. Possession of each Lot sold shall be given to the Purchaser, and deemed to have been taken by him, on the day of sale.

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BY THE PURCHASERS. Memorandum that the persons whose names are hereunder written have been declared the highest bidders for the Lots described in the foregoing Particulars of Sale and hereunder specified opposite to their said names and signatures respectively, and do hereby agree with Her Majesty The QUEEN to become the Lessees thereof under and subject to the foregoing Conditions of Sale, and on their parts to perform and abide by the said Conditions.

Number

of Sale.

+

Registry Number

and

Description of Lot Purchased.

Kaulung Inland Lot No.310.

Amount of Annual Rental. Premium at which

Purchased.

Signatures of Purchasers.

311.

""

60 $ 60

312.

""

$120

280.

""

$ 10