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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH MAY, 1886.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SALE.

1. The Purchaser or Purchasers of Marine Lots 261 and 262 shall reclaim, cut down, or fill in, a the case may be, the whole area of his Lot and also that of half the width of the streets adjoining c abutting thereon, and shall in addition fill in and form the Praya in front of his Lot to a height 2' 3" above high water spring tides, or to such other level or levels as shall be given him from time t time by the Surveyor General, the finished surface of the ground being formed with a uniform rise ' 1 in 100 from the Praya inland.

2. The Colonial Government shall within twenty-four months from the date of Sale, construct : the sole cost and charge of the Crown Lessee of Marine Lots 261 and 262, an embankment and pe manent Sea-wall, fifty feet from and co-extensive with the front of these two Lots, and the Purchase or Purchasers of Marine Lot 262 shall also defray the cost of construction of the Sea-wall on a lengt of twenty-feet opposite the North end of the street, or running along the Western Boundary of th said Lot, the total cost of such wall exclusive of forming the Praya along the back of Sea-wall sha not exceed $52 per lineal foot of Sea-wall and embankment, and which amount shall be paid by tl Purchaser of the Lot to the Surveyor General on demand in such instalments as may be required fro time to time to defray the cost of the said works.

3. The Purchaser or Purchasers of Marine Lots 261 and 262 shall fill in the ground along th back of the Sea-wall and embankment to a width of 40 feet, and extending the full height thereof wit good tough red or yellow earth or clay deposited in layers, 6 inches deep each layer rammed sol before the next is filled in and carried up simultaneously with the embankment and Sea-wall. T} use of rubbish and Town sweepings will on no account be allowed in the work of filling in th embankment.

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4. The Purchaser of Marine Lot 260 shall cut down the whole area of this Lot, and also that the Praya in front thereof, and half the width of the street running along the Southern Boundary the said Lot. The Sea-wall in front of the said Lot shall be constructed, and the ground along tl Eastern Boundary thereof filled in and formed to the level of Middle Street by the Colonial Gover ment at a cost of Six thousand Dollars ($6,000) which amount shall be paid by the Purchaser of th Lot to the Surveyor General on demand in such instalments as may be required from time to time defray the cost of the said work.

5. Upon the completion of the permanent Sea-wall and roadway, their maintenance and repa shall devolve upon the Colonial Government and the Crown Lessee shall be entirely free from ar special charge in respect of the up keep of the said roadway and wall.

Extract from Conditions for Leases, approved by the War Of sê.

The Lease is subject to the right of the War Department to carry on practice from the batteri at any time without the payment of any compensation to the Lessees or their representatives for inju to property or person, and it is to be understood that practice will be frequently made.

The design for every building to be submitted to the Surveyor General for reference to the Offic Commanding the Troops, whose decision shall be final whether such building shall be permitted, t Lessee to have no claim for compensation if the Building be not allowed.

But, as a general rule such permission shall not be refused if the proposed building does n interfere with the line of fire, horizontal or vertical from any of the guns of the Batteries.

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BY THE PURCHASER.

Memorandum that the persons whose names are hereunder written have been declared the highe bidder for the Lots described in the foregoing Particulars of Sale and hereunder specified oppos to thiur said names and signatures respectively, and do hereby agree to become the Lessees there under and subject to the foregoing Conditions of Sale, and on their part to perform and abide the said Conditions.

Number

of Sule.

Registry Number

Description of Lot Purchased.

and

Amount of Annual Rentul. Premium at which

Purchased.

Signature of Purchasers.

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Marine Lot No. 200.

$108

261.

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$108

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262.

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$108