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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND MAY, 1886.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 186.
The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the spot, on Monday, the 7th day of June, 1886, at 4 P.M., are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd May, 1886.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Particulars and Conditions of the letting by. Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 7th day of June, 1886, at 4 P.M., by Order of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, of One Lot of Crown Land, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 Years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.
No.
of Sale.
No.
Registry
Boundary Measurements.
LOCALITY.
Contents in
N.
S.
E. w. Square ft.
feet. feet. feet. feet.
Annual Upset Rent. Price.
Rural Building
1
Lot No. 43.
The Peak, East of Mount Kellett,.... 300
160 100
40
18,290
50
185
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 the Lot shall also pay to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, on behalf of Her Majesty the QUEEN, the sum of $10 within three days of the day of sale, for and in consideration of the Boundary Stones properly cut, fixed, and marked with the Registry Number, which shall be placed by the Surveyor General, for the Purchaser, at each angle of the Lot.
5. The Purchaser of the Lot shall pay, to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, on behalf of Her Majesty The QUEEN, a Fee of $15 upon the execution of the Crown Lease thereof.
6. The Purchaser of the Lot shall build and finish, fit for occupation before the expiration of twelve calendar months from the day of sale, in a good, substantial and workmanlike manner, one good and permanent messuage or tenement upon some part of his Lot, and shall expend thereon a sum of not less than $1,000 (Ŏne thousand dollars). The Purchaser shall also construct all the necessary covered drains to carry off the waste and refuse water from the main building, cook-house, and out- offices, and conduct the said waste and refuse water into one or more air and water-tight cesspits, or tanks, to be constructed on some portion of the Lot in a good, substantial, and workmanlike manner to the entire satisfaction of the Surveyor General; no sewage or refuse water will be allowed to flow on, to, or through, any of the adjoining lands, whether belonging to the Crown or to private persons, nor shall the contents of such cesspits be emptied on Crown Land or any Government road or drain, neither shall any decaying, noisome, noxious, excrementitious, or other refuse matter be deposited on any portion of the Lot. The Crown Lessees shall see that all refuse matters are removed daily from off the premises.
7. 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 the 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 Rural Building Lots in the Colony of Hongkong.
8. Should the Purchaser neglect, or fail to comply with these Conditions, his Premium or any por- tion 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 the Lot sold shall be given to the Purchaser, and deemed to have been taken by him, on the day of sale.
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