672688-1884-Bills-read--2nd-time--Mr-Chater-s-Piers--c- — Page 2

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND MARCH, 1884.

A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to authorise CATCHICK PAUL CHATER Esq. to construct piers and wharves in the harbour of Victoria, and to confer upon the said CATCHICK PAUL CHATER certain other powers and privileges.

WHEREAS CATCHICK PAUL CHATER Fq. of Vie

toria, Hongkong, Bill and Bullion Broker, is de- sirous of constructing, with the consent of the Crown, piers, wharves, and tramways in the harbour of Victoria, for purposes in relation to the loading, discharging, and storing of cargo; And whereas the said CATCICK PAUL CHATER has applied to the Government of the Colony, to confer upon him the necessary powers for carrying out the cons- truction of such piers, wharves, and tramways by menus of a public Ordinance, and it is expedient that such an Ordi- nance should be granted to the said CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, under and subject to the conditions, restrictions and provi- sions hereinafter contained: Be it therefore cuacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :----

1. It shall be lawful for the said CATCHICK PAUL CHATER his excentors, adininistrators or assigus, to construct and maintain, for his and their exclusive use, wharves between high and low-water mark, and piers extending into the bar- bour of Victoria, at and from any part or parts of that portion of land which lies directly opposite to the pieces or parcels of ground registered in the Land Office of the Colo- ny as Kaulung Marine Lots Nos. 9, 11, 20 and 21 res- pectively.

2. The said wharves and piers shall be constructed in accordance with plans and specifications to be deposited in the Office of the Surveyor General and approved of by the Governor in Council, before the said works are commenced,

3. The said CATCHICK PAUL CHATER his exceutors, administrators or assigns may, from time to time, make any alterations in, or additions to, the said wharves and piers, provided the same be in accordance with plans and specifi- cations to be approved by the Governor in Council.

4. It shall be lawful for the said CATCHICK PAUL CHATER his executors, administrators or assigns, subject to the plans and specifications being approved by the Governor in Council, from time to time to lay down, maintain and renew, sunken and overhead tramways, or either of such tramways, from the Piers and Wharves across the Praya connecting the Piers and Wharves with the premises of the said CATCHICK PAUL CHATER his executors, administrators or assigns, situated on the Kaulung Lots aforesaid or adjoining the same; and also a double line of Tramways, 650 yards in length, commencing at a point opposite the North West Corner of the aforesaid Kaulung Marine Lot No. 21, thence passing along the centre of the Praya to a point opposite the South West Corner of the aforesaid Kaulung Marine Lot No. 9. The said Tramways to be provided with all proper statious, crossings, bridges, passing places, sidings, junctions, rails and conveniences connected therewith, or for the purposes thereof, and the said CATCHICK PAUL CHATER his executors, administrators or assigns may work and use the same. Provided always that before the commencement of the construction of the said sunken and overhead Tramways or either of such trainways, the said CATCHICK PAUL CHATER his executors, administrators or assigns shall deposit in the office of the said Surveyor General plans and specifications showing in detail the mode of construction of the said sunken and overhead Tramways, which said phons and specifications shall be approved of by the Governor in Commeil.

5. Subject to the approval of the Governor in Conncil being first, obtained, it shall be lawful for the said Carenick PAUL CHATER his executors, administrators or assigns, from time to time to alter the existing, and construet, maintain and renew subject to the provisions of this Ordinance and in accordance with plans to be previously deposited by the enid CarenicK PAUL CHATER his exccutors, administrators

Preamble.

Power te COUNTPOZA

harves ar

rers.

Plans and specification.

Aherationa splanteleje 11.

How to

Fav deven tramway Ł

Power in altay THOMSONE.

197