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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH JUNE, 1884.

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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 eammaencement of the construction of the said sunken and overhead Tramways or either of such tramways, the said CATCHICK PATL 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 plans and specifications shall be approved of by the Governor in Council.

5. The Sunken Tramways referred to in this Ordinance shall be constructed on a gange not exceeding 2 feet in width, and with two steel grooved rails, which said rails shall before being laid down be approved of by the Surveyor General, and shall be laid and maintained in such manner, that the uppermost surface thereof shall be on a level with the surface of the read. Provided that the Governor in Council may from time to time require the said CATCHICK PAUL CHATER his executors, administrators or assigns to adopt and apply such improvements in the said sunken or overhead Tramways including their rails, sleepers, bridges and sub- structure as experience may suggest, having regard to the greater security of the public and advantage to the ordinary traffic, and the said CATCHICK PAFL CHÁTER his executors, administrators or assigns shall with all reasonable despatch, comply with any order made by the Governor in Council for the purpose of carrying out any such improvements.

6. The said Carenier PAUL CHATER his excentors, ad- ministrators or assigns may from time to time for the purpose of making, forming, laying down, maintaining, renewing, altering, adding to or removing any Tramway under this Ordinance, or any part or parts thereof respectively, open and break up any road subject to the following regulations:

1. They shall give to the Surveyor General notice of their intention, specifying the time at which they will begin to do so, and the portion of read proposed to be opened or broken up, such notice to be given seven days at least before the commencement of the work.

2. They shall not open or break up or alter the level of any road except with the authority, under the superintendence, and to the satisfaction of the Surveyor General,

7. When the said CATOMICK PAUL CHATER his executors, administrators or assigns shall have opened or broken up any portion of any road, they shall be under the following further obligations, namely:

1. They shall with all convenient speed, complete the work on account of which they opened or broke up the same, and (subject to the formation, maintain- ing, renewal, or alteration of addition to or removal of the Tramway) fill in the ground and make good the surface, and to the satisfaction of the Surveyor General, restore the real to as good condition as that in which it was before it was opened or broken up.

2. They shall in the meantime canse the place where the road is opened or broken up to be fenced and watched and to be properly lighted at night.

If the said CATCHICK PAUL CHATER his executors, ad- ministrators or assigns fail to comply with this section, they shall, for every offence (without prejudice to the enforcement of the specific performance of the requirements of this Ordinance, or to any other remedy against them) be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars, and to a further penalty not exceeding 25 dollars for each day during which any such failure continues after the first day on which such penalty is incurred.

8. The said Catcher PAUL CHATER his exeentors, ad- ministrators and assigns shall maintain in good condition and repair, and at their proper level so as not to be a danger or annoyance to the ordinary traffic, the rails of which any of the Tramways for the time being consist, and the sub-