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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27mm DECEMBER, 1884.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. --No. 450.

The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the spot, on Monday, the 5th day of January, 1885, at 11 A.M., are published for general information. By Command,

W. II. MARSH,

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th December, 1884.

Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 5th day day of January, 1885, at 11 A.M., by Order of His Excellency tho Governor, of One Lot of Crown Land, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 999 Years." •.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No.

of Sale.

Registry No.

Inland Lot No. 951.

Peel Street,..

Boundary Measurements.

LOCALITY.

Contents

in

N.

S.

W.

Square ft.

Annual Upset

Rent.

Price.

feet. feet. feet. feet.

85.9

$

$

69 138 136 10,965 15.00

258

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 $25.

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 $5 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 $200 (Two hundred dollars).

7. When the conditions herein contained have been complied with, the Purchaser of the Lot shall be entitled to, and shall execute, on demand, a Lease from the Crown of the Piece, or Parcel of Ground comprised in such Lot for 999 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 herein before contained; and such Crown Lease shail be subject to, and contain, all Exceptions, Rescrvations, Covenants, Clauses, and Conditions inserted in the Crown Leases of Inland Lots in the Colony of Hongkong.

8. 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.

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

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BY THE PURCHASER.

of

Memorandum that

the person whose name is hereunder written has been declared the highest bidder for the Lot described in the foregoing Particulars of Sale and hereunder specified opposite to his said name and signature and does hereby agree to become the Lessee thereof under and subject to the foregoing Conditions of Sale, and on his part to perform and abide by the said Conditions.

Number of Sale

Registry Number.

and

Lot. Description of Lot Purchased.

Amount of Annual Rental. Premium at which

Purchased.

Signature of Purchaser.

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