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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH APRIL, 1883.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 161.
The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the spot, on Wednesday, the 23rd day of May, 1883, at 4 P.M., are published for general information.
By Command,
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th April, 1883. Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Wednesday, the 23rd day of May, 1883, at 4 P.M., by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of Two Lots of Crown Land, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 999 years.
No.
of Sale.
Registry No.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.
LOCALITY.
Contents Annual Upset
Boundary Measurements,
in
Rent. Price.
N.
S.
E. w. Square ft.
feet.
feet. feet. feet.
1
Inland Lot No. 742
No. 743
Bowrington, adjoining canal,
Do.,
100
100 120 120
12,000 160
2,000
100
100 120 120 19,000 160 2,000
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 knocked down.
4. The Purchaser of each 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 Lots 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 such Lot hereinbefore contained; and such Crown Lease shall be subject to and contain all Exceptions, Reservations, Convenants Clauses, and Conditions inserted in the Crown Leases of Inland Lots in the Colony of Hongkong.
5. The Purchaser of each Lot shall pay to the Surveyor General on behalf of Her Majesty The QUEEN, a Fee of $15 upon the execution of the Crown Lease thereof.
6. The Purchaser of each Lot .shall build and finish 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 expend thereon a sum of not less than $2,500 (Two thousand five hundred dollars).
7. The Purchaser of each Lot shall also pay to the Surveyor General, on behalf of Her Majesty The QUEEN, the sum of $10 upon the execution of the Crown Lease thereof, 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.
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.
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BY THE PURCHASER. Memorandum that the person whose name is hereunder written has been delared 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
Registry Number
and
of Sale
Lot. Description of Lot Purchased.
Amount of Annual Rental. Premium at which]
Purchased.
Signature of Purchaser.
1
Inland Lot No. 742
$160
Q
Do.
No. 743
11
$160
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