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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH JUNE, 1883.
Promoters
Power to assign.
Construction of Tramways.
Promoters.
3. The Honourable FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON of Victoria in the said Colony of Hongkong, FREDERICK DAVID SASSOON of the same place Esquire, CHARLES VIN- CENT SMITH of the same place Esquire, and WILLIAM KERFOOT HUGHES of the same place Esquire, or the Survivors, or Survivor, of them, shall be the Promoters for the purposes of this Ordinance, and are hereinafter referred to as the Promoters.
4. When and so soon as this Ordinance shall have come into operation as hereinafter provided (but not before) the Promoters may, with the assent and approval of the Gov- ernor in Council, assign and absolutely dispose of any one, or more, of the Tramways hereby authorised to be constructed, without receiving any valuable consideration therefor, or for any consideration that the Promoters may think fit to accept, to such person, or persons, corporation, or Company, and with, under and subject to such terms and conditions in all respects as the Promoters shall think fit, and such person, or persons, Corporation or Company, nay, with such assent and approval as aforesaid, reassign to, and revest in the Promoters the Tramway, or Tramways, so as aforesaid assigned and absolutely disposed of to him, or them, without receiving any valuable consideration therefor, or for any consideration that he or they, may think fit to accept, and the Promoters may, with such assent and approval as aforesaid, again, in manner aforesaid assign and absolutely dispose of any one or more of the Tramways, so as aforesaid reassigned to, and revested in, them, and all and every the assignees, or assignee, for the time being from the Promoters, whether a Corporate body or not, are and is hereinafter included in the expression, and referred to as the Company.
Construction of Tramways.
5. The Company may construct and maintain, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, and in accordance with the plans which have been deposited as hereinafter mentioned, the Tramways hereinafter described, with all proper stations, crossings, passing-places, sidings, junctions, rails, turn-tables, plates, offices, weigh-bridges, sheds, works, and conveniences connected therewith, or for the purposes thereof, and may work and use the same.
The Tramways authorized by this Ordinance are:-
Tramway No. 1.-A single line, one mile, two furlongs, 4.24 chains in length, commencing at the North- west corner of Inland Lot Number Four hundred and seventy-one, thence passing along the Praya East, Wantsai Road, and Queen's Road East, and terminating at a point opposite the entrance to the Eastern Market at the junction with Tramway
No. 2.
Tramway No. 2.- A double line, one mile, four fur-
longs, 1.21 chains in length, commencing at a point. opposite the entrance to the Eastern Market at the junction with Tramway No. 1 at its termina- tion, thence passing along Queen's Road East, Queen's Road Central and Queen's Road West, and terminating at a point opposite Inland Lot Number Two hundred and nineteen at the junction with Tramway No. 3.
Tramway No.3.-A single line, three furlongs, 2.77 chains in length, commencing at a point opposite Inland Lot Number Two hundred and nineteen at the junction with Tramway No. 2 at its termi- nation, thence passing along Queen's Road West, and terminating at a point opposite Marine Lot Number Eighty-one, at the junction with Tram- way No. 4.
Tramway No.4.-Whichever of the two following lines the Company shall desire to construct and main- tain, that is to say:-
(4.) A single line three furlongs, 7.82 chains in length, commencing at a point opposite Marine Lot Number Eighty-one, at the junction with Tramway No. 3 at its termination, thence passing along that part of Centre Street which lies between Queen's Road West and Praya West, thence along Praya West and termi- nating at a point in the Roadway there oppo- site the Northern end of an imaginary line separating Marine Lot Number One hundred
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