No. 158.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH JULY, 1879.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
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The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the spot, on Thursday, the 17th day of July, 1879, at 5 P.M., are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th July, 1879.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Thursday, the 17th day of July, 1879, at 5 P.M., by Order of His Excellency the Administrator, of One Lot of Crown Land in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years.
No.
of
Registry No.
Sale.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Boundary Measurements.
LOCALITY.
Contents in
N.
S.
E,
W.
Square ft.
Annual Rent.
Upset
Price.
feet.
feet.
feet.
feet.
$
1
Rural Building Lot No. 14.
South side of Plantation Road near
Mount Gough,
170 190 214 220
37,500 12.90
215.00
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 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 75 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, Covenants, Clauses, and Conditions inserted in the Crown Leases of Rural Building Lots in the Colony of Hongkong.
5. The Purchaser of the Lot shall pay to the Surveyor General 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 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 $1,000 (one thousand dollars). He shall also construct all the necessary covered drains to carry off the waste, and refuse water from the Main Building, Cook Houses, and Out-offices, and shall conduct the said refuse water and sewage, into one or more air and water-tight cesspits to be constructed within the boundaries of the said Lot. The whole to be constructed in a good substantial and workınanlike manner to the entire satisfaction of the Surveyor General. No sewage or refuse water will be allowed to flow on, to, or through any of the adjoining Lands, whether belonging to the Crown, or to private persons, nor shall the contents of such cesspits be emptied on to Crown Land or any Government road or drain.
7. The Purchaser of the 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.
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