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No. 169.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH AUGUST, 1877.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
His Excellency the Governor is pleased to direct that Monday, 6th August, being à Bank Holiday, is to be observed as a Holiday by the Government Departments.
By Command,
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th August, 1877.
No. 170.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the spot, on Monday, the 13th day of August, 1877, at 5.30 P.M., are published for general informa-
tion.
By Command,
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th August, 1877.
Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 13th day of August, 1877, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot of Crown Land, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a Term of 75 Years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Boundary Measurements.
No. of Sale.
Registry No.
Contents in
LOCALITY.
N.
S.
E.
w. Square ft.
Annual Upset Rent. Price.
feet. feet. feet. feet.
1 Hongkong Farm North Side of Mount Kellet,.....
Lot No. 64.
288.6 447.6 400.0 | 248.0|106,326
24.40 300.00
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 shall be put up again at a former bidding.
2. No person shall at any bidding advance less than $5.
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 thin 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 Farm 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).
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 ut, 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.
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