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THE HONGKONG GOVERMENT GAZETTE, 25TH DECEMBER, 1875.

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8. The Purchaser of every Lot shall within One Month from the day of Sale mark out the boun- daries of his Lot by fixing granite boundary posts, of not less than 9 inches square, at each angle of the said Lot.

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BY THE PURCHASER.

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.

No. 225.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified that, in accordance with Section 12 of "The Police and Lighting Rate Ordinance, 1863," His Excellency the Governor, by and with the advice of the Executive Council, has fixed the Police Rate for the Year 1876, at 73 per cent for Houses in the City of Victoria; and, in accordance with Section 18 of the same Ordinance, at Five per cent for Houses in the outlying Villages of the Colony.

His Excellency has also, by and with the advice of the Executive Council, and in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance No. 4 of 1868, fixed the Fire Brigade Rate at 3 per cent for Houses in the City of Victoria.

The above Rates, as regards Houses in Victoria, will be levied exclusive of a Lighting Rate of One-and-a-half per cent under Section 12 of the first named Ordinance, and a Water Rate of Two per cent per annum under the provisions of Ordinance No. 12 of 1860.

The Police, Lighting, Fire Brigade, and Water Rates will, under terms of the Ordinances, be payable Quarterly in advance at the Colonial Treasury, between the first and last Days of the first Month in each Quarter.

These several Rates shall be charged and chargeable on, and recoverable from, the Owners of the Tenements in respect of which the above Assessments have been made.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th December, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary.

No. 203.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Under Provisions of Ordinance No. 11 of 1844, notice is hereby given that a Special Sessions of the Justices of the Peace will be held at the Police Magistrates' Court, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon of Tuesday, the 4th day of January next, and thereafter on the First Tuesday of every month, for the purpose of considering applications for granting or transferring Spirit Licences during the year 1876.

Such applications must be lodged at the Police Magistrates' Office, at least ten days before each of the Sessions now notified.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th November, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

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