No. 43.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND MARCH, 1873.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
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The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held the respective Lots, on Monday, the 31st day of March, 1873, commencing with the Lot at Belcher's ly, at 3 o'clock P.M., are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd March, 1873.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Particulars and Conditions of the Letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 31st day of March, 1873, by Order of His Excellency The Governor, of certain Lots of Crown Land in the Colony of Hongkong for a Term of 999 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.
Boundary Measurement.
LOCALITY.
Contents in
N.E.
S.W.
S.E. N.W. Square ft.
Annual Upset
Rent.
Price.
feet.
730
746
feet. feet. feet. 444
$
426
330,634 250.00
250
N.
S.
E.
W.
40
40 100 100 4,000 6.60
20
No. of
Registry No.
Sale.
1
Marine 239,
Belcher's Bay,
2
Inland 17,
Ap-lí Chau,
CONDITIONS OF SALE.
1. The highest bidder above the upset prices shall be the Purchaser, and if any dispute arise the Lots shall be put up again at a former bidding.
2. No person shall at any bidding for Lot No. 1 advance less than $50, and for Lot No. 2 $5. 3. Immediately after the fall of the hammer, the Purchaser shall sign the Memorandum of Agreement 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 a Deposit of one half of the amount of Premium at which the Lots shall have been knocked down, and within one Calendar Month froin the day of Sale at the aforesaid Treasury pay the remaining half of the said Preinium.
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 Lot for 999 years, to be computed from 31st day of March, 1873, at such Annual Rental payable half yearly on the 25th day of December, and the 24th day of June 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 the Exceptions, Reservations, Covenants, Clauses, and Conditions usually inserted in the Crown Lease of Lots in the Colony of Hongkong and also all such special Exceptions, Reservations, Covenants, Clauses, and Conditions as are contained in a Memorandum which inay be inspected on application at the Surveyor General's Office previously to the Sale.
5. The Purchaser of each 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. Should the Purchaser neglect or fail to comply with these Conditions, his Premium or any portion 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 Pur- chase 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,
7. Possession of the Lots 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 showing that the Person or Persons whose Name or Names are hereunder written have been declared the highest Bidder or Bidders for the Lots described in the foregoing Particulars of Sale and hereunder specified opposite to his or their Names and Signatures, and that, that Person or those Persons do hereby agree to become the Lessee or Lessees thereof under and subject to the foregoing Conditions of Sale, and on his or their part to perform and abide by them.
Number
of Sale
Registry Number
and
Lot. Description of Lot Purchased.
1
2
Marine 239. Situated in Belcher's Bay and bounded on all sides by ground in possession of the Gov- crnment, measuring on the N.E. 730 feet, S.W. 746 feet, S.E. 444 feet, N.W. 420 feet, tinted Pink on Sale Pian,
Ap-li Chau, Inland Lot No. 17,
Amount of
Annual Rent. Premium at which
Purchased.
$250.00
$6.60
Signature of Purchaser.
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