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No. 161.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH DECEMBER, 1870.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
It is hereby notified that the period allowed for the reception of Tenders for the Pridege of farming the Granite Quarries in Hongkong and Kowloon during the year 1871, as announced by Notification No. 147 of the 12th November last, has been extended to Noon of the 26th Instant; and it is further notified that the said Privilege will be granted under the following Conditions; namely:-
CONDITIONS.
1. The Licensee shall not open any new Quarry.
2. He shall have no claim to any Stone stacked or worked by any preceding Licensee or Sub-
Licensee, and left at the Quarries.
3. All Stone quarried by him or by any of his Sub-Licensees shall be removed from the Quarries within One Month after the License shall have expired, or shall have become void by reason of
any Breach of these Conditions, and in Default thereof all such Stone shall be seized and forfeited to the Crown.
4. He shall grant no Sub-License otherwise than subject to the last preceding Condition.
5. He shall be responsible for any Injury or Obstruction occasioned to or in any Drain, Water- course, or Roadway by the working of any Quarry under this License, by reason of any fall of Earth therein or otherwise, and in case he shall not forthwith at his own cost make good such Injury or remove such Obstruction, to the satisfaction of the Surveyor General, it shall be lawful for the Surveyor General to cause the work necessary for such purpose to be executed, and all reasonable costs incurred thereby shall be re-paid by the Licensee to the Crown.
6. He shall use his best endeavours to maintain Peace and good Order, among the Sub-Licensees
and Workmen at the Quarries.
7. In case of the Breach o. these Conditions or any of them, the License shall become void and the Licensee shall forfeit to the Crown a Suin equal the amount of Premium paid by him for the License by way of liquidated damages.
8. He shall before, or at the time of the Execution of the License Deed, enter into a Bond with one Surety, or more if required to be approved by the Registrar General in double the amount of the Premium to be paid for the License, as a security for the payment of the Sum which may be forfeited by him to the Crown as aforesaid by reason of the Breach of any of these Conditions.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th December, 1870.
No. 162.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
His Excellency Major-General WHITFEILD, Commanding Her Majesty's Troops in China and Japan, and Lieutenant-Governor of Hongkong and its Dependencies, has been pleased to recognize LUDWIG BEYER, Esquire, as Consul at Hongkong for His Majesty The King of the Netherlands.
By Command,
J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th December, 1870.
No. 157.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Under Provisions of Ordinance No. 11 of 1844, Notice is hereby given that a Special Session of the Justices of the Peace will be held at the Police Magistrates' Court, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon of Thursday, the Fifth day of January next; and thereafter, on the First Thursday of every Month, for the purpose of considering applications for granting or transferring Spirit Licenses during the Year 1871.
Such applications to be lodged at the Police Magistrates' Court at least Ten Days before each of the Sessions now notified.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd December, 1870.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
Colonial Secretary:
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