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Lands now held in any manner for the
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his Office.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23RD MAY, 1863.
Great Britain and Ireland, and conveyed to several different persons in trust for Her Majesty and Her Royal Predecessors and Her and their Heirs and Successors, and the same have been placed under the charge of the Commissioners for excenting the Office of Lord High Admiral of the said United Kingdom for the time being, and it is ex- pedient that the same and all other messuages, lands, tenements, and hereditaments that may be hereafter purchased, or in any manner used and occupied by or for the said service, should be vested in the Lord High Admiral of the said United Kingdom, or the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral aforesaid for the time being: Be it enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Acting Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
I. From and after the passing of this Ordinance all messuages, lands, tenements, use of the Naval Ser- and hereditaments, erections, buildings, and property whatever which have been con- vice in Hongkong to veyed to or are vested in any person or persons, or are held or in any manner occupied Admiral or the Com-by or in the name of any person or persons in trust for Her Majesty or Her Royal missioners to execute Predecessors and Her or their Heirs or Successors for the use of the Naval Service of the said United Kingdom, or of any of the Departments of or belonging to the said Naval Service within this Colony by whatever mode of conveyance or by whatever title or for whatever estate or interest therein, the same shall have been conveyed or be vested, held or occupied, together with the rights, members, easements, and appurte- nances to the same respectively belonging, shall be and become and remain and continue vested in the Lord High Admiral of the said United Kingdom, or the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral aforesaid for the time being, according to the respective nature and quality of the said messuages, lands, tenements, and here- ditaments, and the several estates and interests of and in the same respectively in trust for Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors for the Public Service.
Lands hereafter to be so acquired in Hong-
or the Commissioners
II. From and after the purchase and conveyance grant or demise thereof all other kong to vest in the messuages, lands, tenements, and hereditaments which shall at any time or times here- Lord High Admiral after be purchased, taken, held, or occupied by the Lord High Adiniral or the Commis- to execute his Office. sioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral aforesaid for the time being, or by any person or persons by his or their order for the Naval Service of the said United Kingdom, or of any of the Departments of or belonging to the said Naval Service and all erections and buildings which shall then or may be thereafter erected or built thereon, with the rights, members, casements, and appurtenances to the same respectively belonging, shall in like manner be and become and remain and con- tinue vested in the Lord High Admiral of the said United Kingdom, or the Commis- sioners for executing the Office of Lord High Adiniral aforesaid for the time being and his or their Successors in the said Office according to the respective nature and quality of the said messuages, lands, tenements, and hereditaments, and the several estates and interests of and in the same respectively in trust as aforesaid.
To be so held in per- petual succession.
What sufficient Ti-
tle of Commissioners in conveyances.
Power of Sale, &c.,
III. Upon the death, resignation, or removal of the present Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the said United Kingdom or of any of them, or of any future such Commissioners, or of any Lord High Admiral of the said United Kingdom, all such messuages, lands, tenements, and hereditaments respectively shall become vested in and be held by the succeeding Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Adiniral aforesaid, or the Lord High Admiral aforesaid, as the case may be, and so in perpetual succession, according to the respective nature and quality of the said messuages, lands, tenements, and hereditaments, and the several estates and interests of and in the same respectively in trust as aforesaid. .
IV. In all Deeds, Conveyances, Leases, Contracts, and other Instruments touching 'any estate, property, matter, or thing relating to the Naval Service of the said United Kingdom or to any Department under the control of the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral aforesaid, or whereto they or any of them shall be parties, it shall be sufficient to describe them generally by the style and title of "The "Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom "of Great Britain and Ireland," without expressing their names, and all such Deeds, Conveyances, Leases, Contracts, and other Instruments, wherein the said Commissioners shall be so described, and the execution or signature thereof by any two of them,
shall be as valid and effectual to all intents and purposes as if they or any of them had been expressly named therein and had executed or signed the same.
V. It shall and may be lawful for the Commissioners for executing the Office of given to Commission- Lord High Admiral aforesaid for the time being or any two or more of them, or the Lord High Admiral aforesaid, to sell, exchange, or in any manner dispose of, or let, or
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