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ORDINANCE No. 3 of 1863 . 543


Vesting of Admiralty Estates.


Royal Predecessors and Her and their Heirs and Successors , and the
same have been placed under the charge of the Commissioners for exe
cuting the office of Lord High Admiral of the said United Kingdom for
the time being, and it is expedient that the same and all other mes
suages, lands, tenements , and hereditaments that may be hereafter pur
chased, 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 King
dom , or the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Ad
miral 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 :

1. From and after the passing of this Ordinance all messuages , Lands now
held in any
lands, tenements, and hereditaments , erections, buildings , and property manner for
the use of the
whatever which have been conveyed to or are vested in any person or Naval Service
in Hongkong
persons, or are held or in any manner occupied by or in the name of to vest in
Lord High
any person or persons in trust for Her Majesty or Her Royal Predeces Admiral or
the Com
sors and Her or their Heirs or Successors for the use of the Naval Ser missioners to
execute his
vice of the said United Kingdom , or of any of the departments of or office.
belonging to the said Naval Service within this Colony by whatever
mode of conveyance or by whatever title or for whatever estate or in
terest 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 re
main 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 hereditaments ,
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 .

2. From and after the purchase and conveyance grant or demise Lands here
after to be so
thereof all other messuages, lands, tenements, and hereditaments which acquired in
Hongkong
shall at any time or times hereafter be purchased , taken , held , or oc to vest in the
Lord
cupied by the Lord High Admiral or the Commissioners for executing Admiral
the Comor
the office of Lord High Admiral aforesaid for the time being, or by any missioners
to execute
person or persons by his or their order for the Naval Service of the said his office.

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