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we are requested to apply on behalf of the company for the consent
of the Governor in Council to the extension for the period of 12
calendar months of the time allowed by the ordinance for the
substantial commencement of the construction of all the tramways
authorized by the ordinauce We have the honour to be Sir Your
obeclient servants - BRERETON WOTTON & Deacon The Honourable
FREDERICK STEWART LL.D., Acting Colonial Secretary ?"
“ And whereas to the said application a reply was received in the words
and figures following that is to say
* No. 1434 Colonial Secretary's Office Ilongkong 13th October
1884 Gentlemen I have the honour by direction of Ilis Excellency
the Officer Administering the Government to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter of the 8th instant applying on behalf of the
tramways company for permission to extend to 12 months the time
for commencing the construction of all the tramways anthorized by
Ordinance 6 of 1883 In reply I am to inform you that the Governor
in Council bas been pleased to grant your application I have the
honour to be Gentlemen Your most obedient servant - FREDERICK
STEWART Acting Colonial Secretary Messrs. BRERETON WOTTON
& DEACON
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“ And whereas the purchasers lately applied to the promoters to grant to
them the right to construct and maintain the tramway numbered six in
the said Tramways Ordinance 1883 and thereby authorized to be made
and all the privileges thereby conferred in so far as the purchasers might
desire to exercise the same in respect of or regard to the said tramways
numbered six (but saving and excepting unto the promoters and the
survivors and survivor of them and their and his assignees or assignee
the privileges by the said Tramways Ordinance 1883 conferred in so far
as the promoters or the survivors or survivor of them or their or his
assignees or assignee might desire to exercise the same in respect of or
regard to the tramways numbered 1 2 3 4 and 5 in the said ordinance) at
or for the sum of two thousand dollars which the promoters ( subject to the
assent and approval of the Governor in Council being obtained) agreed
to do AND WHEREAS on the 26th January last an application on behalf
of the promoters and of the purchasers was made to the Governor in
Council in the words and figures following that is to say
" " T., 35 Queen's Road Hongkong 26th January 1885 Sir
We have the pleasure to inform His Excellency that the promoters
of the tramways authorized to be made by the Tramways Ordinance
1883 propose forth with to assign to the Ilonourable Phineas Ryrie
and Mr. ALEXANDER FINDLAY Sutii of this City the Peak train
way and all the privileges to it belonging to which assignment the
assent and approval of the Governor in Council is by the Tramways
Ordinance Amendment Ordinance 1883 required to be obtained
before the assignment can be effectuated On behalf of the promoters
we have the lionour now to apply (in the terms of ihe accompanying
draft Order in Council) for such assent and approval and beg to
state that it is framed on lines in all respects similar to those on
which the former draft Order in Council relating to the low level
tramways was framed and which draft order was approved of by
the Governor in Council As will no doubt be remembered on the
8th October 1884 we applied on behalf of the proposed tramway
company for the consent of the Governor in Council to the exten
sion of the time for substantially commencing the construction of
all the tramways wbich consent was granted That corsent having
been granted to the company Messrs. Ryrie and Smith now