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ORDINANCE No. 6 or 1883. 1739


Tramways .


1883 under section 4 of the said Ordinance and that it was desirable to remove such
doubt it was enacted that (section 2 ) the Tramways Ordinance 1883 was thereby
amended by repealing section 4 and by inserting in lieu thereof the section following.

" 4. The promoters may with the assent and approval of the Governor in
Council grant the right to construct and maintain any one or more of the tram
ways hereby authorized to be made and all or any of the privileges hereby con
ferred without receiving any valuable consideration therefor or for any con
sideration that the promoters may think fit to accept to such persons or person
corporation or company and with under and subject to such terms and conditions
in all respects as the promoters shall think fit and may with the approval of the
Governor in Council upon failure of any of the terms and conditions contained
in the original or any subsequent grant if thereunto authorized by the terms of
such original or subsequent grant revoke the same and re-grant all or any such
rights and privileges and so much of any tramway as may be constructed upon
such terms and conditions as to them shall seem fit and all and every the assignees
or assigne for the time being from the promoters whether a corporate body or not
are and is hereinafter included in the expression and referred to as the company

And it was also enacted that (section 3 ) that Ordinance should commence and
take effect on the first January, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four And
whereas on the eighth October one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four (the
construction of any one or more of the said tramways not having been then substan
tially commenced) an application was made to the Governor in Council for an ex
tension of the time allowed by the said Tramways Ordinance 1883 for the substantial
commencement of the construction of all the tramways authorized by the Ordinance
in the words and figures following that is to say

" T., 35 Queen's Road Hongkong 8th October 1884 Sir By the Tramways
Ordinance 1883 section 26 it is provided that if within one year after the time
at which the company might under that Ordinance have commenced the con
struction of any one or more of the tramways the construction of any one or more
of such tramways is not in the opinion of the Governor in Council substantially
commenced the powers thereby given to the company for constructing such
tramways so not commenced or otherwise in relation thereto shall cease to be
exercised unless the time be prolonged by the Governor in Council section 145
enacted that the Ordinance was not to come into operation until Her Majesty's
confirmation was proclaimed by the Governor This confirmation was pro
claimed on the 3rd November 1883 consequently the first year of the concession
has nearly expired On the 29th July last a company was duly formed and
registered for the purpose of acquiring and taking over with the assent and
approval of the Governor in Council from the four promoters named in the
Ordinance the right to construct and maintain all or any of the tramways num
bered 1 2 3 4 and 5 in the Ordinance and all the privileges thereby conferred in
so far as the company might desire to exercise the same in respect of the said
tramways numbered 1 2 3 4 and 5 (but saving and excepting unto the said four
promoters the said privileges in so far as they might desire to exercise the same