RHENISH MISSIONARY SOCIETY (SALE OF PROPERTY) ORDINANCE, 1887
Title
RHENISH MISSIONARY SOCIETY (SALE OF PROPERTY) ORDINANCE, 1887
Description
ORDINANCE No. 7 OF 1887.
Rhenish Missionary (Sale of Property)
AN ORDINANCE to enable the Trustees of the Rhenish Missionary
Society to sell and dispose of certain Leasehold
Property within the Colony.
[31st May,1887.]
WHEREAS by an Indenture of Crown Lease,dated the 21st day of
February,1887,and made between Her Most Gracious Majesty
Queen Victoria,of the one part,and Christian Wilhelm Louis and
Wilhelm Heinrich Dilthey,as trustees of the Rhenish Missionary
Society,of the other part,for the considerations in the said lease men-
tioned Her said Majesty demised,leased,and to farm let unto the said
Christian Wilhelm Louis and Wilhelm Heinrich Diltery,their execu-
tors,administrators,and assigns,all that piece or parcel of ground
situate,lying,and being at Victoria in the Island of Hongkong,in the
said Indenture of Lease particularly described and registered in the
Land Office as Inland Lot No. 24,together with all easements,profits,
commodities,and appurtenances whatsoever thereto belonging,except
and always reserved as in the said Crown Lease is excepted and
reserved,to hold the said piece or parcel of ground and premises there-
by demised with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said
Christian Wilhelm Louis and Wilhelm Heinrich Dilthey,their execu-
tors,administrators,and assigns,from the 25th day of December,1858,
for the term of nine hundred and nine years from thence next
ensuing,at the yearly Crown rent therein mentioned and subject to the
convenants and conditions therein contained;and whereas the said lot is
now vested or purported to be vested in the Reverend Ferdinand
Wilhelm Dietrich,formerly of Victoria in this Colony,but now of the
City of Tung-Kun in the Kwong-Tung province in the Empire of China,
Missionary,and the Reverend Emmanuel Genahr,formerly of Victoria
aforesaid,but now of Fuk-Wing in the said province,Missionary,as
trustees for the said Rhenish Missionary Society;and whereas it is un-
certain whether the said Ferdiand Wilhelm Dietrich and Emmanuel
Genahr,as such trustees as aforesaid,have sufficient power to sell or
dispose of the said lot so as to give a marketable title thereto;and
whereas it is expedient,in order to remove such uncertainty,that the
said premises should be vested in the said Ferdinand Wilhelm Dietrich
and Emmanuel Genahr,their executors and administrators,with power
of sale;
BE it thereofre enacted by the Governor of Hongkong,with the advice
of the Legislative Council thereof,as follows:-
1.This Ordinance may be cited as the Rhenish Missionary Society
(Sale of Property) Ordinance,1887.
2.All that piece or parcel of ground situate,lying,and being at
Victoria in this Colony and registered in the Land Office as Inland Lot
No.24,together with all easements,profits,commodities,and appurten-
ances whatsoever thereto belonging,(except and always reserved as in
the Crown Lease thereof is excepted and reserved),shall vest in the said
Ferdinand Wilhelm Dietrich and Emmanuel Genahr,their executors,
and administrators,upon trust to sell the said piece or pancel of ground
and premises,either together or in parcels,and either by punblic auction
or private contract,and either with or without special conditions relative
to title or otherwise,with power to buy in the said premises or any part
thereof at any sale by auction or to rescind or vary any contract for
the sale thereof,and to resell the premises which are so bought in or
the contract for the sale whereof is so resinded,and with power also
to execute assurances and give effectual receipts and discharges to the
purchaser or purchasers thereof for the purchase moneys,so that such
purchaser or purchasers shall not be bound to see to the application there-
of,and generally to do all other acts and things necessary for completing
the said sale:Provided,nevertheless,that the moneys which arise from
any such sale as aforesaid,after paying and retaining thereout the costs
and expenses attending such sale,shall be held by the said Ferdinand Whihelm Dietrich and Emmannel Genahr,or other the trustees or trustee
for the time being of the said Rhenish Maissionary Society, in trust
for the said Rhenish Missionary Society.
A.D. 1887. Ordinance No. 19 of 1887. Short title. Vesting of Inland Lot No. 24 in F. W. Dietrich and E. Genabr as trustees for sale.
Rhenish Missionary (Sale of Property)
AN ORDINANCE to enable the Trustees of the Rhenish Missionary
Society to sell and dispose of certain Leasehold
Property within the Colony.
[31st May,1887.]
WHEREAS by an Indenture of Crown Lease,dated the 21st day of
February,1887,and made between Her Most Gracious Majesty
Queen Victoria,of the one part,and Christian Wilhelm Louis and
Wilhelm Heinrich Dilthey,as trustees of the Rhenish Missionary
Society,of the other part,for the considerations in the said lease men-
tioned Her said Majesty demised,leased,and to farm let unto the said
Christian Wilhelm Louis and Wilhelm Heinrich Diltery,their execu-
tors,administrators,and assigns,all that piece or parcel of ground
situate,lying,and being at Victoria in the Island of Hongkong,in the
said Indenture of Lease particularly described and registered in the
Land Office as Inland Lot No. 24,together with all easements,profits,
commodities,and appurtenances whatsoever thereto belonging,except
and always reserved as in the said Crown Lease is excepted and
reserved,to hold the said piece or parcel of ground and premises there-
by demised with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said
Christian Wilhelm Louis and Wilhelm Heinrich Dilthey,their execu-
tors,administrators,and assigns,from the 25th day of December,1858,
for the term of nine hundred and nine years from thence next
ensuing,at the yearly Crown rent therein mentioned and subject to the
convenants and conditions therein contained;and whereas the said lot is
now vested or purported to be vested in the Reverend Ferdinand
Wilhelm Dietrich,formerly of Victoria in this Colony,but now of the
City of Tung-Kun in the Kwong-Tung province in the Empire of China,
Missionary,and the Reverend Emmanuel Genahr,formerly of Victoria
aforesaid,but now of Fuk-Wing in the said province,Missionary,as
trustees for the said Rhenish Missionary Society;and whereas it is un-
certain whether the said Ferdiand Wilhelm Dietrich and Emmanuel
Genahr,as such trustees as aforesaid,have sufficient power to sell or
dispose of the said lot so as to give a marketable title thereto;and
whereas it is expedient,in order to remove such uncertainty,that the
said premises should be vested in the said Ferdinand Wilhelm Dietrich
and Emmanuel Genahr,their executors and administrators,with power
of sale;
BE it thereofre enacted by the Governor of Hongkong,with the advice
of the Legislative Council thereof,as follows:-
1.This Ordinance may be cited as the Rhenish Missionary Society
(Sale of Property) Ordinance,1887.
2.All that piece or parcel of ground situate,lying,and being at
Victoria in this Colony and registered in the Land Office as Inland Lot
No.24,together with all easements,profits,commodities,and appurten-
ances whatsoever thereto belonging,(except and always reserved as in
the Crown Lease thereof is excepted and reserved),shall vest in the said
Ferdinand Wilhelm Dietrich and Emmanuel Genahr,their executors,
and administrators,upon trust to sell the said piece or pancel of ground
and premises,either together or in parcels,and either by punblic auction
or private contract,and either with or without special conditions relative
to title or otherwise,with power to buy in the said premises or any part
thereof at any sale by auction or to rescind or vary any contract for
the sale thereof,and to resell the premises which are so bought in or
the contract for the sale whereof is so resinded,and with power also
to execute assurances and give effectual receipts and discharges to the
purchaser or purchasers thereof for the purchase moneys,so that such
purchaser or purchasers shall not be bound to see to the application there-
of,and generally to do all other acts and things necessary for completing
the said sale:Provided,nevertheless,that the moneys which arise from
any such sale as aforesaid,after paying and retaining thereout the costs
and expenses attending such sale,shall be held by the said Ferdinand Whihelm Dietrich and Emmannel Genahr,or other the trustees or trustee
for the time being of the said Rhenish Maissionary Society, in trust
for the said Rhenish Missionary Society.
A.D. 1887. Ordinance No. 19 of 1887. Short title. Vesting of Inland Lot No. 24 in F. W. Dietrich and E. Genabr as trustees for sale.
Abstract
A.D. 1887. Ordinance No. 19 of 1887. Short title. Vesting of Inland Lot No. 24 in F. W. Dietrich and E. Genabr as trustees for sale.
Identifier
https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/636
Edition
1901
Volume
v1
Cap / Ordinance No.
No. 7 of 1887
Number of Pages
3
Files
Collection
Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online
Citation
“RHENISH MISSIONARY SOCIETY (SALE OF PROPERTY) ORDINANCE, 1887,” Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online, accessed April 23, 2025, https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/636.
