THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH APRIL, 1885.
LAND OFFICE RETURN FOR 1884.
The total of the Rent Roll of the Colony on the 24th December, 1883, amounted to.......................
and for the year 1884,
In 1881, 31 Leases, the Crown Rent on which amounted to
surrendered to Government.
31 Leases with a rental of.
granted during the same period.
There were on the 24th December, 268 Marine Lots with a rental of
950 Inland Lots, Rental,
1 Quarry Bay, Marine Lot,
68 Farm Lots, Rental,
32 Rural Building Lots,
7 Marine Lots, Aberdeen, 69 Inland Lots, Aberdeen,............. 21 Marine Lots, Aplichau,..
22 Inland Lots, Aplichau,
148 Shaukiwán Lots,
1 Stanley Inland Lot,
31 Kaulung Marine Lots,
111 Kaulung Inland Lots,
12 Farm Lots, Kaulung,.
74 Garden Lots, Kaulung, 71 Inland Lots, Hunghòm,....
+
283
$153,109.56
153,923.02
3,471.14
3,904.32
..$ 61,095.70
70,494.561 2,534.44
1,184.88
1,117.87
579.16
329.36
142.26
186.84
1,087.50
1.00
11,006.69
1,562.29
240.37
2,084.10
276.00
I have caused to be kept in 1883 and 1884:-
Total,.........
.$153,923.021
1. A Register of Leases by Government.
2. A Register of Mortgages showing,-
A. Date.
B. Number of Lot.
C. Owner.
D. Mortgagee.
E. Amount.
F. When paid off.
If this book be kept up for a few years, we will in time be able to estimate correctly the mortgage debt of the Colony.
3. A Register of sales which contains,-
A. Date.
B. Number of Lot and Section.
C. Extent Square feet.
D. Sale Price.
E. Rent.
From the Register of sales it appears there were in 1883,-
225 Sales amounting to $2,003,298.71, $2,319,474.26.
and in 1884,-243
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According to the Register of Mortgages it appears that in 1883 there were registered 121 Mortgages for $1,340,984.00, in 1884, 129 Mortgages for $1,179,726.60.
The fees received in 1883 were....................................
and 1884,
$ 4,653.75, $ 4,329.50.
The Land Office Fees include Fees for registering miscellaneous documents such as Sub-Leases, Reconveyances, Judg- mont, &c., for copies of documents, and in respect of these items less was received in 1884 than 1883.
The fee on drawing up a Lease was $15 in 1883 and only $5 in 1884, and owing to new regulations respecting the ing of Leases, fewer new Leases were issued in 1884.
Dated this 24th March, 1885.
Eow. J. ACKROYD,
Registrar.