1888-9.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENTS OF THE ASSESSMENTS FOR THE YEARS 1887-88 AND 1888-89.
1887-8.
REMARKS.
DISTRICT.
No. of
Assess*.
Rateable Value.
Amount of Rates.
Rateable Value.
No. of
Amount of Rates.
Assess1.
VICTORIA.
6,876
15
2,588,072
17,200 (g)
386,439
2,236
2,719,555
3,050 (g)
353,542
213
6,962
2,605,272
338,675
2,722,605
353,755
HONGKONG VILLAGES.
Existing Assessment adopted,
Village transferred from Victoria,
Villages re-assessed,
1,296
55,104 (a)
3,857
7
32,646 (b)
2,856
87,750
6,713
87,750
400 (h)
6,142
1,303
28
1
37
34,490 (c)
3,017
48,710 (c
24
6,298 (d)
551
6,362 (2)
3,824
44
445
25
40,788
3,568
50,072
4,269
377,490
9,537
KOWLOON VILLAGES.
Existing Assessment adopted,
1,128
120,928 (e)
8,464
120,928
8,464
1,128
Village re-assessed,.
52
48,195 (ƒ)
3,373
69,035
4,832
70
TOTALS,.
9,435
2,902,933
(a) All the Hongkong Villages except Quarry Bay, (7) Quarry Bay formerly paid 82 % now reduced to 7 %. (a) The Hill District formerly described as Victoria Peak.
(d) Pok-fu Lam formerly paid 81 % on Rateable Value now reduced to 7 %. (e) All the Kowloon Villages except Kowloon Point.
360,793
3,050,790
op
() Kowloon Point.
() The Piers in Victoria formerly paid 13 % now reduced to 7 %. Many Piers this year are not separately assessed but rated with their adjoining Godowns.
(h) So-kon Po Village formerly paid 13 % now reduced to 7 %.
REFERENCE.
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