290
49. It would only be a waste of time on my part to deal in detail with the various questions raised evidently by persons with no practical knowledge of the arrangement of Chinese houses, elementary hydraulics, or of what is meant by the separate system as being introduced into the City of Victoria and by persons who have not even taken the trouble to read the various published reports on the sanitation and drainage of Hongkong.
The expenditure under this heading of account has been $4,241.17.
50. Street Lighting.-The lighting of the City by gas and electricity and of Kowloon Point and Yaumati by gas has been satisfactorily carried out by the Gas and Electric Companies under their respective contracts.
The total number of gas lamps within the City, exclusive of 15 in the cantonment, is 637, and the number of electric lights 75. The number of gas lamps in Kowloon Point and Yaumati is 84.
The expenditure under this heading of account has been $48,206.33.
51. Maintenance of Public Recreation Ground.--The Recreation Ground in Happy Valley has been maintained in a satisfactory condition at a small cost, viz., $587.46.
LAND SURVEY BRANCH.
52. During the past year four land sales have taken place, the area sold being 948,350 square feet including about 20 acres situated in the Sookunpoo Valley which was purchased on the 27th December last for the purpose of constructing reservoirs. Premium realized $64,605. Annual Crown rents $1,620.
53. Extensions to existing lots of a total area of 78,652 square feet have been granted. Premiums realized $8,247.30. Annual Crown rents $683.98.
54. Surveys have been made, boundaries corrected, and plans and particulars forwarded to the Land Office for the issue of 33 new leases.
A complete survey of the Kowloon Peninsula has been completed and plotted to a scale of y'a Enlarged plans of the villages have also been prepared.
Boundary stones have been fixed to define 15 lots.
55. As will be seen from the following tabular statements 1,543 squatter's licenses have been issued, the fees for which amount to $5,498.13.
SUMMARY OF LICENSES ISSUED, 1894.
VILLAGES.
PAID.
No.
UNPAID.
C.
No.
TOTAL NUMBER.
C.
Ab Kung Ngam, Aplichau,
*
1
0.96
87
381.82
Bowrington,
Causeway Bay,.
Caroline Hill,
Chai Wan,
Coffee Plantation,
Chung Hom Bay,..
3
10.92
3
55.91
1
25.00
7
7.45
43
73.73
...
1 87
3
3
1
1.87
9
43
1
2.66
Deep Water Bay,..
2
2.82
Fuk Tsun Heung,
33
220.77
2
11.33
35
Fo Pang,
15
53.91
1
0.07
16
Fui Tu, East of Aplichau,
1
25.66
1
Do., South of Aplichau,
1
10.66
1
Hok Tsui,
1
0.48
0.86
2
Ho Mun Tin,
37
120.90
37
Hok Yuen,
116
302.07
116
Hau Pui Loong,
15
33.83
15
Ho Pui,..
3.75
1
Hung Hom West,
44
204.81
44
Kai Lung Wan, *.
1
5.16
Kau Pui Shek,
20
43.65
2 14
6.00
3
11.52
34
Kennedytown,
36
52.38
24
36
Kwat Tsun Loong,
1.13
1
Kwo Lo Wan,
23
49.11.
++
23
Ka Shui Wan, Little Hongkong, Ma Tau Chung, Ma Tau Kok,
2.
1.87
2
6999
69
40
9.08 166.48 68.97
7
2.24
72
40
Carried forward,.......................
608
1,932.94
28
36.89
636
NOTE. In these villages Owners of Property have been placed on the Treasury Rent Roll in accordance with the recommendations of the
Squatters' Board.