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4. The following particulars of Land Sales and Survey Work are taken from figures furnished by Mr. KING, at present in charge of this branch :—
Land Sales, Extensions and Grants.
The following table gives particulars of these :--
No. of Lots. Arca in square feet.
Annual Crown Rent.
Premium.
SALES BY AUCTION :-
Total.
Island of Hongkong,
Kowloon Peninsula,
New Territory,
EXTENSIONS GRANTED:-
41
1,937,344
45
86
774,8112,712,155
Total.
$ C. $ C.
Total.
$ c.
$ C.
Total.
16,174.00
451,489.00
7,518.00 | 23,692.00 (324,119.00 $775.608.00
Island of Hongkong,
Kowloon Peninsula,
New Territory,
GRANT ON SHORT LEASES, &C. :—
Island of Hongkong,
Kowloon Peninsula,
New Territory,
Total,....
354,410
1,609.84
34,959.70
10
108 354,518
2.00 1,611.84
46.50 35,006.20
0
14
95,788 317,674 413,462
201.00 803.00
1,004.00
110
3,480,135
$26,307.84
$810,614.20
10
or 79 acres.
The sales of Crown Land were greatly in excess of the Estimate ($250,000). The following are a few of the prin- cipal sales :--
ISLAND OF HONGKONG :-
No. of Lot.
Quarry Bay Marine Lot 3,
Inland Lot 1491,
Inland Lot 1614,
Quarry Bay Inland Lot 6,
Inland Lot 1591,
Inland Lot 1592,
KOWLOON PENINSULA :--
Kowloon Inland Lot 1087,
Kowloon Inland Lot 1094,
Kowloon Marine Lot 69,.
Hung Hom Inland Lots 225 and 226,
Kowloon Inland Lot 1102,
Annual Rent. $ 8,680 122
Premium.
Price per Square Foot.
$ 100,860
8 0.10
97,000
14.63
225
35,488
2.50
4,503
52,324
0.10
63
27,100
5.94
66
21,820
4.52
159
20,350
0.60
1,205
9,000
0.06
798
45,200
0.321
460
22,500
0.56
144
15,200
1.20
One hundred and six sets of plans and particulars (in duplicate) of lots were furnished to the Land Officer for the pre- paration of leases.
A sum of $945.95 was realized by the rent of Crown Land to the West of the Race Course for the erection of Booths and Stauds during the Race Meeting, a great falling off from the sum realized the previous year, namely $10,390, due to certain stringent police regulations being enforced.
Juland Lot 1625, to the South of Morrison Hill Road, was granted to the Natives of Northern India for a
"Dharma Sala"; and Inland Lot 1613 Kennedy Town was granted to the Trustees of the Tung Wah Hospital for extensious, both under 75-year leases. There were also two free grants at Kowloon, one of 30,000 square feet to the Church Missionary Society for the erection of a Home for Chinese Girls at Kau Pui Shek; and the other of 15,000 square feet to the Hilde- sheim Mission for Blind Girls at To-kwa-wan.
The owners of 53 lots ou Praya Reclamation amounting to 290,239 square feet were permitted to enter into occupation. The annual rental on the lots being $5,346.
The principal item under extensions during the year was Quarry Bay Marine Lot 2; the area so granted amounting to 323,800 square feet, Crown Rent $1,487 and the premium $32,380.
Under the Heading of Grants on Short Lenses 7 lots were granted in Hongkong, 3 of which were Garden Lots, and the remainder Juland; while at Kowloon 7 Inland Lots were sanctioned.
The conversion of Farm and Garden Lots in Hongkong were as follows:-Portion of Farm Lot No. 64 owned by Mr. Ho TUNG, was converted into Inland Lot 1611 with an area of 11,314 square feet, Crown Rent $31.00 per annum, and premium $905.12. Garden Lot 1, was converted into Inland Lot 932 with an area of 17,050 square feet, Crown Rent $79.00 and premium $511.50.
In Kowloon Peninsula, portion of Kowloon Farm Lot No. 13 was converted into 13 Inland Lots of a total area of 100,457 square feet, with a Crown Rent of $452.
Kowloon Garden Lot No. 58 has been converted into 5 Kowloon Inland Lots, the area of these are $1,600 square feet, Crown Rent $376, and the premium $408.
Nineteen Kowloon Inland Lots were granted to squatters at Mong Kok Tsui, no premium being charged. It was necessary to move these squatters owing to the extension of roads and proper laying out of the district. The area these people occupy is 14,296 square feet, and the annual rent $51.00.