076
Interim Valuations.
14. During the period from 1st July, 1905, to 1st June, 1906, Interim Valuations have been made as follows:-
In the City of Victoria.
147 New and/or rebuilt teuements, rateable value,
$101,905
38 Tenements structurally altered,
Replacing assessments amount to,.
$102,990 140,690
37,700
$439,605
105 Assessments cancelled, tenements pulled down, or being in other
respects not rateable,
63,825
Increase in the City of Victoria,............... ..$375,780
In the Rest of the Colony.
105 New and/or rebuilt tenements, rateable value,
$59,810
15 Tenements structurally altered,
Replacing assessments amount to,
$258,720 294,905
36,185
$95,995
76 Assessments cancelled, tenements pulled down, or being in other
respects not rateable,
Increase in the Rest of the Colony,
13,780
$82,215
In New Kowloon.
1 New tenement, rateable value,
$45
The total number of tenements affected by Interin Valuations being 487.
Vacant Tenements.
15. The number of vacant tenements in the City of Victoria inspected under Section 35 of the Rating Ordinance averaged about 220 monthly, against 165 last year.
Tubular Statements.
16. The usual tabular statements giving comparisons of the Valuation for 1905-1906 and 1906-1907 are attached.
Staff.
17. Mr. CHAN Kwok Ox and Mr. TAI TIN SHANG have discharged their duties to my satisfaction.
DAVID WOOD,
Assessor.
6th July, 1906.