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The following are details of the principal Land Sales :-
Number of Lot.
Area, Square feet.
Crown Rent.
Premium.
Rate realized.
$
Marine Lot 293,
49,950
688.00
$ 17,682.00
$0.35 per square foot.
Shaukiwan LL. 408 and M.L.'s 2 to 10,
214,263
1,728.00
34,482.00
$0.16
Kowloon I L. 1,171,
19.032
152.00
10.200.00
$0.53
I.L. 1,172,.
19,032
152,00
7,633.00
$0.40
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I.L. 1,178,
27,018
248.00
33,823.00
$1.21
Hung Hom M.L. 3,
160,500
New Kowloon I.L. 26,
22,500
1,290.00 194.00
36,312.00
6,020.00 $0.27
$0.22
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The principal sale without auction was a lot in the Taipingshan Resumed Area (Inland Lot 1,757) area 8,800 square feet, which, under authority received from the Secretary of State, was disposed of to the Young Men's Christian Association on a 75 years' lease renew- able, Crown Rent $138 per annum and premium $21,535. The other transactions falling under this heading related to land in the New Territories and were arranged by the Assistant Land Officer, Hongkong.
The extensions granted in Hongkong comprised an area of 3,225 square feet at Wanchai, leased to the Hongkong Electric Co for an extension of their Power station; two others of 16 and 4,365 square feet respectively adjoining Inland Lots 1,485 and 1,627 on the Peak Road, leased to the Humphreys Estate and Finance Co., Ltd.; another of 685 square feet for Marine Lot 177, an old lot which was found to be in excess of the leased aren to the extent stated; and another of 64 square feet, resulting from the rectification of some irregularity in the alignment of Des Voeux Road in the carrying out of the Pray a Reclamation Scheme. Those in Kowloon included an area of 1,890 square feet for Marine Lot 33 at Fuk Tsun Heung, resulting from a readjustment of boundaries arranged in 1908; two areas of 4,460 square feet ach and a third of 411 square feet adjoining Inland Lots 755-757 at Yaumati, which required some alteration in connection with the scheme of new 100-feet thoroughfares; an area of 76,250 square feet leased to the Dock Co. for an extension of their No. 1 Dock at Hunghom; another of 10,050 square feet for Marine Lot 3 at Hunghom, arising from an alteration in the setting out of that lot; and another of 6,750 square feet granted to the China Light & Power Co. in connection with a re arrangement of their lots at Hunghom to suit the Railway.
The Grants on nominal terms were an area of 3,164 square feet (Inland Lot 1,767) at the Racecourse for the Garrison Recreation Club pavilion; another of 3,780 square feet (Inland Lot 1,758) at Po Yan Street for a Dispensary for the Tung Wa Hospital; another of 20.36 acres (Inland Lot 1,768) at Kai Lung Wan for a Cemetery; and another of 4,125 square feet (Inland Lot 1,756) at Wanchai for the Corinthian Yacht Club. Some old buildings at Kowloon City, designated New Kowloon Inland Lots 15, 28 and 29, were let to the Church Missionary Society for use as a chool, Hospital and Mortuary respectively and a building on Ma Wan Island (Lot No. 220) occupying an area of 12,000 square feet was granted to the village elders of Tin Liu Village for a school.
The Grants on short leases numbered 6 and were for land in the New Territories. They were arranged by the Assistant Land Officer, Hongkong.
The permits to occupy land for short periods were as usual of a very miscellaneous character and too numerous to admit of individual mention: most of them were for small areas to be held quarterly.
The extensions of short leases to 75 years' leases were for areas originally held under squatters' licences. The Squatters' Board awarded the licensees short lenses and these have since been converted into long leases on payment of premium and increased Crown Rent.
3. Mining Leases, &c.--An Ordinance authorizing the issue of Prospecting Licences, Mining Licences and Mining Leases was passed in June and Regulations with reference to the same were published in August. Prospecting Licences were issued to Sir C. P. CHATER during the year for various parts of the New Territories and one Mining Lease for an area of one square mile at Ma On Shan, on the South shore of Tolo Harbour, was granted to the same gentleman. The lease authorizes the working of deposits of iron ore which were dis- covered there in the course of prospecting operations.