New Street Index
18. Work on the preparation of a new Street Index to replace the last pre-war edition published in January, 1938, proceeded steadily throughout the year. The examination of Memorials, Crown leases, and Conditions of Sale, Grant, Exchange, etc. recorded in the Land Office, was brought down to 31st December, 1955, which is the date as at which the new Street Index will be made up. A comprehensive physical check of street numbers in Hong Kong was completed, and by the end of the year the street lists for Hong Kong island were typed ready for printing by the Government Printer by the offset litho process. Draft street lists for Kowloon and New Kowloon had also been typed, and the physical check of street numbers there began on 9th March, 1956.
TABLE I
Instruments registered, Total Considerations, and Crown Leages issued, during the years undernoted
Year
Instruments
registered
Total Considerations *
Crown Leases issued
$
1935/1939 (Average)
3,789
57,409,000
580
1946/47
4,228
124,842,000
18
1947/48
6,391
253,562,000
6
1948/49
6,779
314,678,000
86
1949/50
6,814
284,575,000
247
1950/51
6,600
245,154,000
176
1951/52
6,733
317,974,000
159
1952/53
6,539
325,884,000
183
1953/54
7,350
381,807,000
251
1954/55
9,827
602,674,000
184
1955/56
12,041
685,401,000
204
:
Ignoring fractions of $1,000.
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