hold his section as if a separate Crown Lease for it had bee granted to him, at the rent so determined.
New Street Index.
12. The first post-war edition of the Index of Streets, House Numbers and Lots (26th Issue) which is based on the position as shown in Land Office records up to and including 31st Decem- ber, 1955, was published during the year. Owing to the large amount of additional material incorporated since the previous issue in 1938, it was decided to publish the new edition in two parts, Part I covering the Island of Hong Kong and Part II covering Kowloon and New Kowloon. From the time of publica- tion 640 copies of Part I and 644 copies of Part II have been sold to the public or issued to various Government departments.
TABLE I
INSTRUMENTS REGISTERED, TOTAL CONSIDERATIONS, AND CROWN LEASES
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
1956/57
12,609
681,747,000
148
* Ignoring fractions of $1,000.
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