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81. A detailed comparison of premia derived from land sales, extensions and conversions with the figures for the previous year is as under:
(I) Sales by Auction
1949/1950 1948/1949 Hong Kong $775,600.00 $1,093,680.00 Kowloon $72,074.00 $570,200.00 New Kowloon $50,000.00 New Territories $125,400.00 $1,705,460.00 $1,119,468.00(II) Sales without Auction
1949/1950 1948/1949 Hong Kong $1,568,790.00 $927,914.00 Kowloon $340,095.00 $148,560.00 New Kowloon $1,484,640.00 New Territories $9,001.00 $3,337.00(III) Extensions granted
1949/1950 1948/1949 Hong Kong $298,154.10 $259,027.45 Kowloon $36,370.66 $3,360.00 New Kowloon $69,482.50 $99,950.20 New Territories $14.00(IV) Conversion & Exchanges
1949/1950 1948/1949 Hong Kong $143,718.25 $39,852.50 Kowloon $10,099.00 $8,616.50 New Kowloon $7,196.00 $11,760.00 New Territories $57,889.97 $41,536.10(V) Extension of Terms of leases
1949/1950 1948/1949 Hong Kong $57,577.50 $186,763.00 Kowloon $169,917.00 New Kowloon $142,608.00 New Territories $5,885,458.98 $4,782,653.7582.
Permits: - Permits issued for the occupation of Crown Land for short periods were of a miscellaneous character. Some details are as follows:-
(a) In Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Kowloon 776 new permits were issued and 285 permits were cancelled for various reasons. The total number of permits in force at the end of the financial year was 3,428 and fees collected amounted to $2,006,940.42.
(b) Four temporary pier licences were issued and annual rent amounting to $2,802.60 was collected during the year.
(c) One Military Encroachment Permit was issued at a nominal annual fee of $1.00.
(d) In the New Territories, excluding New Kowloon, the permit fees collected amounted to $62,256.05.
83. Drawing Office:- The number of plans prepared was 30 sets for sales, 166 sets for leases, and 51 sets for surrenders. 686 tracings and 7,569 sunprints were produced and 8 survey sheets were traced. 1,988 plans were supplied to Government Departments, and 156 prints supplied to the public realized $2,444.00.
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