Period
1951-1952 1952-1953
1953-1954
1954-1955
1955 1956
1956-1957
1957-1958
1958-1959 1959-1960
1960-1961 1961-1962
Permits
Grand total
Total
$ 4,573,828.15 5,446,706.77
6,058,572.67
11,919,722.96
13,673,931.93
15,392,933.92
28,756,168.20
32,726,785.88
25,041,654.85
75,458,112.50
107,225,301.38
$391,986,643.71
4.19. 658 new Crown Land permits were issued and 1,583 cancelled during the year, thus reducing the existing number of Crown Land permits to 4,502. The revenue realized was $7,914,274.
VALUATION AND RESUMPTION
4.20. Valuations were made for the following purposes:
(1) Resumptions under the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance (Chapter 124); Surrenders for street and other improvements; Renewal of Crown Leases; Sale and purchase of land and buildings by Government; Town Planning; Extensions to existing lots; Removal of restrictive covenants; etc.
(2) All hereditaments falling to be assessed for Estate Duty purposes, were valued by this section and amounted to $142,615,915.61--an increase of more than $100,000,000 over any previous year. Assistance in valuation matters was also given to other Government departments.
(3) Work continued on the negotiation of surrenders for such purposes as road improvements, implementation of planning layouts, etc. The case for the Crown was presented before six Arbitration Boards formed to determine compensation payable under the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance and preparatory work was done for Boards which may be convened for other resumptions gazetted during the year.
Grants of new Crown leases
4.21
121 grants of new seventy-five year leases to replace old seventy-five year 'non-renewable' leases were made compared with 43 in the previous year.
Enforcement of Crown lease conditions
4.22. Routine inspection of numerous lots was carried out and where breaches of the lease conditions were found, action was taken to terminate the offence or grant a modification of the conditions.
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