TABLE C.
A comparison of the dollar and sterling rents of houses in 1902 and 1906 (N.B. This return deals with the houses and those only which were in existence in 1902).
No. of Houses Av. Rental per mensem. 1902 at 1/8. Av. Rental per mensem 1905 at 2/3. Lower Levels (48 houses) $135 $150 (nearly) £11. 5. 0 £18 (nearly) Peak (90 houses) $120 $130 (over) £10. 0. 0 £14 (over)Thus the average dollar rental of European houses has increased at the lower levels by $25, or over 18%; and the average sterling rental has increased by £6. 15s. or 60%. The percentage of increases for houses at the Peak are 8.3 and 40% respectively.