Land Sales, &c.
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The survey of Shaukiwan was undertaken late in the year and is now well advanced and that of Pokfulam Farm Lots is nearly finished. The surveys of numerous villages in Kowloon have been completed, viz.:- To Kwa Wan, Hok Un, Shek Shan, Ho Mun Tin, Ma Ti, Fo Pang, Ma Tau Chung, Ma Tau Kok, Lo Loong Hang, Wong Nei Wu, etc. In the New Territories, a surveyor was engaged on the Railway survey which was completed early in the year. Surveys of the following villages in the New Territories have also been completed, viz.:- Kwantye, Lo Shu Liang, Kam Tin, Santin, and Kam Tin; others are now in hand. Full details of this work appear in the Annual Survey Report.
20. Sites for Booths at the Race Course.--- A sum of $6,498.00 was realized by the letting of sites for the erection of booths and stands at Happy Valley during the race meeting.
21. Squatters. The surveys of the villages enumerated under paragraph 19 were undertaken with a view to the issue of titles to the villagers and particulars with regard to the areas, ownerships, etc., of 737 lots of land and 923 houses in the villages of Hok Tsui, To Kwa Wan, San Shan, Shek Shan, and Hok Un were prepared for that purpose.
22. Military Lands. As mentioned under paragraph 16, an area of 138,770 square feet, being a portion of the site of Elliott Battery, was taken over by the Colonial Government from the Military Authorities in connection with the construction of additional filter beds, etc., at West Point.
Permission was granted for the following encroachments on Colonial Government Land, viz.:-
(i) A path from Pokfulam Road to Mount Davis. (ii) A Cremation Ground for Sikhs and Dogras at Fo Pang, Kowloon.23. Naval Lands.-Permission was granted for the following encroachments on Colonial Government Land, viz.:
(i) 2 pairs of beacons in Tolo Channel. (ii) A notice board near the Signal Station, Victoria Peak.24. Piers.-The right of erecting piers under long leases was granted in two cases in Hongkong, viz.:—Permanent Pier No. 31 opposite Marine Lot 106 and an extension to Permanent Pier No. ... Licences for the following temporary piers for various periods were issued or renewed:-18 in Hongkong, 11 in Kowloon, and 14 in the New Territories. Licences were also issued or renewed for 18 slipways in Hongkong, 2 in Kowloon, and 1 in the New Territories, the total fees for which amounted to $5,548.67. The premia derived in respect of permanent pier rights amounted to $17,500.00 and temporary piers to $4,400.00.
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