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17. Comparative Statement showing the Rateable Value of the Colony of Hongkong in each of the ten years from 1908-1909 to 1917-1918 inclusive :-
Year. Rateable Value. Increase as compared with pre-vious year. Decrease as compared with pre-vious year. Percentage of Increase or Decrease in Rateable Value as compared with the previous year. $ $ $ $ % 1908-09, 10,816,753 1909-10, 10,750,902 65,851 0.60 Decrease. 1910-11, 11,082,179 331,277 3.08 Increase. 1911-12. 11,161,290 79,211 0.71 do. 1912-13, 12,312,306 1,150,916 10.31 do. 1913-14, 12,435,812 123,506 1.03 do. 1914-15, 14,410,103 1,974,291 15.87 do. 1915-16, 14,287,285 122,818 0.85 Decrease. 1916-17, 14,282,186 5,099 0.03 do. 1917-18, 14,410,153 127,967 0.89 Increase.18. There has been no change in the Staff. Mr. So Shing-hon and Mr. Chu Tsau-hing have discharged their duties as Clerk and Interpreter respectively to my entire satisfaction.
ASSESSOR'S OFFICE.
3rd May, 1917.
A. CHAPMAN,
Assessor.