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16. Comparative Statement showing the Rateable Value of the Colony of Hongkong in each of the ten years from 1911-1912 to 1920-1921 inclusive :-
Year. Rateable Value. Increase as compared with pre-vious year. Decrease as compared with pre-vious year. Percentage of Increase or Decrease as compared with the previous year. 1911-12 $ 11,161,390 1912-13 $ 12,312,306 $ 1,150,916 $ 79,211 1913-14 $ 12,435,812 $ 123,506 1.03 Increase. 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. 1918-19 $ 15,633,736 $ 1,228,583 8.52 do. 1919-20 $ 16,304,801 $ 671,065 4.25 do. 1920-21 $ 17,408,959 $ 1,104,158 6.77 do.17. In the ten years 1911-1912 to 1920-1921 the Rateable Value has increased by $6,247,569 or 55.97 per cent. Since I took over the duties of Assessor in 1889 the Rateable Value of the Colony has increased by no less than $14,125,680 or 430.23 per cent.
18. Mr. Chu Tsau-hing and Mr. So Shing-hon have discharged their duties as Interpreter and Clerk respectively to my satisfaction.
ASSESSOR'S OFFICE,
25th May, 1922.
ARTHUR CHAPMAN,
Assessor.