Appendix I.
REPORT OF THE LAND OFFICER FOR THE YEAR 1920.
1.-REGISTRATION.
During the year three thousand four hundred and five (3,405) Deeds and Documents were registered under the provisions of Ordinance No. 1 of 1844, affecting four thousand five hundred and twenty (4,520) lots of land. The total money consideration on sales, mortgages, surrenders and miscellaneous documents amounted to $67,493,394.47, particulars of which are shown in Table I. The total number of documents registered in the Land Office under the provisions of Ordinance No. 1 of 1844 up to the end of 1920 was 73,665. The number of Deeds registered each year for the last ten years is shown in Table III.
2. GRANTS OF LAND.
The total area of land sold and granted on lease during the year was 277 acres 0 rood 6¼ poles, of which 207 acres 3 roods 20 poles was in respect of lands dealt with by the District Land Officers. The total area resumed was 75 acres 2 roods 30 poles, being an excess of 201 acres 1 rood 16¼ poles of land granted over land resumed during the year. This is exclusive of quarries and lands let on short temporary permits by the Public Works Department. Particulars of the grants are shown on page W1 of the Blue Book for 1920.
3.-GRANTS OF LEASES.
The number of Crown Leases granted during the year was 74, particulars of which are specified in Table II. The number of Crown Leases issued each year for the last ten years is shown in Table III.
4.-FEES.
The total amount of fees collected by Stamps, exclusive of the New Territories, during the year amounted to $59,288.75, being $6,803.85 more than the previous year. The amount of land registration fees in the New Territories amounted to $4,829.50.
The amounts of fees collected under the different headings for the years 1911 to 1920 are shown in Table IV.