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5. The following comparative statement shows the Rateable Value of the Colony of Hongkong in each of the ten years from 1913-1914 to 1922-1923 inclusive :-
Year. Rateable Value. Increase as compared with previous year. Decrease as compared with previous year. Percentage of Increase or Decrease as compared with previous year. $ $ $ $ 1913-14 12,435,812 123,506 1914-15 14,410,103 1,974,291 15.87 Increase. 1915-16 14,287,285 122,818 0.85 Decrease. 1916-17 14,282,186 5,099 0.03 Decrease. 1917-18 14,410,153 127,967 0.89 Increase. 1918-19 15,633,736 1,223,583 8.52 Increase. 1919-20 16,304,801 666,065 4.25 Increase. 1920-21 17,408,959 1,104,158 6.77 Increase. 1921-22 18,696,660 1,287,701 7.40 Increase. 1922-23 19,805,929 1,109,269 5.91 Increase.6. In the ten years 1913-1914 to 1922-1923 the Rateable Value of the Colony has increased by $7,370,117 or 59.26 per cent.
C. McI. MESSER, Treasurer & Assessor.
THE TREASURY,
17th May, 1922.