# B2-
5. The following comparative statement shows the Rateable Value of the Colony of Hongkong in each of the ten years from 1914-1915 to 1923-1924 inclusive :-
Year. Rateable Value. Increase as compared with previous year. Decrease as compared with previous year. Percentage of Increase or Decrease in Rateable Value as compared with previous year. 1914-15 $14,410,103 $1,974,291 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 1923-24 21,059,700 1,253,543 6.33 Increase6. In the ten years 1914-1915 to 1923-1924 the Rateable Value of the Colony has increased by $6,649,597 or 46.13 per cent.
THE TREASURY,
12th May, 1923.
C. McI. MESSER, Treasurer & Assessor.