Appendix I.
REPORT OF THE LAND OFFICER FOR THE YEAR 1922.
1.-REGISTRATION.
During the year four thousand one hundred and forty-six (4,146) Deeds and Documents were registered under the provisions of Ordinance No. 1 of 1844, affecting five thousand four hundred and fifty-five (5,455) lots of land. The total money consideration on sales, mortgages, surrenders and miscellaneous documents amounted to $107,392,435.38, particulars of which are shown in Table 1. The total number of documents registered in the Land Office under the provisions of Ordinance No. 1 of 1844 to the end of 1922 was 82,277. 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 243 acres 2 roods 26 poles, of which 152 acres 2 roods 0 poles was in respect of lands dealt with by the District Officers; the total area resumed was 102 acres 3 roods 17 poles; the excess of land granted over land resumed during the year was 140 acres 3 roods 9 poles. This is exclusive of quarries and lands let for short terms or occupied under temporary permits issued by the Public Works Department. Particulars of the grants are shown on page W1 of the Blue Book for 1922.
3.-GRANTS OF LEASES.
The number of Crown leases granted during the year was 207, 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 was $75,640.50, being $1,896.50 less than the previous year. Land registration fees in the New Territories amounted to $4,893.00 and Crown lease fees to $30.00.
The amounts of fees collected under the different headings for the years 1913 to 1922 are shown in Table IV.
5.-CROWN RENT ROLL.
The total Crown Rent due in respect of leased lands in Hong Kong and Kowloon (excluding certain Villages in Hong Kong and Kowloon entered in the Village Rent Roll) amounted for the year