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The total area sold or granted during the year was 1,897 acres 0 rood 37 poles of which 1,790 acres 1 rood 25 poles were dealt with by the District Officers.
The total area of land resumed was 82 acres 1 rood 26 poles.
The number of deeds registered in the Land Office was 6,837, 2,371 more than the year 1921, which was a record year. The aggregate consideration set out in deeds registered in the Land Office was $223,828,607.85 as against $107,392,435.38 in 1922.
Land Registration Fees exclusive of the New Territories amounted to $123,631.00 being $42,094.09 more than the previous best year on record. Land Registration Fees in the New Territories amounted to $16,241.06 an increase of $13,318.06 on 1922.
There has been considerable development in New Kowloon on the lines of the town planning schemes; in other portions of the Southern District there has been a steady demand for sites.
In the Northern District there has been keen competition for land and a considerable area has been disposed of for various purposes.
III. LEGISLATION
Thirty-five (35) Ordinances were passed during 1923, of which seventeen were amendments of previous Ordinances.
The most important matters with which these Ordinances dealt were:
The Female Domestic Service (No. 1) — The object of this ordinance was to regulate certain forms of female domestic service.
The Police Supervision (No. 5) — The object of this ordinance was to provide for police supervision of certain criminals.
The German Missions Trustees (No. 9) — The object of this ordinance was to provide for the carrying on of the work formerly carried on by certain German societies and persons in the Colony.