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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 1917-1918 to 1926-1927 inclusive :-
Year. Rateable Value. Increase as compared with previous year. Percentage of Increase in Rateable Value as compared with previous year. 1917-18 $14,410,153 $127,967 0.89% 1918-19 $15,638,736 $1,228,583 8.52% 1919-20 $16,304,801 $666,065 4.25% 1920-21 $17,408,959 $1,104,185 6.77% 1921-22 $18,696,660 $1,287,701 7.40% 1922-23 $19,805,929 $1,109,269 5.91% 1923-24 $21,059,700 $1,253,771 6.33% 1924-25 $22,147,951 $1,088,251 5.16% 1925-26 $27,287,862 $5,139,911 23.20% 1926-27 $27,998,237 $710,375 2.60%6. In the ten years 1917-1918 to 1926-1927 the Rateable Value of the Colony has increased by $13,588,084 or 94.30 per cent.
THE TREASURY,
21st May, 1926.
C. Mcl. MESSER, Treasurer & Assessor.