# B 2
5. The following comparative statement shows the Rateable Value of the Colony of Hong Kong in each of the ten years from 1918-1919 to 1927-1928 inclusive:-
Year. Rateable Value. Increase as compared with previous year. Percentage of Increase in Rateable Value as compared with previous year. 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% 1927-28 $29,016,439 $1,018,202 3.64%6. In the ten years 1918-1919 to 1927-1928 the Rateable Value of the Colony has increased by $13,377,703 or 85.54 per cent.
THE TREASURY,
20th May, 1927.
C. McI. MESSER,
Treasurer & Assessor.