# B 2
5. The following comparative statement shows the Rateable Value of the Colony of Hong Kong in each of the ten years from 1920-1921 to 1929-1930 inclusive:-
Year. Rateable Value. Increase as compared with previous year. Percentage of Increase in Rateable Value as compared with previous year. 1920-21 $17,408,959 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% 1928-29 $30,395,447 $1,379,008 4.75% 1929-30 $31,617,566 $1,222,119 4.02%6. In the ten years 1920-1921 to 1929-1930 the Rateable Value of the Colony has increased by $14,208,607 or 81.62 per cent.
THE TREASURY,
20th April, 1929.
C. McI. MESSER,
Colonial Treasurer & Assessor.