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REPORT ON THE NEW TERRITORIES
FOR THE YEAR 1928.
B. SOUTHERN DISTRICT.
1. STAFF.
Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones continued in charge, and was relieved on 23rd July by Mr. T. W. Ainsworth. Mr. Ainsworth went on leave on 20th August when Mr. J. A. Fraser, District Officer North, was appointed District Officer South in addition, and Mr. E. H. Williams, Assistant District Officer in both Districts.
2. MAGISTRACY.
Table A shows the number of cases heard by the District Officer sitting as Police Magistrate and as Judge of the Small Debts Court.
The chief point of note is the reduction in the number of cases of all kinds.
LAND OFFICE.
Early in the year, the demand for land continued but fell off considerably after July. A certain number of undeveloped house-sites were re-entered.
The greatest development took place on the slopes of Lantao leading up to the plateau from Tung Chung, and on the plateau itself; it will soon be necessary to extend the cadastral survey to include this area.
A scheme for the erection of a large distillery near Ts'uen Wan was begun by the construction of a large storage tank for molasses, and the first of a projected six houses for European employees.
On the outskirts of New Kowloon an interesting development was the erection of new factories for putting up preserved fruits. A similar factory appeared in Cheung Chau about four years ago and has been extended recently. Cheung Chau and Ping Chau also manufacture shrimp paste, some of which goes to American markets,