# B 2
5. The following comparative statement shows the Rateable Value of the Colony of Hong Kong in each of the ten years from 1921-1922 to 1930-1931 inclusive:
Year. Rateable Value. Increase as compared with previous year. Percentage of Increase in Rateable Value as compared with previous year. $ $ % 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 1930-31 33,069,602 1,452,036 4.596. In the years 1921-1922 to 1930-1931 the Rateable Value of the Colony has increased by $14,372,942 or 76.87 per cent.
THE TREASURY,
28th May, 1930.
C. McI. MESSER, Colonial Treasurer & Assessor.