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FEES.
1. The total amount of fees collected (exclusive of the New Territories) amounted to $76,076.50, being a decrease of $10,008.50 on the preceding year. Table IV shows the Monthly Revenue.
2. Land Registration Fees in the New Territories amounted to $5,901.40 and Crown Lease Fees to $30.00.
3. The total fees collected during the past ten years is shown in Table V.
STAMP DUTIES.
1. Stamp Duties paid on registered documents (exclusive of Probates and Letters of Administration) amounted to $408,691.40.
2. Stamp Duties on Probates and Letters of Administration registered amounted to $212,698.65.
CROWN RENTS.
1.-(1) The number of lots entered on the Hong Kong and Kowloon Crown Rent Roll—as shown in Table VI—was 6,126, an increase of 610 on the preceding year.
(2) The Crown Rents on this Roll amounted to $604,543.62, an increase on the preceding year of $29,118.03.
2.-(1) The number of lots entered on the Village Crown Rent Roll—as shown in Table VII—was 3,241, a decrease of 48 on the preceding year.
(2) The Crown Rents on this Roll amounted to $1,753.55, as compared with $1,787.05 in the preceding year, a decrease of $33.50.
3.-(1) The total Crown Rents amounted to $606,297.17, an increase of $29,082.53 on the year 1928.
(2) The increase was occasioned by the sale of new lots and revision of Crown Rents.