GRANTS OF LAND
11. The total area of land leased during the year under review was 1,094 acres 3 Roods and 8-2/10 poles, of which 712 Acres, 3 Roods and 35-2/10 poles were dealt with by the District Officers.
12. Particulars of grants surrenders and resumptions during the year are shown on pages 1 and 2 of the Blue Book for 1931.
SURRENDERS
13. Sixty-one surrenders of land required for public purposes (including surrenders under Contracts of Exchange) were prepared and registered in the Land Office, the total consideration for those required for public purposes amounting to $6,175.50.
STAMP DUTIES
14. Stamp Duties paid on registered documents (exclusive of Probates and Letters of Administration) amounted to $608,812.70.
15. Stamp Duties on Probates and Letters of Administration registered amounted to $155,413.64.
CROWN RENTS
16. The number of lots entered on the Hong Kong and Kowloon Crown Rent Roll—as shown in Table VI—was 7,124, an increase of 603 on the preceding year.
17. The Crown Rents on this Roll amounted to $676,130.04—an increase on the preceding year of $52,698.38.
18. The number of lots entered on the Village Crown Rent Roll—as shown in Table VII—was 3,225—a decrease of 16 on the preceding year.
19. The Crown Rents on this Roll amounted to $1,726.55, a decrease of $27 as compared with the preceding year.
20. The total Crown Rents amounted to $677,856.59—an increase of $52,671.38 on the year 1930.
21. The increase was occasioned mainly by the sale of new lots, and to a certain extent by the revision of Crown Rents in a few cases on re-grant after re-entry.