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SURRENDERS.
12. 62 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 $749,473.66.
STAMP DUTIES.
13. Stamp Duties paid on registered documents (exclusive of Probates and Letters of Administration) amounted to $290,354.35, a decrease of $115,506.15.
CROWN RENTS.
14. The number of lots entered on the Hong Kong and Kowloon Crown Rent Roll—as shown in Table VI—was 9,272 an increase of 644 on the preceding year.
15. The Crown Rents on this Roll amounted to $703,709.79—a decrease on the preceding year of $14,592.80.
16. The number of lots entered on the Village Crown Rent Roll—as shown in Table VII—was 3,431 an increase of 285 on the preceding year.
17. The Crown Rents on this Roll amounted to $1,582.75—an increase of $48.30 as compared with the preceding year.
18. The total Crown Rents amounted to $705,292.54 a decrease of $14,544.50 on the year 1933—mainly due to the re-entries and surrenders which have taken place.
DOCUMENTS.
19. 1,319 miscellaneous documents were prepared in the Land Office during the, being a decrease of 243 compared with the year 1933; viz:-
(a) 673 Crown Leases (with Counterparts).
(b) 457 Memorials for the registration of Undertakings relating to Verandahs and Balconies over Crown Land.
(c) 62 Surrenders of land required for public purposes, street improvements and private Exchanges.
(d) 69 Agreements for exchanges and surrenders.
(e) 55 Memorials of Re-entry.
(f) 3 Deeds of Covenant relating to Scavenging Lanes.
STAFF.
20. Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith acted as Land Officer from 16th April, 1934 to 13th December, 1934, while Mr. Philip Jacks was acting as Puisne Judge.
April, 1935.
PHILIP JACKS,
Land Officer.