9. The total fees collected during the past ten years is shewn in Table V.
GRANTS OF LAND.
10. The total area of land leased during the year under review was 709 acres 1 rood and 88.4 poles, of which 633 acres, 1 rood and 12.8 poles were dealt with by the District Officers.
11. Particulars of grants, surrenders and resumptions during the year are shewn on pages 112 and 113 of the Blue Book for 1937.
SURRENDERS.
12. 41 surrenders of land required for public purposes (including surrenders under Contracts of Exchange) were prepared and registered in the Land Office.
STAMP DUTIES.
13. Stamp Duties paid on registered documents (exclusive of Probates and Letters of Administration) amounted to $174,650.25, a decrease of $80,172.30.
CROWN RENTS.
14. The number of lots entered on the Hong Kong and Kowloon Crown Rent Roll—as shewn in Table VI—was 11,004, an increase of 458 on the preceding year.
15. The Crown Rents on this Roll amounted to $703,899.90, an increase on the preceding year of $23,138.38.
16. The number of lots entered on the Village Crown Rent Roll—as shewn in Table VII—was 1,955, a decrease of 5 on the preceding year.
17. The Crown Rents on this Roll amounted to $1,325.80, a decrease of $7.10 as compared with the preceding year.
18. The total Crown Rents amounted to $705,225.70, an increase of $23,131.28 on the year 1936, mainly due to the re-grant of lots after re-entry.
DOCUMENTS.
19. 1,232 miscellaneous documents were prepared in the Land Office during the year, being an increase of 116 compared with the year 1936; viz:-
(a) 742 Crown Leases (with Counterparts).
(b) 333 Memorials for the registration of Undertakings relating to Verandahs and Balconies over Crown Land.
(c) 41 Surrenders of land required for public purposes, street improvements and private Exchanges.
(d) 54 Agreements for exchanges and surrenders.
(e) 52 Memorials of Re-entry.
(f) 10 Deeds of Covenant relating to Scavenging Lane.