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STAMP DUTIES.
13. Stamp Duties paid on registered documents (exclusive of Probates and Letters of Administration) amounted to $269,869.00, a decrease of $2,956.10.
CROWN RENTS.
11. The number of lots entered on the Hong Kong and Kowloon Crown Rent Roll—as shown in Table VI—was 12,487, an increase of 813 on the preceding year.
15. The Crown Rents on this roll amounted to $747,969.64—an increase on the preceding year of $28,372.42.
16. The number of lots entered on the Village Crown Rent Roll—as shown in Table VII—was 1,937, a decrease of 14 on the preceding year.
17. The Crown Rents on this roll amounted to $1,307.80, a decrease of $7.00 as compared with the preceding year.
18. The total Crown Rents amounted to $749,277.44, an increase of $28,365.42 on the year 1938—mainly due to the re-grant of lots after re-entry.
19. During the year, the number of sections the Crown Rents of which were determined under the Crown Rents (Apportionment) Ordinance, 1936, was 370, and the total sum of fees collected was $4,699.00.
DOCUMENTS.
20. 1,015 miscellaneous documents were prepared in the Land Office during the year, being an increase of 36 compared with the year 1938; viz:-
(a) 497 Crown Leases (with counterparts).
(b) 261 Memorials for the registration of Undertakings relating to verandahs and balconies over Crown Land.
(c) 64 Surrenders of land required for public purposes, street improvements, and private exchanges.
(d) 164 Agreements for exchanges and surrenders.
(e) 22 Memorials of Re-entry.
(f) 7 Deeds of Covenant relating to scavenging lane.
TABLE I.
Number of Instruments Registered and Crown Leases Granted During The Years 1930 to 1939.
Year Instruments Registered Crown Leases Granted 1930 6,517 74 1931 6,181 517 1932 6,345 938 1933 5,152 721 1934 4,441 673 1935 4,044 503 1936 3,962 638 1937 3,347 742 1938 3,752 520 1939 3,839 497Page 270
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