(W 2 )
RETURN OF LANDS GRANTED AND SOLD DURING THE YEAR 1898.
Number of Grants
under 100 Acres.
Totul
Locality.
Number of Number of
Grants. Acres.
Number of Grauts, 1898.
Total Number
Whore Sold, state the Average Price per Acre.
State the Total Number
State
of Acres
Whether by Graut or Purchase.
grauted, 1898.
Average Premium
per Acre.
Averago Rental per Acre.
of Acres granted in the Colony.
Number
of
Acres sold.
State the
the Total Total Number
of Acres
that remain
ungranted.
A. R. P.
A. R. P.
A. R. P.
Victoria,...
Inland
6
1. 1. 61
Sold on Lease for 999 years,
$40,111
$371
Do.,
Do.
I
0. 0.184
Do.
99
$15,562
544
""
Do.,
Do.
9
1. 3. 5
Do.
76
$16,754
380
"
Do.,
Do.
28
27. 1.11
Do.,
Do.
1
0. 0.163
Granted on Lease for 999 years,
Granted on Lease for 99 years for
a Soldiers' and Seamen's IIome.
233
$3,895
*
Do.,
Do.
7
1. 0.343
Ramal
Peak District,
3
1. 0.58
Buliding
83
40. 0.14
Do.,
Do. 3
2. 0.143
Aberdeen,
Inland
1
0. 0.16
Apleechow,
Du.
1
0.0.51
Granted on yearly Lease,...
Sold on Lease for 75 years,
Granted on Lease for 75 years,
Granted on Lease for 999 yearз.......
Granted on yearly Lease.....
$95
$ 5,213
$252
$68
1,507.1.143
$120
$382
Kowloon,
Do.
1
0. 0.17
Sold on Lease for 75 years,
$34,802
645
Do.,
Do.
17
3. 1.361
Do.,
Do.
2
0. 0.261
Do.
Granted on Lease for 75 years,
5"
118
All Lands in the Colony are granted on Lease.
656
Do.,
Do.
1
0. 0.8
Hunghom,
Do.
2
0. 3.38|J
Granted on yearly Lease,....
Sold on Lease for 75 years,
290
$ 8,919
303
Land for building purposes is made available as circumstances require.
The small quantity of Arable Land in the Colony is hired by Tenants at Will.
1,507.1.14
TOTAL,..
83
40. 0.14
83
40. 0.14
REMARKS.—40 A. O R. 14 P. were granted, and 30 A. 2 R. 34 r. were resumed, leaving 9 a. 1 r. 194 r. additional Land granted during the year. Persons having possession of Lands or Houses previously to the Treaty were allowed to retain them on payment of certain assessed rentals, now collected by the Treasurer; and in cases where such Lands or Houses are not leased, the occupiers are considered as Tenants at Will,