14. Vacant Tenements :—The number of reported vacant tenements in the City of Victoria inspected under Section 35 of the Rating Ordinance averaged about 150 monthly as compared with 180 last year.
15. The following Tabular Statement gives a comparison of the Valuation for 1908-1909 and 1909-1910:
District Valuation 1908-1909 Valuation 1909-1910 Increase Decrease Percentage The City of Victoria, $ 8,987,125 $ 8,806,805 $ 180,320 2.00% Hill District and Hongkong Villages. 544,061 550,259 6,198 1.13 Kowloon Point &c. and Kowloon Villages, 1,285,567 1,393,838 108,271 8.42 Total 10,816,753 10,750,902 65,851 Deduct Increase, 114,469 Net Decrease, 180,320 - 114,469 0.6016. Staff:- Mr. Chan Kwok On and Mr. Tai Tin Shang have discharged their duties to my satisfaction.
10th June, 1909.
ARTHUR CHAPMAN,
Assessor.
YEAR Ratable Value Increase as compared with previous Year Decrease as compared with previous Year Percentage of Increase or Decrease in Ratable Value as compared with the previous Year 1900-01, $ 5,856,391 $ 869,557 17.43% Increase 1901-02, 6,889,752 1,033,361 17.64 1902-03, 8,166,613 1,276,861 18.53 1903-04, 8,788,063 621,450 7.60 1904-05, 9,929,171 1,141,108 12.98 1905-06, 10,511,163 581,992 5.86 1906-07, 10,969,203 458,040 4.35 1907-08, 10,716,173 253,030 2.30 Decrease 1908-09, 10,816,753 100,580 0.93 Increase 1909-10, 10,750,902 65,851 0.60 Decrease2
14. Vacant Tenements :—' -The number of reported vacant tenements in the City of Victoria inspected under Section 35 of the Rating Ordinance averaged about 150 monthly as compared with 180 last year.
15. The following Tabular Statement gives a comparison of the Valuation for 1908- 1909 and 1909-1910:-
District.
Valuation Valuation 1908-1909. 1909-1910.
Increase. Decrease. Percentage.
The City of Victoria,
$ 8,987,125
$ 8,806,805
$ 180,320
%
2-00
Hill District and Hongkong Villages.
Kowloon Point &c. and Kowloon Villages,...
544,061
1,285,567
550,259
6,198
1,393,838 108,271
1.13
8.42
10,816,753
10,750,902 114,469
180,320
Dednet Increase,
Total Decrease,..
114.469
65,351
0-60
16. Stuff:-Mr. Chan Kwok On and Mr. Tai Tin Shang have discharged their duties to my satisfaction.
10th June, 1909.
ARTHUR CHAPMAN,
Assessor.
Comparative Statement shewing the Ratable Value of the Colony of Hongkong in each Year from 1900-01 to 190.)-1910 inclusive.
YEAR.
Decrease as Ratable Valuc. compared with compared with previous Year. previous Year.
Increase as
Percentage of Increase or Decrease in Ratable Value as compared with
the previous Year,
$
%
1900-01,
5,856,391
869,557
17:43 Increase,
1901-02,
6,889,752
1,033,361
1902-03,
8,166,613
1,276,861
17.64 18-53
"1
11
1903-04,
8,788,063
621,450
7.60
39
1904-05,
9,929,171
1,141,108
12.98
"
1905-06,
10,511,163
581,992
5.86
1906-07,
10,969,203
158,040
4.35
+
1907-08,
10,716,173
253,030
2-30 Decrease.
1908-09,
10,816,753
100,580
0-93 Increase.
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1909-10,
10,750,902
65,851
0.60 Decrease.
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