I have set forth in Table I, under the various heads, the sums collected as revenue. The total collection at Tai Po amounted to $97,928.20. But in order to arrive at the real revenue from the district the fees collected by the water police for licences of various descriptions under the Merchant Shipping Ordinance must be added. These fees are paid to the Harbour Office. During 1909 they amounted to $5,377.80. The gross revenue in cash is therefore $103,306.00. Something should moreover be credited to the district on behalf of the opium monopoly.
The annual sales of opium within the Territory appear to amount to something like $57,800.00.
No difficulty was experienced in collecting the revenue. The rent collection began on the 1st July and the collection was completed in two months. During the month of July alone $55,396.81 was collected. In the Sha Tin District the entire sum due was collected without the issue of any summons or warrant. This is the first time that anything of the sort has happened.
## 4. MAGISTRACYThe following Table shows the number of cases heard by the Police Magistrate :-
1908 1909 Cases heard, 481 382 Fines imposed, $1,442.15 $1,947.27 Persons imprisoned, 177 116 Warrants issued, 374 300 Opium fines paid to Farm, $766.63 $476.80During the year 274 licences to carry arms were issued and 341 miscellaneous permits. These permits are issued without fee and are for the most part permits to repair houses but they include a large variety of subjects, viz., permission to hold unicorn dances, to erect altars, to rebuild bridges, to repair roads and to hold theatrical performances.
## 5. LAND OFFICEIn the Land Office 2,544 deeds relating to dealings in land were registered. The Land Ordinance came into force on July 7th, 1905. The following Table will show the number of deeds which have been registered since that date :-
No. of deeds registered. 1905, 1,794 1906, 1,407 1907, 2,160 1908, 2,384 1909, 2,544H 2
3. REVENUE.
I have set forth in Table I, under the various heads, the sums collected as revenue. The total collection at Tai Po amounted to $97,928.20. But in order to arrive at the real revenue from the district the fees collected by the water police for licences of various descriptions under the Merchant Shipping Ordinance must be added. These fees are paid to the Harbour Office. During 1909 they amounted to $5,377.80. The gross revenue in cash is therefore $103,306.00. Something should moreover be credited to the district on behalf of the opium monopoly.
The annual sales of opium within the Territory appear to amount to something like $57,800.00.
No difficulty was experienced in collecting the revenue. The rent collection began on the 1st July and the collection was completed in two months. During the month of July alone $55,396.81 was collected. In the Sha Tin District the entire sum due was collected without the issue of any summons or warrant. This is the first time that anything of the sort has happened.
4. MAGISTRACY.
The following Table shews the number of cases heard by the Police Magistrate :-
Cases heard,
Fines imposed,
Persons imprisoned,
Warrants issued,
Opium fines paid to Farın,
1908.
1909.
481 $1,442.15
382
$1,947.27
177
116
374
300
$766.63
$476.80
During the year 274 licences to carry arms were issued and 341 miscellaneous permits. These permits are issued without fee and are for the most part permits to repair houses but they include a large variety of subjects, viz., permission to hold unicorn dances, to erect altars, to rebuild bridges, to repair roads and to hold theatrical per- formances.
5.-LAND OFFICE.
In the Land Office 2,544 deeds relating to dealings in land were registered. The Land Ordinance came into force on July 7th, 1905. The following Table will shew the number of deeds which have been registered since that date :-
No. of deeds registered.
1905,
1906,
1907,
1908,
1909,
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t
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1,794.
1,407.
- 2,160.
- 2,384.
- 2,544.
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