8. Permits to occupy land for short periods. These were as usual of a very miscellaneous character and are too numerous to admit of individual mention; most of them were for small areas to be held quarterly.
9. Extensions of Short Period Leases to 75 years.-There is nothing to report under this heading.
10. Quarry Leases.-A Quarry at To Ti Wan on the South side of the Island was leased for a term of two years commencing from the 1st March, 1909. The lease of Quarry No. 6 at Ngau Tau Kok, New Territories, was extended for six months, the lessee being subsequently allowed to remain in occupation until the end of the year on a monthly permit.
11. Mining Licences.--During the year a Mining Licence was issued for an area of one square mile in the vicinity of Ho Ching Village, New Territories.
12. Resumptions.-Extensive resumptions for railway purposes were undertaken, Kowloon Inland Lots Nos. 443, 1,140 and 1,141, containing a total area of 159,527 square feet, being acquired for $438,699.25. An area of 10,225 square feet was resumed from Marine Lot 29 by private treaty for the sum of $20,451.50, partly for the purpose of constructing a new road from Queen's Road East to Praya East and partly for scavenging lanes provided in accordance with the requirements of the Buildings Ordinance. An area of 6·1 Mows (Tai Hang Lot 77) was resumed at a cost of $37.50 for the extension of Queen's Recreation Ground; another small area (the remaining portion of Mongkok Lot 55), containing 11,520 square feet, was resumed by private treaty for the Kowloon-Canton Railway at a cost of $41.00 and a third area, 73,177 square feet, was resumed from Kowloon Farm Lot 4 by private treaty for $13,690, in connection with the extension of Argyle Street, Kowloon.
The following lots in Hongkong and Kowloon were resumed for non-payment of Crown Rent, viz. :-Aplichau Inland Lot 25, Kowloon Inland Lots 977, 1,082, 1,083 and 1,084, Mongkok Lots 54 and 56, Sai Kung Inland Lot 37, and Sai Kung Farm Lot 3.
In the Southern District of the New Territories, 116 lots were resumed by the Assistant Land Officer, of which 26 were acquired for public purposes and 90 were voluntarily surrendered.
Particulars of the resumptions effected in the Northern District will be found in the Land Officer's report.
13. Lease Plans.-Plans and particulars (in duplicate) of 148 lots and 6 piers were forwarded to the Land Officer in connection with the issue of leases. Notable among these were the plans of practically the whole of the Taikoo property at Quarry Bay, in which extensive readjustments were made in connection with the large works carried out during recent years.
14. Boundary Stones.-Boundary Stones were fixed for 14 lots in Hongkong, 16 in Kowloon and 2 in the New Territories.
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8. Permits to occupy land for short periods. These were as usual of a very miscellaneous character and are too numerous to admit of individual mention; most of them were for small areas to be held quarterly.
9. Extensions of Short Period Leases to 75 years.-There is nothing to report under this heading.
10. Quarry Leases.-A Quarry at To Ti Wan on the South side of the Island was leased for a term of two years commencing from the 1st March, 1909. The lease of Quarry No. 6 at Ngau Tau Kok, New Territories, was extended for six months, the lessee being subsequently allowed to remain in occupation until the end of the year on a monthly pernit.
11. Mining Licences.--During the year a Mining Licence was issued for an area of one square mile in the vicinity of Ho Ching Village, New Territories.
12. Resumptions.-Extensive resumptions for railway purposes were undertaken, Kowloon Inland Lots Nos. 443, 1,140 and 1,141, containing a total area of 159,527 square feet, being acquired for $438,699.25. An area of 10,225 square feet was resumed from Marine Lot 29 by private treaty for the sum of $20,451.50, partly for the purpose of constructing a new road from Queen's Road East to Praya East and partly for scavenging lanes provided in accordance with the requirements of the Buildings Ordinance. An area of 6·1 Mows (Tai Hang Lot 77) was resumed at a cost of $37.50 for the extension of Queen's Recreation Ground; another small area (the remaining portion of Mongkok Lot 55), containing 11,520 square feet, was resumed by private treaty for the Kowloon-Canton Railway at a cost of 41.00 and a third area, 73,177 square feet, was resumed from Kowloon Farm Lot 4 by private treaty for $13,690, in connection with the extension of Argyle Street, Kowloon.
The following lots in Hongkong and Kowloon were resumed for non-payment of Crown Rent, viz. :-Aplichau Inland Lot 25, Kow- loon Inland Lots 977, 1,082, 1,083 and 1,084, Mongkok Lots 54 and 56, Sai Kung Inland Lot 37, and Sai Kung Farm Lot 3.
In the Southern District of the New Territories, 116 lots were resumed by the Assistant Land Officer, of which 26 were acquired for public purposes and 90 were voluntarily surrendered.
Particulars of the resumptions effected in the Northern District will be found in the Land Officer's report.
13. Lease Plans.-Plans and particulars (in duplicate) of 148 lots and 6 piers were forwarded to the Land Officer in connection with the issue of leases. Notable among these were the plans of practically the whole of the Taikoo property at Quarry Bay, in which extensive readjustments were made in connection with the large works carried out during recent years.
14. Boundary Stones.-Boundary Stones were fixed for 14 lots in Hongkong, 16 in Kowloon and 2 in the New Territories.
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