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The following are details of the principal Land Sales :-
Number of Lot. Area in sq. ft. Crown Rent. Premium. Rate realized. I.L. 1889. 123,600 $852.00 $18,540 $0.15 per sq. foot. I.L. 1892, 5,750 $92.00 $34,600 $6.02 I.L. 1895. 5,384 $86.00 I.L. 1896. 3,107 $50.00 $48,650 $5.73 I.L. 1901, 12,581 $202.00 $80,100 $6.364. Sales without Auction. There was only one item under this heading in Hongkong, viz., Inland Lot 1900, containing an area of 3,200 square feet, which was granted to the Lord Bishop of Victoria as a site for a chapel. The Assistant District Officers sold 159 small lots by private treaty.
5. Extensions granted.-The extensions granted in Hongkong comprised small areas to Marine Lot 293, Inland Lots 1804, 1836, 1337, 1834, 389, 1677 and 1711, Shaukiwan Inland Lot 418, Rural Building Lot 114 and Garden Lot 35. Four small strips of land resulting from the Praya Reclamation Scheme of 1889 in front of Inland Lots 1871, 1872, 1220 and 1869, were also granted as extensions to these lots. In Kowloon, there were extensions to Kowloon Inland Lots 1178, 1199 and 640 and in New Kowloon to N.K.R.B.L. 1.
There were no extensions granted by the Assistant District Officers.
6. Conversions and Exchanges.-There were five exchanges in Hongkong, viz. :—
Shaukiwan Inland Lots 426, 427 and 429 granted in exchange for Shaukiwan Lots 328, 331 and 329.
Shaukiwan Inland Lot 428 granted in exchange for Shaukiwan Lots 330 and 332.
Inland Lot 1882 granted in exchange for Inland Lot 1519.
In New Kowloon, portions of Lots Nos. 1537 and 1538 were converted into Building Lot No. 1892 and Lot No. 1335 was converted into Building Lot No. 1886. All these lots are in Survey District II.
Three exchanges of lots were arranged by the Assistant District Officer at Taipo.
7. Grants on Nominal Terms.-In Hongkong, these consisted of three lots, viz., Inland Lot 1879 containing an area of 30,000 square feet granted to the Japanese Consul for the Japanese Community as a site for a Crematorium; Inland Lot 1897 containing an area of 4,817 square feet granted as a site for a Training Institute for Chinese Nurses and Midwives; and an area of 1,633 square feet granted free of charge in connection with Inland Lot 1793 for a Chinese District Plague Hospital. There were no grants of this description in Kowloon or in the New Territories.
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The following are details of the principal Land Sales :-
Number of Lot. Area in sq. ft. Crown Rent. Premium.
IL. 1889.
.123,600
$852.00
$18,540
I.L. 1892,
5,750
92.00
34,600
Rate realized. $0.15 per sq. foot.
6.02 ,,
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IL. 1895.
5,384
86.00
I.L. 1896.
3.107
50.00 1
48,650
5.73
I.L. 1901,
12,581
202.00
80,100 6.36
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4. Sales without Auction. There was only one item under this heading in Hongkong, viz., Inland Lot 1900, containing an area of 3,200 square feet, which was granted to the Lord Bishop of Victoria as a site for a chapel. The Assistant District Officers sold 159 small lots by private treaty.
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5. Extensions granted.-The extensions granted in Hongkong comprised small areas to Marine Lot 293, Inland Lots 1804, 1836, 1337, 1834, 389, 1677 and 1711, Shaukiwan Inland Lot 418, Rural Building Lot 114 and Garden Lot 35. Four small strips of land resulting from the Praya Reclamation Scheme of 1889 in front of Inland Lots 1871, 1872, 1220 and 1869, were also granted as extensions to these lots. In Kowloon, there were extensions to Kowloon Inland Lots 1178, 1199 and 640 and in New Kowloon to N.K.R.B.L. 1.
There were no extensions granted by the Assistant District Officers.
6. Conversions and Exchanges.-There were five exchanges in Hongkong, viz. :—
Shaukiwan Inland Lots 426, 427 and 429 granted in exchange for Shaukiwan Lots 328, 331 and 329.
Shaukiwan Inland Lot 428 granted in exchange for Shaukiwan Lots 330 and 332.
Inland Lot 1882 granted in exchange for Inland Lot 1519.
In New Kowloon, portions of Lots Nos, 1537 and 1538 were converted into Building Lot No. 1892 and Lot No. 1335 was con- verted into Building Lot No. 1886. All these lots are in Survey District II.
Three exchanges of lots were arranged by the Assistant District Officer at Taipo.
7. Grants on Nominal Terms.-In Hongkong, these consisted of three lots, viz., Inland Lot 1879 containing an area of 30,000 square feet granted to the Japanese Consul for the Japanese Com- munity as a site for a Crematorium; Inland Lot 1897 containing an area of 4,817 square feet granted as a site for a Training Institute for Chinese Nurses and Midwives; and an area of 1,633 square feet. granted free of charge in connection with Inland Lot 1793 for a Chinese District Plague Hospital. There were no grants of this description in Kowloon or in the New Territories.
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