The total Crown Rent due in respect of leased lands in Hong Kong and Kowloon (excluding certain Villages in Hong Kong and Kowloon entered in the Village Rent Roll) amounted for the year ending 25th December to $417,835, an increase of $18,539 on the previous year. The total amount due in respect of leased lands in the Villages in Hong Kong and Kowloon appearing in the Village Rent Roll for the year ending 30th September was $3,557, an increase of $10 on the previous year. The total number of lots of Crown Land appearing in the Rent Rolls with the total Rents is shown in Table V.
## 6. NAVAL AND MILITARY LANDSA portion of Elliot Battery comprising an area of 138,770 square feet was transferred by the War Department to the Colonial Government for the sum of $33,814.50, representing a premium of 10 cents per square foot and capitalized Annual Crown Rent of $250 per acre, which amount was credited to the War Department in the Colonial Military Lands account. A small area of Murray Parade ground comprising 473 square feet was transferred by the War Department to the Colonial Government for the purpose of widening the end of Garden Road, the War Department being credited with the sum of $1,282.50, representing a premium of $2.50 per square foot and a capitalized Annual Crown Rent of $400 per acre. A small portion of Signal Hill, Kowloon, comprising 850 square feet was also transferred by the War Department to the Colonial Government in consideration of $610, representing a premium of 60 cents per square foot and a capitalized Annual Crown Rent of $200 per acre, which was credited to the War Department in the Lands account. The War Department were also granted the right to make and maintain a new approach road over Crown Land to Mount Davis Battery on the usual terms. All the documents of transfer have been signed and completed. The terms as regards the drainage on Admiralty property, Kowloon Marine Lot No. 41, were amended as agreed upon, and the necessary amendments made in the documents.
## 7. SCAVENGING LANESAreas for Scavenging Lanes were, in the case of three properties, either resumed by the Crown for money payments or dedicated by the Crown Lessees as Scavenging Lanes in consideration of their being granted by the Building Authority modifications or exemptions from certain provisions of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, and the necessary documents were completed and registered.
## 8. NOISY AND OFFENSIVE TRADESTwelve licences were granted to Crown Lessees under the provisions of the Crown Leases to carry on offensive trades on their premises in cases where such licences were recommended by the Sanitary Board.
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5. CROWN RENT ROLL.
The total Crown Rent due in respect of leased lands in Hong- kong and Kowloon (excluding certain Villages in Hongkong and Kowloon entered in the Village Rent Roll) amounted for the year ending 25th December to $417,835 an increase of $18,539 on the previous year. The total amount due in respect of leased lands in the Villages in Hongkong and Kowloon appearing in the Village Rent Roll for the year ending 30th September was $3,557 an increase of $10 on the previous year. The total number of lots of Crown Land appearing in the Rent Rolls with the total Rents is shown in Table V.
6.-NAVAL AND MILITARY LANDS.
A portion of Elliot Battery comprising an area of 138,770 square feet was transferred by the War Department to the Colonial Government for the sum of $33,814.50 representing a premium of 10 cents per square foot and capitalized Annual Crown Rent of $250 per acre which amount was credited to the War Department in the Colonial Military Lands account. A small area of Murray Parade ground comprising 473 square feet was transferred by the War Department to the Colonial Government for the purpose of widening the end of Garden Road the War Department being credited with the sum of $1,282.50 representing a premium of $2.50 per square foot and a capitalized Annual Crown Rent of $400 per acre. A small portion of Signal Hill Kowloon comprising 850 square feet was also transferred by the War Department to the Colonial Government in consideration of $610 representing a premium of 60 cents per square foot and a capitalized Annual Crown Rent of $200 per acre which was credited to the War Department in the Lands account. The War Department were also granted the right to make and maintain a new approach road over Crown Land to Mount Davis Battery on the usual terms. All the documents of transfer have been signed and completed. The terms as regards the drainage on Admiralty property, Kowloon Marine Lot No. 41, were amended as agreed upon and the necessary amend- ments made in the documents.
7. SCAVENGING LANES.
Areas for Scavenging Lanes were in the case of three pro- perties either resumed by the Crown for money payments or dedicated by the Crown Lessees as Scavenging Lanes in consideration of their being granted by the Building Authority modifications or exemp- tions from certain provisions of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, and the necessary documents were completed and registered.
8.-NOISY AND OFFENSIVE TRADES.
Twelve licences were granted to Crown Lessees under the pro- visions of the Crown Leases to carry on offensive trades on their premises in cases where such licences were recommended by the Sanitary Board.
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