AnnualReport-1916 — Page 381

Land Sales, &c.

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Land Sales and Surveys.

5. Land Sales, Extensions, Grants, &c.—The following tabulated statement gives particulars of these :—

No. of Lots. Area in Sq. Feet. Annual Rent. Premium. Total. $ $ $ C. C. Sales by Auction. Island of Hongkong, 12 612,603 1,566.00 62,992.00 83,834.00 Kowloon Peninsula, 3 51,057 608.00 N. T., New Kowloon, Southern District, Northern District, Sales without Auction. Island of Hongkong, 17 1,464,051 61.61 62,061,542 1,749.68 2,261.00 64,084.00 Kowloon Peninsula, 176 64,189,253 3,985.29 213,171.00 N. T., New Kowloon, 7,840 10.50 127 130,031 107.62 75,000.00 71.00 1,144.56 Southern District, 1-16 6,731,915 118.12 - 76,215.56 Northern District, Extensions Granted. Island of Hongkong, 16 90,552 655.21 19,995.55 Kowloon Peninsula, New Territories, Conversions and Exchanges. Island of Hongkong, 7 2,304 4.00 195.10 Kowloon Peninsula, 2 1,678 8.00 947.30 N. T., New Kowloon, 25 94,534 667.21 21,137.95 Southern District, 2 1,620 5.00 Northern District, 3 40,180 184.00 1,272.00 1,028.00 23 30,056 71.13 389.95 14 20,045 8.34 22.61 60 204,183 778.47 2,712.56 Grants on Nominal Terms. Island of Hongkong, Kowloon Peninsula, New Territories, 12 33,977 .78 12 33,977 .78 Grants on Short Leases. Island of Hongkong, 3 22,816 41,060.00 Kowloon Peninsula, New Territories, 252 3,238,532 352.16 255 3,261,348 41,412.16 Permits to occupy Land for Short Periods. Island of Hongkong, 649 15,188.13 Kowloon Peninsula, 321 12,869.56 New Territories, 186 3,973.66 N. T., let by A.D.O., S., D.O., N., 919 1,989.52 280 361.50 2,355 34,382.37 Extensions of Short Leases to 75 years. Island of Hongkong, Kowloon Peninsula, New Territories, Quarries. Island of Hongkong, Kowloon Peninsula, New Territories, Prospecting and Mining Licences. New Territories, NGS 5 Total, 3,742,675 1,276,744 3,989.00 6,690.00 7,489,706 11,647.12 16 -12,509,125 22,326.12 1,750.00 JA 1,750.00 3,053 87,026,135 26,435 $105,438.52 38.52 $313,447.07

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