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which had been sent out from Hongkong by the Police for the use of Yun Long Market only a few weeks before the fire broke out.
III.-LAND Office.
The number of sales of land and other transactions affecting land which took place during the year are set forth in Table B.
The number of memorials registered was 3,181 as against 2,957 in 1918. The fees received as stamp duty amounted to $1,964.90 as against $1,727.20 in the previous year.
The development of Tai Po Market was well maintained. Every site on the fish-pond reclamation has now been bought for building purposes, with the exception of a small portion where the ground has not yet been brought up to the required level. Several new buildings, of an improved type, were erected during the year.
Purchases at a cheap upset price of areas of hillside for fruit-growing purposes have been encouraged. Well-to-do Chinese, not of this District, have shown enterprise in this respect.
The 1,200 acres of salt-water padi near Ping Shan yielded an excellent return, and large reclamations of marsh land of this nature should prove profitable.
The rice obtained from salt-water padi is "red rice", and is much used for distilling purposes, besides having dietetic properties said to be useful in treatment of Beri-beri.
Little progress can be reported in the attempts to develop the mineral resources of this District. Several Mining and Prospecting Licences have been held but subsequently given up. A moderate amount of work was done at the Lin Ma Hang lead mine.
IV.-REVENUE.
The total revenue collected in this office is set forth under the various heads in Table C.
The total collected was $117,174.51. The Table below gives the revenue collected since 1910:--
1910...... 101,032.40
1911... 102,960.60
1912.. 106,607.67
1913.. 111,301.72
1914.. 108,455.14
1915.. 112,075.71
1916.. 174,153.77
1917..... 117,095.84
1918.... 120,244.93
1919..... 117,174.51
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which had been sent out from Hongkong by the Police for the use of Yun Long Market only a few weeks before the fire broke
out.
III-LAND Office.
The number of sales of land and other transactions affecting land which took place during the year are set forth in Table B.
The number of memorials registered was 3.181 as against 2,957 in 1918. The fees received as stamp duty amounted to $1,964.90 as against $1,727.20 in the previous year.
The development of Tai Po Market was well maintained. Every site on the fish-pond reclamation has now been bought for building purposes, with the exception of a small portion where the ground has not yet been brought up to the required level. Several new buildings, of an improved type, were erected during the year.
Purchases at a cheap upset price of areas of hillside for Fruit-growing purposes
purposes have been encouraged. Well-to-do Chinese, not of this District, have shewn enterprise in this respect.
The 1,200 acres of salt-water padi near Ping Shan yielded an excellent return, and large reclainations of marsh land of this nature should prove profitable.
The rice obtained from salt-water padi is "red rice", and is much used for distilling purposes, besides having dietetic properties said to be useful in treatment of Beri-beri.
Little progress can be reported in the attempts to develop the mineral resources of this District. Several Mining and Pros- pecting Licences have been held but subsequently given up. A moderate amount of work was done at the Lin Ma Hang lead
mine.
IV.-REVENUE.
The total revenue collected in this office is set forth under the various heads in Table C.
The total collected was $117,174.51. The Table below gives the revenue collected since 1910 :--
1910...... 1911...
1912..
1913..
1914..
1915..
e.
101,032.40
102,960.60
106,607.67
111,301.72
.108.455.14
112,075.71
174,153.77
1916..
1917..... 1918....
1919.
117,095.84
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.120,244.93
.117,174.51
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