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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 Hong Kong and Kowloon entered in the Village Rent Roll) amounted for the year ending 25th December to $449,379.24, an increase of $24,513.25 on the previous year. The total amount due in respect of leased lands in the Villages of Hong Kong and Kowloon appearing in the Village Rent Roll for the year ending 30th September was $3,526.45, a decrease of $121.40 on the previous year due mainly to the resumptions at Kowloon Tong. The total number of lots of Crown Land appearing in the Rent Rolls with the Total Rents is shown in Table V.
6. SCAVENGING LANES.
Areas for Scavenging Lanes were, in the case of seven 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.
7.-NOISY AND OFFENSIVE TRADES.
Twenty-nine 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 Department.
8.-BUILDING COVENANTS.
In three cases, applications were made by Crown Lessees for an extension of time in which to comply with the Building covenant in their Crown Leases or grants. The applications were granted on payment of penalties, and the agreements completed and registered.
9.-NAVAL AND MILITARY LANDS.
The Peak Signal Station was taken over from the Admiralty by the Colonial Government. The Admiralty also transferred to the Colonial Government a strip of land adjoining Morrison Gap Road for the purpose of road construction. Murray Battery (area 46,677 square feet) and Victoria Battery (area 71,329 square feet) were transferred to the Colonial Government by the War Department, for which the sums of $118,423.25 and $26,565.80 were credited to the War Department in the Colonial Military Lands account.
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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 $449,379.24 an increase of $24,513.25 on the previous year. The total amount due in respect of leased lands in the Villages of Hongkong and Kowloon appearing in the Village Rent Roll for the year ending 30th September was $3,526.45 a decrease of $121.40 on the previous year due mainly to the resumptions at Kowloon Tong. The total number of lots of Crown Land appearing in the Rent Rolls with the Total Rents is shown in Table V.
6. SCAVENGING LANES.
Areas for Scavenging Lanes were, in the case of seven proper- ties, 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 Build- ings Ordinance, 1903, and the necessary documents were completed and registered.
7.-NOISY AND OFFENSIVE TRADES.
Twenty-nine 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 Department.
8.-BUILDING COVENANTS.
In three cases applications were made by Crown Lessees for an extension of time in which to comply with the Building covenant in their Crown Leases or grants. The applications were granted on payment of penalties and the agreements completed and registered.
9.-NAVAL AND MILITARY LANDS.
The Peak Signal Station was taken over from the Admiralty by the Colonial Government. The Admiralty also transferred to the Colonial Government a strip of land adjoining Morrison Gap Road for the purpose of road construction. Murray Battery (area 46,677 square feet) and Victoria Battery (area 71,329 square feet) were transferred to the Colonial Government by the War Depart- ment for which the sums of $118,423.25 and $26,565.80 were credited to the War Department in the Colonial Military Lands
account.
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