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REPORT ON THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR THE YEAR 1926.
B.-SOUTHERN DISTRICT.
1.-STAFF.
Mr. W. Schofield was in charge until December 13th, when I took over and acted until the end of the year.
Mr. Tsoi Chak Fai, Class VI Probationer Clerk resigned from Government Service as from 15th December, and was replaced by Mr. Li Yuk To, Class VI Probationer Clerk, from Treasury, as from 21st December.
2.-MAGISTRACY.
Table A gives the number of cases heard by the District Officer, sitting as Police Magistrate and as Judge of the Small Debts Court.
3.-LAND OFFICE.
Table B gives the number of sales and other transactions affecting land which took place during the year.
The number of Memorials registered was 876 as against 1497 in 1925.
The fees received as stamp duties amounted to $1,598.55 as against $1,805.65 in 1925.
The general slump in property values, reflected by the decrease in the number of transactions was also shown by the general decrease in applications for land, there being but 21 sales of Crown Land for building purposes, and 6 grants of conversion of agricultural land to building lots.
4.-REVENUE.
The Revenue collected by the District Officer is set out under the appropriate heads in Table C totalling $40,664.95. Tables D and E respectively show the Revenues collected in the District by Police and other Departments, and Table F gives for purposes of comparison the total revenues collected in the District from all sources for the past three years.
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REPORT ON THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR THE YEAR 1926.
B.-SOUTHERN DISTRICT.
1.-STAFF.
Mr. W. Schofield was in charge until December 13th, when I took over and acted until the end of the year.
Mr. Tsoi Chak Fai, Class VI Probationer Clerk resigned from Government Service as from 15th December, and was re- placed by Mr. Li Yuk To, Class VI Probationer Clerk, from Treasury, as from 21st December.
2.-MAGISTRACY.
Table A gives the number of cases heard by the District Officer, sitting as Police Magistrate and as Judge of the Small Debts Court.
3.-LAND OFFICE.
Table B gives the number of sales and other transactions affecting land which took place during the year.
The number of Memorials registered was 876 as against 1497 in 1925.
The fees received as stamp duties amounted to $1,598.55 at against $1,805.65 in 1925.
The general slump in property values, reflected by the de- crease in the number of transactions was also shown by the general decrease in applications for land, there being but 21 sales of Crown Land for building purposes, and 6 grants of con- version of agricultural land to building lots.
4.--REVENUE.
The Revenue collected by the District Officer is set out under the appropriate heads in Table C totalling $40,664.95. Tables D and E respectively shew the Revenues collected in the District by Police and other Departments, and Table F gives for purposes of comparison the total revenues collected in th District from all sources for the past three years.
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