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An extension of the town area to Kap Shek Mei in New Kowloon led to the clearing of squatters from the neighbourhood, general malaria prevention measures including filling and draining, and new provision for water-supply to fields in the vicinity.
The value of scattered kaolin deposits in the Territory was recognized for the first time, and one permit to obtain this material, at Cha Kwo Ling near the Eastern entrance to the Harbour was auctioned for about $1,000.00. Smaller deposits were also worked.
A new salt pan was leased at Mui Wo on the South side of Lantao.
On the whole, land sales decreased, without doubt owing to the prevailing unfavourable conditions to agriculture.
Table B gives the number of sales and other transactions affecting land.
The number of memorials registered was 993 against 931 in 1927.
The fees received as stamp duty amounted to $1,907.60 against $1,968.20 in 1927.
The increase in the number of deeds and decrease in fees is due to the large number of small loans on land, mostly made towards the end of the Chinese financial year, while fewer transactions of any size were concluded.
4. REVENUE.
The revenue collected by the office is set out under the appropriate heads in Table C, totalling $39,279.47. Tables D and E respectively show the revenue collected in the District by Police and other Departments, and Table F gives for purposes of comparison the total revenue from all sources for the past three years.
5. GENERAL.
The District was fairly prosperous, despite a dry summer. Vegetable and rice crops compared favourably with those of the previous year. Fish were not plentiful, and prices were high. The following estimate shows roughly the state of the ferries near Tai O:-
Fish Weight in piculs Average price per picul Wong Fa Ma Yau 3500 $22.00 Herring 450 $20.00 Shrimps 1660 $17.00 350 $15.00J 13
An extension of the town area to Kap Shek Mei in New Kowloon led to the clearing of squatters from the neighbourhood, general malaria prevention measures including filling and draining, and new provision for water-supply to fields in the vicinity.
The value of scattered kaolin' deposits in the Territory was recognized for the first time, and one permit to obtain this material, at Cha Kwo Ling near the Eastern entrance to the Harbour was auctioned for about $1,000.00. Smaller deposits were also worked.
A new salt pan was leased at Mui Wo on the South side of Lantao.
On the whole, land sales decreased, without doubt owing to the prevailing unfavourable conditions to agriculture.
Table B gives the number of sales and other transactions affecting land.
The number of memorials registered was 993 against 931 in 1927.
The fees received as stamp duty amounted to $1,907.60 against $1,968.20 in 1927.
The increase in the number of deeds and decrease in fees is due to the large number of small loans on land, mostly made towards the end of the Chinese financial year, while fewer transactions of any size were concluded.
4. REVENUE.
The revenue collected by the office is set out under the appropriate heads in Table C. totalling $39,279.47. Tables D and E. respectively show the revenue collected in the District by Police and other Departments, and Table F gives for purposes of comparison the total revenue from all sources for the past three years.
5.-GENERAL.
The District was fairly prosperous, despite a dry summer. Vegetable and rice erops compared favourably with those of the previous year. Fish were not plentiful, and prices were high. The following estimate shows roughly the state of the feries near Tai 0:-
Fish.
Wong Fa Ma Yau
Weight in piculs. Average price per picul.
3500
$22.00
✰TT
Herring Shrimps
450
1660
350
20.00 17.00 15.00
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