# REPORT ON THE ASSESSMENT FOR THE YEAR 1929-1930.
1. By Order of His Excellency the Governor in Council a new valuation of the whole Colony has been made and the Rateable Value has thereby been increased from $30,395,447 to $31,617,566 an addition of $1,222,119 or 4.02 per cent.
2. The following Table gives a comparison of the Assessments for the years 1928-1929 and 1929-1930:
DISTRICT. VALUATION 1928-1929. VALUATION 1929-1930. INCREASE. PER CENT. The City of Victoria, Hill District, Shaukiwan, Saiwanho, and Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Villages, $22,116,417 $22,741,244 $624,827 2.83 KAMERA 488,715 529,405 ... ... KAMERA 1,208,421 1,331,753 146,918 6.35 Kowloon Point, 1,450,880 1,566,890 ... ... Yaumati, 1,691,350 1,802,620 ... ... Mongkoktsui, 1,144,090 1,231,426 ... ... Hunghom & Hok Un, 611,690 628,015 ... ... Kowloon Villages, 210,147 224,242 ... ... New Territories, 855,963 964,301 ... ... Total, $30,395,447 $31,617,566 $1,222,119 4.023. The number of tenements reported to be vacant averaged about 192 monthly, as compared with 324 last year.
4. During the year ending 20th April, 1929, 819 Interim Valuations were made as follows:
CITY OF VICTORIA. REST OF COLONY. New or rebuilt tenements and tenements structurally altered No. 248 Rateable Value $426,270 No. 307 Rateable Value $406,264 Assessments cancelled, tenements resumed, pulled down or being in other respects not rateable No. 119 Rateable Value $342,250 No. 145 Rateable Value $74,090Number and increase CITY OF VICTORIA. No. 367 Rateable Value $84,020 REST OF COLONY. No. 452 Rateable Value $332,174
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REPORT ON THE ASSESSMENT FOR THE YEAR 1929-1930.
1. By Order of His Excellency the Governor in Council a new valuation of the whole Colony has been made and the Rateable Value has thereby been increased from $30,395,447 to $31,617,566 an addition of $1,222,119 or 4.02 per cent.
2. The following Table gives a comparison of the Assessments for the years. 1928-1929 and 1929-1930:-
DISTRICT.
VALUATION 1928-1929.
$
VALUATION 1929-1930.
INCREASE.
PER
CENT.
$
The City of Victoria,
Hill District,.....
Shaukiwan, Saiwanho, and
Quarry Bay,
Hong Kong Villages,..
22,116,417 22,116,417 22,741,244 22,741,244 624,827 2.83
488,715
614,744
529,405
...
597,670
KAMERA
1,208,421 2,311,910 1,331,753 2,458,828 146,918 6:35
Kowloon Point,
1,450.880
1,566,890
.
Yaumati,
1,691,350
1,802,620
Mongkoktsui,
1,144,090
1,231,426
Hunghom & Hok Un,.......
611,690
628,015
Kowloon Villages,
210,147
224,242
New Territories,
855,963 5,967,120
964,301 6,417,191 450,374 7.55
Total,........
.$
30,395.447
|31,617,566 | 1,222,119 4.02
3. The number of tenements reported to be vacant averaged about 192 monthly, as compared with 324 last
year.
4. During the year ending 20th April, 1929, 819 Interim Valuations were made as follows:-
New or rebuilt tenements and tenements structurally altered ....
Assessments cancelled, tenements resumed, pulled down or being in other respects not rateable......
Number and increase
CITY OF VICTORIA.
REST OF COLONY.
No.
Rateable Value.
No.
Rateable Value.
$
$
248
426,270
307
406,264
119
342,250
145
74,090
367
84,020
452
332,174
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