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LAND OFFICE.
10. Complete details of the work of the land office are given in Table X. The increase in the demand for building and agricultural land foreshadowed in the annual report for 1931 was realised in 1932. Ninety-two sales of land covering 19.74 acres took place during the year as compared with 62 sales covering 9.8 acres in 1931. The demand was fairly constant throughout the year and there is reason to believe that it will continue in 1933.
11. The number of memorials registered was 1266, as against 1253 in 1931 but the amount received in registration fees was only $2.00 more than in the previous year.
12. Forestry licences decreased in number from 119 to 112, the marked increase in revenue under this head was due to licence fees being raised.
13. The effect of the tenfold increase of monthly fees for sand permits, which was put into operation in September, 1931, is clearly shown by the decrease in the number of permits issued from 447 to 249. In spite of the increased fee, however, it has been found necessary to continue the system of placing a limit on the number of permits for any one beach at a given time.
14. The demand for permits for bathing matsheds was as strong as ever and there are now very few available spaces left unoccupied. Nine new permits were issued during the year bringing the total up to 124.
GENERAL.
Agriculture.
15. On the whole the district may claim to have enjoyed a fair measure of prosperity during 1932.
16. At one time the first rice crop was in danger of failure owing to the drought; rain, however, fell just in time and ultimately two very fair crops were produced.
17. Sweet potatoes and vegetables generally seem to have done quite well though some complaints have been received from the Tsuen Wan district.
18. It has been a very bad year for pineapples, the wet weather of June, July and August coinciding with the short pineapple harvest season,
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J 18-
LAND OFFICE.
10. Complete details of the work of the land office are given in Table X. The increase in the demand for building and agricul- tural land foreshadowed in the annual report for 1931 was realised in 1932. Ninety two sales of land covering 19.74 acres took place during the year as compared with 62 sales covering 9.8 acres in 1931. The demand was fairly constant throughout the yaer and there is reason to believe that it will continue in 1933.
11. The number of memorials registered was 1266, as against 1253 in 1931 but the amount received in registration fees was only $2.00 more than in the previous year.
12. Forestry licences decreased in number from 119 to 112, the marked increase in revenue under this head was due to licence fees being raised.
18. The effect of the tenfold increase of monthly fees for sand permits, which was put into operation in September, 1931, is clearly shown by the decrease in the number of permits issued from 447 to 249. In spite of the increased fee, however, it has been found necessary to continue the system of placing a limit on the number of permits for any one beach at a given time.
14. The demand for permits for bathing matsheds was as strong as ever and there are now very few available spaces left unoccupied.
Nine new permits were issued during the year bringing the total up to 124.
GENERAL.
Agriculture.
15. On the whole the district may claim to have enjoyed a fair measure of prosperity during 1932.
16. At one time the first rice crop was in danger of failure owing to the drought; rain, however, fell just in time and ultimately two very fair crops were produced.
17. Sweet potatoes and vegetables generally seem to have done quite well though some complaints have been received from the Tsuen Wan district).
18. It has been a very bad year for pineapples, the wet weather of June, July and August coinciding with the short pineapple harvest season,
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