AnnualReport-1934 — Page 734

Table A.

LAND SALES 1925-1934.

1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 No. of Lots. Sales by Auction, Hongkong 655,284.00 1,593,215.19 276,251.00 241,586.00 409,325.00 13 34,369.00 268,326.00 2 21,000.00 Do., Kowloon 211,797.00 30,370.50 39,840.50 1,369,356.00 1,252,933.36 2,005,516.00 715,802.53 281,194.00 149,059.00 6 Do., New Kowloon 150,986.00 Sales without Auction, Hongkong 33,615.40 30,904.00 47,411.50 297 21,224.50 2,140.00 55,238.07 1,250,000.00 3 52,423.00 Do., Kowloon 486.60 65 340.00 2,000.00 155,467.93 55,761.18 50,038.31 299,146.23 610,007.32 Do., New Kowloon 28,185.39 39,303.30 11,550.00 2 6,592.00 663,396.20 Do., New Territories 5,541.58 6,708.16 8,581.93 Extensions granted, Hongkong 26,013.60 68,869.17 29,901.39 89,662.78 112,449.79 22,334.87 91,948.56 21,846.48 62,320.68 Do., Kowloon 21,880.84 50,777.39 32,209.61 Do., New Kowloon 4,507.10 44,376.49 1,495.19 Do., New Territories 331.60 2,650.81 1,940.88 1,575.00 204,694.97 16,018.59 3,588.95 1,519.90 2.00 Grants on Nominal terms, Hongkong Do., New Kowloon Do., New Territories Grants or Extensions to Grants on Short Leases, Hongkong Do., Kowloon 1,00 64,496.72 20,800.00 8,321.00 1,140.00 233.00 1,280.00 564.20 903.96 1,292.50 Do., New Kowloon 59,729.40 235.00 379.00 132.00 2,309.00 17,423.00 16,500.00 206.50 Do., New Territories Premia derived from sale of rights to erect Piers, Hongkong Do., Kowloon Do., New Kowloon and New Territories (temporary) Fees for Boundary stones to define Lots, Hongkong 984.00 1,494.97 1,264.00 3,789.25 12,844.75 7,082.50 14,865.00 6,593.25 6,515.50 3,575.25 Do., Kowloon 5,961.75 7,705.75 7,626.50 8,300.25 12,862.75 9,499.25 6,823.00 3,339.00 6,554.50 Do., New Kowloon 5,166.00 4,079.00 766.50 590.00 452.00 748.75 18,810.00 64,820.00 5,317.00 Do., New Territories 1,674.00 77,746.93 94,334.20 44,425.70 57,856.31 149,329.72 144,465.61 57,353.00 76,162.00 6,155.00 Conversions and Exchanges, Hongkong 6 4,884.00 291,097.96 94,586.00 37,076.00 12 Do., Kowloon Do., New Kowloon Do., New Territories 3,573.00 477.03 1,035.81 391.14 140 211.64 Total 581,160.88 541,500.89 321,611.17 164,099.83 1,825,172.81 2,073,115.13 2,943,727.14 325,569.79 1+6,242.24 1,642,106.87 Actual amount of premia paid into the Treasury 1,940,300.35 2,896,225.30 3,535,899.79 1,368,044.20 2,367,808.36 570,720.80 3,192,561.36 1,416,730.66 2,257,990.67 587,505.40

The difference between the above totals is accounted for by the payment of premium and interest, and also failure to pay premium on transactions during the year, refunds and readjustments. Includes fee for Survey.

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