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# Table A. LAND SALES 1927-1936.

1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 No. of Lots Sales by Auction:-Hong Kong 99,840.50 1,369,356.00 1,252,983.36 2,005,515.00 655,284.00 276,251.00 409,825.00 1,593,215.19 241,586.00 268,326.00 715,802.53 Kowloon 34,369.00 49,572.00 102,674.00 21,000.00 57,670.00 1 108,100.00 150,986.00 10,940.00 New Kowloon 68,065.00 21,224.50 11,240.00 New Territories 206 18,517.00 2,140.00 Sales without Auction:-Hong Kong... 55,238.07 1,250,000.00 52,423.00 36,966.00 Kowloon... 50,038.31 299,146.23 640,007.32 663,396.20 New Kowloon 486.60 28,185.39 5,541.58 65,340.00 2,000.00 7,694.70 8,000.00 39,808.30 New Territories 11,550.00 6,592.00 179.98 6,708.16 8,581.93 1,575.00 696.24 Extensions granted:-Hong Kong.. 26,013.60 68,869.17 29,901.39 204,594.97 16,600.65 17 Kowloon 22,384.87 91,948.56 21,846.48 62,320.68 21,880.84 50,777.39 32,209.61 16,018.59 47,943.27 New Kowloon. 4,507.10 44,376.49 1,495.19 New Territories.. 22 19 5032 Grants on Nominal terms:-Hong Kong 3,588.95 Kowloon 413.76 13 331.60 New Kowloon 2,650.81 1,940.88 1,519.90 223.64 New Territories Grants or Extensions to grants on Leases :- Hong Kong. 3,156.00 19,134.65 880.25 1,909.94 259.00 2,00 Kowloon 1.00 Premia derived from sale of rights to erect Piers :- Hong Kong. 3,821.00 64,496.72 41,544.32 Kowloon 1,140.00 235.00 2,309.00 379.00 New Kowloon 17,423.00 16,500.00 206.50 4,900.50 28,229.73 New Territories. 564.20 903.96 1,292.50 59,729.40 132.00 Hong Kong, Kowloon, New Kowloon and New Territories (temporary) 754.00 948.00 1,494.97 1,264.00 1,295.02 460.00 63.00 Fees for Boundary stones to define Lots:-Hong Kong.. Kowloon New Kowloon New Territories 8,575.25 5,961.75 7,705.75 8,300.25 3,789.25 7,626.50 3,339.00 766.50 Conversions and Exchanges :---Hong Kong 12,844.75 7,082.50 14,865.00 20,163.00 18,815.00 12,862.75 ** 9,499.25 * 9,823.00 Kowloon . 6,064.75 8,798.00 6,554.50 5,466.00 1,079.00 4,192.00 4,684.00 590.00 452.00 748.75 New Kowloon 18,810.00 64,820.00 5,817.00 1,674.00 1,150.00 668.00 876.00 New Territories 44,425.70 57,855.31 149,829.72 144,465.61 57,353.00 75,162.00 6,155.00 4,884.00 Total Actual amount of premia paid into the Treasury 164,099.83 1,825,172.81 2,078,115.13 2,943,727.14 3,535,899.79 1,368,044.20 2,367,809.36 146,242.24 1,642,106.87 1,940,300.35 2,896,225.30 3,192,551.36 1,416,730.66 2,257,996.67 570,720.80 295,052.82 587,505.40 278,609.35 410,896.66 309,003.78

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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