(W1)
Return of Lands Granted and Sold during the Year 1916.
County or District.
No. of Grants.
No, of Acres.
Whether by Grant or Purchase.
Where sold, State the
Average Price per Acre.
State Total No. of Acres sold.
'State Total
No. of Acres that
remain ungranted.
a. r. p.
$
C.
1. Victoria Marine 999 years,
31
2. 1. 28)
2.
Inland 999
22
3.0. 6
Granted. Do.
11
3.
75
+2
"I
哪部
(renewable),
2
3, 0, 27
Do.
A
4.
75
16
++
19
31
4. 2, 30
Sold.
12,427.52
5.
75
4
0. 1. 23
Granted.
#
"1
6.
5
>7
**
"
0.0.
Do.
Farm
75
9. 1. 2
Sold.
401,00
"
8.
9.
17
10.
**
12.
•
75
Garden 21
Rural Building 75 years, (re- newable).........
11. Shaukiwan Inland 75 years (renewable),
13. Kowloon Marine 75
2
0.0. 19
Granted.
21
0. 2. 104
Sold.
838.15
0.1. 204
Do.
G. 0. 31
Do.
5,227.20 53,578.80
0.0. 6
Do.
34,848.00
6. 3. 174
Granted.
Ad
14.
Inland 75
(renewable).
0.2. 51
15.
75
1. 0.37
Do. Sold.
*
唱哪
11
41
16.
75
1
1. 1. 10
"
19
"
17.
75
0.3. 161
Do. Granted.
76,385,25 4,356.00
19
22
18. Hung Hom Inland 75 years, (renewable),
2.0. 7.
Do.
******
19.
75
1
0.0. 31
Sold.
21,780.00
H
20. New Kowloon Inland 75 years renew-
able for 24 less 3 days,
7. 1. 17
Do.
100.00
21. Taipo Inland 75 years renewable for
24 less 3 days,
0. 2. 214
Do.
1,306.90
22. Fanling tenancy at will
287. 1. 5
Granted.
NEW TERRITORIES:—
(Northern District,)
23. Agricultural (75 years renewable for 24),
24. Building
"
*
27
),
82 165
1,331. 2. 34
Sold.
42.56
3. 3. 14
Do.
559.63
25. Threshing Floor (
).
14
0. 1. 38
Do.
883.67
26. Orchard
86. 3. 25
Do.
43.59
19
"
27. Brick-kilu and yard (
3
33
4.0.36%
Do.
435.93
years),
0.0. 16
Do.
600.00
26
28. 1.36%
Granted,
30.
1
17
"
176
22, 2.
4€
Do.
10
0. 1. 231
Do.
•
12
0.3.
Do.
28. Agricultural (21 years renewable for
29. Agricultural 3 years,
31. Building, &c., 1 year,
32. Agricultural (75 yeare renewable for 24),
(Southern District, New Kowloon.)
33. Building (75 years renewable for 24),... 31. Agricultural (5 years),
35. Dwelling house (annual),
36. Agricultural (annual),
37. 38.
1
**
(6 months),
(75 years renewable for 24),
(Islands.)
39. Building (75 years renewable for 24),...Į
40. Agricultural (
41. Threshing Floor (..
42. Storing Grass (
+7
18
**
19
)....
43. Orchard (21 years renewable for 7), .......
44. Drying fish (5 years),
45. Agricultural (aunnal),
46. Tennis Court
Total,
CC AIN
0.0. 4 0. 2. 11}
Sold.
700,00
Granted.
0.0.4 8.
Do.
34
Do.
0. 1. 16 0. 0.14%
Do.
Do.
14
0. 1. 16
Sold.
931.42
8. 2. 14
Do.
50.40
0.0. 19
Do.
450.00
0, 0, 172
Do.
436.36
21. 2. 147
Do.
58.96
0.0.361
Granted.
0.0. 201 0.0.9%
Do.
Do.
660
1,855.3.618
All Lands in the Colony, with
the exception of the Cathedral, the University, and
some
Admiralty lands, are granted on
Leuse with or without a premium, Quarries and Lands which are let on short temporary permits are not included.
The small quantity of Arable Land in the Colony exclusive of the New Territories is let on yourly lease or to tenants at will. Crown Land for building purposes is made available as circumstances require.
7,171,0 18
REMARKS.—1,855a. 3r. 6}{p. were granted, and 1,3450, 3r, 63,p. were resumed, leaving 510a, Or, 03p. to be added to the total number of acres granted in the Colony quoted in previous returns. Persons having possession of Lands or Houses previous to the Treaty were allowed to retain them on payment of certain assessed rentals now collected by the Treasurer; in cases where such Lands or Houses are not leased, the occupiers are treated as Tenants at Will.
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