CO129-194 - Governor Hennessy Administrator Tonnochy - 1881 [8-9] — Page 326

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of return of the names in the Colony. I called for a list of the largest ratepayers, that is those whose house rates amount to over a thousand dollars a quarter. The following is the list extracted from the Government rate books showing the last quarterly returns of the current year.

Name Amount of house rates contributed 2nd Quarter 1881

Dollars cents. Dollars cents

Ng Sang 1406 80

Lo Thing 1295 55

Ching ding Yeong 1281 25

Ng Cheong 1261 15

Kwok Ying Shew Yung Mow Jang Luck Low Cheong 1242 95

Koo Moon Wa 1189 25

Ip Chung Chin 1184 35

Fung Wing Choy Chan 1149 34

1129 15

1118 20

1012 20

Not many years ago, a list of the eighteen largest ratepayers in Hong Kong would have consisted entirely of British, German and American houses. Now, in such a list, seventeen are Chinese, and

Wo Hang Yeong Shii Lun 3,878 13

Jardine, Matheson & Co 1,661 80

Lumn Sow 1,499 25

Woo Lai Shi 1,447 75

Kwok Yin Hai 1,437 566

Lo Thing 1,977 19

2,197 70

3,868 yay

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Q323of return of the names in the Colony. I called for a list of the largest ratepayers, that is those whose house rates amount to over a thousand dollars a quarter. The following is the list extracted from the Government rate books showing the last quarterly returns of the current year.Name Amount of house rates contributed 2nd Quarter 1881Dollars cents. Dollars centsNg Sang 1406 80Lo Thing 1295 55Ching ding Yeong 1281 25Ng Cheong 1261 15Kwok Ying Shew Yung Mow Jang Luck Low Cheong 1242 95Koo Moon Wa 1189 25Ip Chung Chin 1184 35Fung Wing Choy Chan 1149 34 1129 15 1118 20 1012 20Not many years ago, a list of the eighteen largest ratepayers in Hong Kong would have consisted entirely of British, German and American houses. Now, in such a list, seventeen are Chinese, andWo Hang Yeong Shii Lun 3,878 13Jardine, Matheson & Co 1,661 80Lumn Sow 1,499 25Woo Lai Shi 1,447 75Kwok Yin Hai 1,437 566Lo Thing 1,977 192,197 703,868 yay

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return of the names

in the Colony.

I called for a the largest ratepayers

that is those whose house rates amount

to over a

thousand dollars a quarter. The following is the list extracted from the Government rate books showing the last quarterly returns of the current year..

Name

Ng Sang

Amount of house rates contributed 2nd Quarter 1881

Dollars cents.

Dollars cents

Lo Thing

1406 80

Ching ding Yeong

1295 55

Ng Cheong

1281

Kwok Ying Shew Yung Mow Jang Luck Low Cheong

1261

Koo Moon Wa

Ip Chung Chin

Fung Wing Choy Chan

124295

1189 25

1184 35

114934

1129 15

1118 20

1012

Not many years ago

list of the eighteen largest ratepayers

3,878

Wo Hang Yeong Shii Lun

3,868 yay

197719

Jardine, Matheson & Co

1,661

Lumn Sow

1,499

Woo Lai Shi

1,447

Kwok Yin Hai

1,437

566

Lothing

Honghong would have consisted entirely

of British, German and American houses. Now, in such a list, seventeen are

Chinese,

and

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