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receipts per quarter.

3. Entering some 15,500 receipts of Village Rates per annum in the Village Collection Books and posting ditto in the Village Valuation Books. This is daily work and sometimes there are over 200 receipts to be entered in the Collection Books and posted in the Valuation Books in a day.

4. Dating and issuing to shroffs 30,000 receipts of both Victoria and Village Rates per annum (foil and counterfoil). The average is about 100 receipts per day but sometimes there are about 300 receipts to be dated and issued in a day.

5. Keeping revenue files for tenements in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Villages.

6. Preparing lists of all Rates defaulters. Before this is done, reminders are to be sent to the new owners to whom notices may have not been served. Victoria Rates defaulters lists are sent to the Crown Solicitor quarterly, namely on the 1st March, 1st June, 1st September, 1st December while those for the Villages are sent half-yearly, viz:- on the 1st June and 1st December.

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76 receipts per quarter. 3. Entering some 15,500 receipts of Village Rates per annum in the Village Collection Books and posting ditto in the Village Valuation Books. This is daily work and sometimes there are over 200 receipts to be entered in the Collection Books and posted in the Valuation Books in a day. 4. Dating and issuing to shroffs 30,000 receipts of both Victoria and Village Rates per annum (foil and counterfoil). The average is about 100 receipts per day but sometimes there are about 300 receipts to be dated and issued in a day. 5. Keeping revenue files for tenements in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Villages. 6. Preparing lists of all Rates defaulters. Before this is done, reminders are to be sent to the new owners to whom notices may have not been served. Victoria Rates defaulters lists are sent to the Crown Solicitor quarterly, namely on the 1st March, 1st June, 1st September, 1st December while those for the Villages are sent half-yearly, viz:- on the 1st June and 1st December. 77

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76 receipus per quarter. 3. Entering some 15,500 receipts of Village Rates per annum in the Village Collection Books and posting ditto in the * Village Valuation Books. This is daily work and sometimes there are over 200 receipts to be entered in the Collection Books and posted in the Valuation Books in a day. 4. Dating and issuing to shroffs 30,000 receipts of both Victoria and Village Rates per annum ( foil and counterfoil ) The average is about 100 receipts per day but sometimes there are about 300 receipts to be dated and issued in a day. 5. Keeping revenue files for tenements in the HongKong and Kowloon Villages. 6. Preparing lists of all Rates defaulters. Before this is done, reminders are to be sent to the new owners to whom notices may have not been served. Victoria Rates defaulters lists are sent to the Crown Solicitor quarterly, namely on the 1st.March, 1st. June, 1st September, 1st. December while those for the Villages are sent half-yearly, viz:- on the 1st. June and 1st. December. 77.

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receipus per quarter.

3. Entering some 15,500 receipts of Village Rates per

annum in the Village Collection Books and posting ditto in the

Village Valuation Books. This is daily work and sometimes there

are over 200 receipts to be entered in the Collection Books and

posted in the Valuation Books in a day.

4. Dating and issuing to shroffs 30,000 receipts of

both Victoria and Village Rates per annum ( foil and counterfoil )

The average is about 100 receipts per day but sometimes there

are about 300 receipts to be dated and issued in a day.

5. Keeping revenue files for tenements in the HongKong

and Kowloon Villages.

6. Preparing lists of all Rates defaulters. Before

this is done, reminders are to be sent to the new owners to

whom notices may have not been served.

Victoria Rates defaulters lists are sent to the

Crown Solicitor quarterly, namely on the 1st.March, 1st. June,

1st September, 1st. December while those for the Villages are

sent half-yearly, viz:- on the 1st. June and 1st. December.

77.

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