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REPORT ON THE ASSESSMENT FOR THE YEAR 1931-1932.
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1. By Order of His Exceliency the Governor in Council a new valuation of the whole Colony has been made and the Rateable Value has thereby been increased from $33,069,602 to $35,071,566 an addition of $2,001,964 or 6.04 per cent.
2. The following table gives a comparison of the Assessments for the year 1930-1931 and 1931-1932:-
District.
Per
Valuation 1930-1931.
Valuation 1931-1932.
Increase,
cent.
$
$
$
$
$
The City of Victoria ... Hill District ...... Shaukiwan, Saiwanho and Quarry Bay...... Hong Kong Villages. Kowloon Foint Yaumati
Mong Kok Tsui
...
Hung Hom & Hok Un...
Kowloon Villages
23,316,978
23,316,978
24,197,119
24,197,119
880,141
3.77
555,375
558,201
...
624,315
635,673
1,455,616
2,635,336
...
1,582,508
2,776,382
141,046
5.35
.....
1,750,345 1,868,604 1,417,806 652,420 289,322
...
1,954,054
...
2,023,647
...
...
...
...
5,978,497
New Kowloon
..........
1,138,791
1,138,791
1,385,275
1,750,074 656,760 328,255
...
...
6,712,790 1,385,275
...
...
•
734,293 246,484
12.28
21.64
تایم
Total
33,069,602
35,071,566 2,001,964 6.04
3. The number of tenements reported to be vacant averaged about 132 monthly, as compared with 144 last year.
4. During the year ending 21st May, 1931, 1735 Interim Valuations were made as follows:-
New or rebuilt tenements and
tenements structurally altered... Assessments cancelled, tenements resumed, pulled down or being in other respects not rateable
Number and Increase......
CITY OF VICTORIA.
REST OF COLONY.
No.
Rateable Value.
Rateable
No.
Value.
$
$9
398
714,067
1,115
966,398
...
73
135,980
149
94,110
471
578,087
1,264
872,288
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