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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 23, 1938.

No. 989.

Hong Kong.

Resolutions made and passed by the Legislative Council under section 49 (4) (b) of the Rating Ordinance, 1901, Ordinance No. 6 of 1901 (as enacted by section 2 of the Rating Amendment Ordinance, 1935, Ordinance No. 10 of 1935) on the 22nd day of December, 1938.

RATING ORDINANCE RESOLUTIONS.

Resolved pusuant to section 49 (4) (b) of the Rating Ordinance, 1901, Ordinance No. 6 of 1901, as enacted by section 2 of the Rating Amendment Ordinance, 1935, Ordin- ance No. 10 of 1935, that the annual rate provided for in paragraph (a) of sub-section 4 of the said Ordinance be altered and reduced, in respect of that part of the New Territories comprised in the urban area of Tsun Wan, by fifty per cent. for the period 1st July, 1938, to 31st December, 1938, and that the rate for the said area for the said period be as appear- ing in the second column of the scale hereunder.

Resolved further that as from 1st January, 1939, the annual rate shall be restored to the full assessment, as appear- ing in the third column of the scale hereunder.

Class of building.

Annual Rate

for period 1st July to

Annual Rate

as from 1st

31st December, January, 1939.

Third class. If noted in the list as

neither having nor using Govern- ment Waterworks water

If not so noted

Second class. If noted in the list neither having nor using Government Waterworks water..

as

If not so noted

First class. If noted in the list as neither having nor using Government Waterworks water..

If not so noted

1938.

$1

$2

$2

$4

$3

$6

$6

$12

$8

$8

$16

Special class. If noted in the list

as neither having nor using Government Waterworks water.. $1 per $1000

of the valuation.

If not so noted

$2 per $1000

of the valuation.

$2 per $1000

of the

valuation.

$4 per $1000 of the valuation.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

22nd December, 1938.

B. C. K. HAWKINS,

Deputy Clerk of Councils.