540708-1905-Report-on-the-Assessment-for-1905-6 — Page 2

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH JULY, 1905.

Kowloon Villages.

12. The Rateable Value of the Kowloon Villages, ie., the remainder of old Kowloon not separately referred to above is now $142,064, as compared with $136, 145. an increase of $5,619 or 4.11 per cent.

The Whole Colony.

13. The Rateable Value of the whole Colony is now $10,472,278, as compared with $9,890,521 last year, an increase of $581,757, equivalent to 5.88 per cent.

New Kowloon.

14. There is an increase in the Rateable Value of Kowloon City and Sham- shui-po of $235 or 0.60 per cent., the present Assessment being $38,885, against $38,650 last year.

Interim Valuations,

15. During the period from 1st July, 1904, to 1st June, 1905, Interim Valuations have been made as follows :-

In the City of Victoria.

184 New and/or rebuilt tenements, rateable value,

.§ 363,645

47 Tenements structurally altered,

Replacing Assessments amounting to

...$.04,580 107,410

2,830

360,815

57 Assessments cancelled, tenements pulled down, or being in

other respects not rateable,...

Increase in City of Victoria,

51,300

.$ 309,515

In the Rest of the Colony.

97 New and/or rebuilt tenements, rateable value,

3 Tenements structurally altered,

51,415

9,400

Replacing Assessments amounting to

12,525

3,125

48,290

50 Assessments cancelled, tenements pulled down, or being in

other respects not rateable,

25,351

Increase in the Rest of the Colony,

$ 22,939

In New Kowloon.

21 New tenements, rateable value,

1 Tenement structurally altered, Replacing an assessment of

7 Assessments cancelled, tenements pulled down,

*

Increase in New Kowloon

1,060

75 20

1,115 880

$ 235

The total number of tenements affected by Interim Valuations being 467.

Vacant Tenements.

16. The number of reported vacant tenements in the City of Victoria inspected under section 35 of the Rating Ordinance averaged about 165 monthly, against 155 last year.

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