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LAND SALES AND SURVEYS.

2. Land Sales, Extensions, Grants, &c.-The following tabulated statement gives particulars of these:-

NO. OF LOTS. AREA IN SQUARE FEET. ANNUAL RENT.

PREMIUM.

Total.

Total.

Total.

Total.

Sales by Auction.

$

c.

$

C.

C.

Island of Hongkong,

Kowloon Peninsula,

N. T., Southern District,

11

1,068,038

1,128.00

31,411.00

1

290,000

2,330.00

72,700.00

37

4,959,162

2,534.84

30,275.00

Northern

103

"

وو

560,903

169.20

1,066.00

152

6,878,093

6,162.04

135,452.00

Sales without Auction.

Island of Hongkong,

Kowloon Peninsula,

New Territories,

Extensions Granted.

Island of Hongkong,

Kowloon Peninsula,

New Territories,..

Grants on Nominal Terms!

Island of Hongkong,

Kowloon Peninsula,

N. T., Southern District,

Grants on Short Leases.

Island of Hongkong, Kowloon Peninsula, New Territories,

Permits to occupy Land

for short Periods, &c.

Island of Hongkong,

14

3

52,285 1,840

975.07 376.00

4,678.11 1,403.18

17

54,125

1,351.07

6,081.29

15,728

42.00

3,078

2.00

18,806

44.00

•

:

286

3,318.21

Kowloon Peninsula,

59

3,286.50

New Territories,.

217

2,997.60

Do.,

let by

Not

available.

A,L.O.,Southern District, 103

New Territories, let by A.L.

O., Northern District,

Extensions of Short Period

Leases to 75 years.

Kowloon Peninsula,

Quarry Leases.

Island of Hongkong, Kowloon Peninsula, New Territories,....

106.66

127

792

396.75

10,105.72

Total,

600

4.00

390.00

1

600

4.00

390.00

7,312,853

9,810.00

1,735,430

14,570.00

101

4,426,711

15,170.00

114

13,474,994

39,550.00

1,085

20,426,618

57,216.83

141,923.29

The actual amount of premium paid into the Treasury during the year was $161,459.29 or very much less than the Estimate which amounted to $300,000. It included the following sums which do not appear in the above tabulated statement:

Premia derived from sale of rights to erect piers..

Fees for boundary stones to mark lots

.$15,000.00

. 440.00

3. Sales by Auction.-Lots in the New Territories sold by the Public Works Department realised a sum of $28,475. This includes a sum of $500 for buildings which were sold with the Island of Fu Tau Chau. In addition to this the Assistant Land Officer at Taipo sold 103 small lots which realised $1,066, and the Assistant Land Officer at Hongkong 31 small lots which realised $1,800.