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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH JUNE, 1881.
PROPERTIES BOUGHT BY CHINESE,-Continued.
Lot 37 sec.-4 shops, Praya West,
Lot 89 sec.-6 shops, Bonham-strand,.
Lot 639.-22 houses, Second-street,.
Lot 13 sec.-5 shops, Wellington-street,.
Lot 207 sec.-10 shops, Lyndhurst-terrace,
Lot 47.-Houses and godowns, Queen's-road East,
* Lot 401.-11 houses, Bridges-street,
402.-8 newly built houses, Bridges-street,..
$ 54,500
45,000
18,000
20,000
32,000
57,000
13,000
16,000
* Lot 157.-42 houses, Bridges-street..
48,500
Lot 1 and 129 sec.-30 shops, Lyndhurst-terrace (sold at auction),..
74,000
* Lots 108 and 109.-3 houses, Lyndhurst-terrace and Hollywood-road, to Indian firms and ́
Chinese for about,
50,000
* Lot 14.-38 shops, Queen's-road, Praya, and Pottinger-street, . •
275,000
* Lots 10 and 12.-Houses and godowns known as Turner's Offices, Queen's-road and Praya,... 275,000
* Lot 62.-40 shops in Queen's-road and Praya known as "Scott's-lane,"
250,000
* Lots 99 and 100.—2 houses, Praya Central, known as Lammert's and Vogel's,
168,400
* Lot 65.—Blue Buildings, Queen's-road East and Praya East,
3 Lots containing 16 shops, Praya, Winglok-street,..
110,000
[This lot was sold for $100,000 and resold the next day with $10,000 profit].
Lot 644.-Ice House-lane,
180,000
12,525
* Properties sold by Foreigners to Chinese.
There have also been a large number of small sales amongst the Chinese, especially for properties in Queen's-road, Bonham-strand, Praya West, Winglok-street, Jervois-street, &c.
Properties at Queen's-road East are improving, and many changes have taken place within the last two months.
PROPERTIES BOUGHT BY FOREIGNERS.
Glenealy," Gibb's residence, Caine-road,
Duart," Caine-road,..
"Heard's " old residence, Caine-road,
Lot 65.-2 houses, Arbuthnot-road,........
And resold a few days after for........................................
Lot 98.-Houses and godowns, Queen's-road and Praya West..........
Lot 505.-14 shops, Wanchai-road,...
.$50,000
28,000
14,500
12,500
16,000
50,000
Falconer's Buildings, 2 houses, Queens'-road Central and Stanley-street,
93,000
6,200
Lot 54.-3 houses, Queen's-road East,..
4,250
Lot 43 sec.-37 shops, Queen's-road East,.
15,000
Lot 222.-8 houses and godowns, Queen's-road East,
12,000
Lot 590.-"Beauregard," Caine-road, -
Breezy Point,
Lot 157,
There have also been a few sales of godowns at Praya East..
19,500
8,000
45,000
MINUTE BY ACTING SURVEYOR GENERAL.
I herewith annex a corrected return of the recent Land Sales registered in the Land Office.
E. BOWDLER, Acting Surveyor General.
30th May, 1881.
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