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Table A.

LAND SALES 1923-1932.

1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 No. of Lots. Sales by Auction, Hongkong $ 655,284.00 $ 276,251.00 $ 211,797.00 $ 30,370.50 $ 39,840.50 $ 1,369,356.00 $ 1,252,933.36 $ 2,005,515.00 $ 1,593,215.19 Do., Kowloon, $ 23 16 16 211,586.00 715,802.53 281,194,00 Do., New Kowloon, 2,862,270.00 736,916.00 1,252,933.36 Sales without Auction, Hongkong, 2,140.00 12 55,238.07 Do., Kowloon, 119,347.20 468,282.26 155,467.93 55,761.18 50,038.31 299,146.23 486.60 Do., New Kowloon, 640,007.32 663,396.20 28,185.39 7 Do., New Territories, 33,615.40 596 30,904.00 Extensions granted. Hongkong, 26,013.60 15 68,869.17 Do., Kowloon, 316,868.50 461,412.55 89,662.78 112,149.79 22,334.87 91,948.56 21,880.84 24 21,846.18 62,320.68 Do., New Kowloon, 21,846.18 50,777.39 4,507.10 16 44,376.49 Do., New Territories, 331.60 41 2,650.81 Grants on Nominal terms, Hongkong, Kowloon, New Kowloon, 1.00 New Territories, Grants or Extensions to Grants on Short Leases, Do., Do., Do., Hongkong, Kowloon, New Kowloon, New Territories, Premia derived from sale of rights to erect Piers 20,800.00 3,321.00 64,496.72 Do., Do., Do.. Hongkong, Kowloon, New Kowloon, New Territories, Fees for Boundary stones to define Lots, Hongkong, 6,552.25 7,173.25 6,593.25 6,515.50 3,575.25 1,140.00 235.00 44,297.80 18,846.00 Do., Do., Do., Kowloon, 233.00 1,280.00 564.20 903.96 New Kowloon, 12,844.75 12,862.75 3,789.25 5,961.75 7,705.75 8,300.25 7,626.50 3,339.00 6,554.50 1,292.50 New Territories, 59,729.40 379.00 132.00 984.00 Conversions and Exchanges, Hongkong, 766.50 590.00 18,810.00 11 64,820.00 Do., Kowloon, 71,556.39 185,605.14 77,746.93 94,334.20 44,425.70 57,353.00 41 57,855.31 149,329.72 144,465.61 Do., New Kowloon, 57,855.31 149,329.72 75,162.00 Do., New Territories, 477.03 191 1,035.81 Total, 3,420,892.14 1,881,235.20 541,500.89 321,511.17 164,099.83 1,825,172.81 2,073,115.13 2,943,727.14 3,535,899.79 1,368,044.20 Actual amount of premia paid into the Treasury, $ 3,498,624.04 1,950,812.38 581,160.88 325,569.79 146,242.24 1,642,106.87 1,940,300.35 2,896,225.30 3,192,551.36 1,416,730.66

* Includes fee for Survey.

The difference between the above totals is accounted for by the payment of premium and interest, and also failure to pay premium on transaction during the year, refunds and readjustments.

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