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Table A.

LAND SALES 1927-1936.

1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 No. of Lots $ Sales by Auction:--Hong Kong $89,840.50 $1,369,356.00 $1,252,933.36 $2,005,515.00 Kowloon $655,284.00 $276,251.00 $409,325.00 $1,593,215.19 $241,586.00 $268,326.00 $715,802.53 $281,194.00 $149,059.00 $33,615.40 New Kowloon $34,369.00 $43,572.00 $21,000.00 $57,670.00 $150,986.00 $10,940.00 $21,224.50 $11,240.00 New Territories $206 $102,674.00 $1 $108,100.00 $5 $68,065.00 $18,517.00 $2,140.00 Sales without Auction:- Hong Kong.. $55,238.07 $1,250,000.00 $52,423.00 Kowloon... $36,966.00 $1 $7,634.70 $50,038.31 $299,146.23 $640,007.32 $663,896.20 New Kowloon $486.60 $28,185.39 $5,541.58 $65,340.00 $2,000.00 $3,000.00 New Territories $39,303.30 $6,708.16 $11,550.00 $6,592.00 $8,581.93 $1,575.00 Extensions granted:-Hong Kong..., $26,013.60 $68,269.17 $91,948.56 $21,846.48 $62,320.68 $21,880.84 $50,777.39 $32,209.61 Kowloon $29,901.39 $204,594.97 $16,600.65 $17 $16,018.59 New Kowloon... $22,334.87 $47,343.27 $4,507.10 $44,376.49 $1,495.19 New Territories.. $3,588.95 $413.76 $13 $331.60 $2,650.81 $1,940.88 $1,519.90 $223.64 Grants on Nominal terms:-Hong Kong $22 $7032 $19,134.65 $5 $880.25 Kowloon $1,909.94 $259.00 $2.00 New Kowloon $1.00 New Territories Grants or Extensions to grants on Leases :— Hong Kong Kowloon New Kowloon New Territories $8,321.00 $64,496.72 $3 $41,544.32 Premia derived from sale of rights to erect Piers:-- Hong Kong Kowloon New Kowloon New Territories Hong Kong, Kowloon, New Kowloon and New Territories (temporary) Fees for Boundary stones to define Lots :- Hong Kong. $1,140.00 $564.20 $903.96 $1,292.50 $59,729.40 $235.00 $2,309.00 $379.00 $17,423.00 Kowloon $132.00 $16,500.00 $206.50 $4,900.50 $28,229.73 $948.00 $1,494.97 $1,264.00 New Kowloon $1,295.02 $3,575.25 $5,961.75 $7,705.75 $8,300.25 $8,789.25 $7,626.50 New Territories $3,339.00 $766.50 $12,844.75 $7,082.50 $14,865.00 $12,862.75 $9,499.25 Conversions and Exchanges:--Hong Kong $590.00 $452.00 $748.75 $20,163.00 $6,064.75 Kowloon $4,192.00 $668.00 $754.00 $460.00 $63.00 New Kowloon $44,425.70 $57,855.31 $149,329.72 $144,465.61 $57,353.00 $75,162.00 $6,155.00 New Territories $45.00 $7 $18,815.00 $8,798.00 $4,684.00 $376.00 $18,810.00 Total $164,099.83 $1,825,172.81 $2,073,115.13 $2,943,727.14 $3,535,899.79 $1,368,044.20 $2,367,809.36 $291,097.96 $477.03 $94,586.00 $37,076.00 $3,578.00 $2,220.00 $5 $1,035.81 $391.14 $211.64 $324.28 $197 $1,568.00 $458.80 Actual amount of premia paid into the Treasury ...$146,242.24 $1,642,105.87 $1,940,300.35 $2,896,225.30 $3,192,551.36 $1,416,730.66 $2,257,996.67 $410,896.66 $309,008.78 The difference between the above totals is accounted for by the payment of premium and interest, and also failure to pay premium on transactions during the year, refunds and readjustments. Includes fee for survey. $570,720.80 $295,052.82 $587,505.40 $278,609.35

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