1939 — Page 59

TABLE A.

LAND SALES 1930-1939.

1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 No. of Lots. 44 Sales by Auction Hong Kong 655,284.00 2,005,515.00 715,802.53 346,865.00 282,136.00 325 2,140.00 Kowloon 276,251.00 1,593,215.19 281,194.00 149,059.00 33,615.40 21,443.00 55,238.07 New Kowloon 409,325.00 241,586.00 150,986.00 30,904.00 47,411.50 1,250,000.00 New Territories 34,369.00 268,326.00 10,940.00 21,224.50 21,492.00 52,423.00 Sales without Auction Hong Kong 43,572.00 57,670.00 68,065.00 11,240.00 22,763.00 36,966.00 663.75 Kowloon 102,674.00 108,100.00 65,400.00 18,517.00 7,634.70 663,396.20 Extensions granted Hong Kong 329,267.00 78,150.00 328,181.00 209.25 486.60 Kowloon 313,369.00 464,955.00 28 12,804.40 65,340.00 New Kowloon 44 32 2,000.00 New Territories 496,383.00 3,000.00 Grants on Nominal terms Hong Kong 1,470.00 Kowloon 40,250.00 New Kowloon 28,185.39 39,303.30 11,550.00 6,592.00 New Territories 5,541.58 6,708.16 8,581.93 1,575.00 696.24 3,156.00 4,131.00 811.00 74 Grants or Extensions to grants on Leases. Hong Kong 2,958.55 26,013.60 68,869.17 29,901.39 204,594.97 16,600.65 19,134.65 11,442.85 35,716.00 Kowloon 25 39,582.55 62,320.68 21,880.84 50,777.39 32,209.61 16,018.59 4,507.10 44,376.49 1,495.19 New Kowloon 3,588.95 331.60 2,650.81 1,940.88 2.00 1,519.90 New Territories 1,940.88 2.00 1,519.90 47,343.27 413.76 223.64 880.25 Premia derived from sale of rights to erect Piers Hong Kong 10,105.38 14,426.41 12 25,792.87 Kowloon 1,909.94 259.00 221.53 2,096.43 9 New Kowloon Q 59 3,757.60 1,131.00 991.40 20 New Territories 1,326.00 1 1 Hong Kong, Kowloon, New Kowloon & New Territories (temporary) 64,496.72 41,544.32 448.90 54,619.72 2 Fees for Boundary Stones to define Lots. Hong Kong 1,140.00 235.00 132.00 Kowloon 59,729.40 379.00 2,309.00 17,423.00 New Kowloon 16,500.00 206.50 New Territories 4,900.50 28,229.73 2,824.38 1 Conversions & Exchanges Hong Kong 9,700.00 754.00 948.00 1,494.97 1,264.00 1,295.02 460.00 1,271.00 1,247.00 Kowloon 1,228.00 63.00 8,300.25 3,789.25 7,626.50 12,844.75 12,862.75 3,339.00 6,554.50 7,082.50 New Kowloon 9,499.25 5,466.00 14,865.00 20,163.00 18,815.00 10,479.00 6,823.00 New Territories * 6,064.75 8,798.00 7,400.50 4,079.00 4,192.00 4,684.00 * * 1,204.00 Total Actual amount of premia paid into the Treasury $ 12,920.75 3,601.50 1,082.00 13,016.00 * 6,278.00 2,640.00 * 766.50 590.00 452.00 748.75 668.00 376.00 138.00 356.00 2,270.00 18,810.00 64,820.00 5,317.00 1,674.00 1,150.00 104.45 401.85 21 19,471.50 144,465.61 57,353.00 75,162.00 6,155.00 4,884.00 45.00 9,848.00 7 20,718.00 291,097.96 477.03 94,586.00 37,076.00 3,573.00 2,220.00 1,568.00 400.00 423.00 28 10,828.00 1,035.81 391.14 211.64 324.28 458.80 455.80 465.93 263 1,010.14 2,943,727.14 3,535,899.79 2,896,225.30 3,192,551.36 1,368,044.20 1,416,730.66 2,367,808.36 2,257,996.67 570,720.80 587,505.40 295,052.82 278,609.35 410,896.66 309,003.78 1,348,530.76 598,071.38 557,690.87 1,231,764.05 1,207,280.74 2,182,281.44

The difference between the above totals is account 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.