98. C. D. & W. Schemes. A survey party consisting of 1 Assistant Engineer, 1 Engineering Surveyor, and coolies, employed under Colonial Development & Welfare Schemes for work in the New Territories, was placed under the technical direction of the Survey Office in February to carry out a large-scale survey at Sai Kung.
Valuation and Resumption.
99. Valuations totalling $119,200,536.00 were made in respect of 897 hereditaments during the financial year, 390 being for Government Departments other than the Public Works Department. These valuations were required for estate duty purposes, resumptions for street widening and other town planning, purchases and sales of property by Government, renewals of Crown leases, exchanges, and for calculations of premiums for the removal of lease restrictions. In addition, Depreciation Fund contributions, premia by instalments and commutation of Crown rent were computed.
100. Valuations were also provided in connection with the proposed surrender by the Military Authorities of the Murray Barracks and Parade Ground areas, the purchase of ex-Japanese Assets and the development of Kai Tak Airport.
101. During the year, the case for the Crown was presented to 5 Arbitration Boards appointed under the provisions of the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance (Cap. 124) to decide the compensation to be paid in respect of land resumed for various development projects, including the Fishery Depot at Aberdeen, Retail Market at Bridges Street, and Resettlement Schemes near Kowloon City. Awards were made in 4 cases, but the award of the Tung Tau Arbitration Board, which met on 9 occasions between May 1952 and January 1953 to consider the compensation due in respect of 118 lots, was still awaited.
102. Notices were posted in respect of two other resumption schemes, but Arbitration Boards had not been convened at the end of the year.
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98. C. D. & W. Schemes. A survey party consisting of 1 Assistant Engineer, 1 Engineering Surveyor, and coolies, employed under Colonial Development & Welfare Schemes for work in the New Territories, was placed under the technical direction of the Survey Office in February to carry out a large scale survey at Sai Kung.
Valuation and Resumption.
99. Valuations totalling $119,200,536.00 were made in respect of 897 hereditaments during the financial year, 390 being for Government Departments other than the Public Works Department. These valuations were required for estate duty purposes, resumptions for street widening and other town planning, purchases and sales of property by Government, re- newals of Crown leases, exchanges, and for calculations of premiums for the removal of lease restrictions. In addition, Depreciation Fund contributions, premia by instalments and commutation of Crown rent were computed.
100. Valuations were also provided in connexion with the proposed surrender by the Military Authorities of the Murray Barracks and Parade Ground areas, the purchase of ex Japanese Assets and the development of Kai Tak Airport.
101. During the year the case for the Crown was presented to 5 Arbitration Boards appointed under the provisions of the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance (Cap. 124) to decide the compensation to be paid in respect of land resumed for various development projects including the Fishery Depot at Aberdeen, Retail Market at Bridges Street and Resettlement Schemes near Kowloon City. Awards were made in 4 cases but the award of the Tung Tau Arbitration Board which met on 9 occasions between May 1952 and January 1953 to consider the compensa- tion due in respect of 118 lots was still awaited.
102. Notices were posted in respect of two other resumption schemes but Arbitration Boards had not been convened at the end of the year.
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