28-1
Maintenance of buildings, increase largely due to re-
cent advance in cost of work, Maintenance of buildings in New Territory, principal- ly repairs to old buildings taken over from the Chinese Government,
$20,000.
4,700
Miscellaneous Works,
4,300
Maintenance of roads, increase largely due to the re-
moval of blue stone surfacing, advance in cost of work, and increased traffic,
35,600
Maintenance of sewers, increase largely due to advance
in prices and to severe rainstorms, Gas lighting, new contract at increased rates and in- crease in number of lamps through lighting pri- vate streets,.
6,900
5,600
LAND SALES AND SURVEYS.
2. Land Sales, Extensions, Grants, &c.-The following tabulated statement gives particulars of these
ANNUAL CROWN
No. of LOTS. AREA IN SQUARE FEET.
I'REMIUM.
HENT.
Total.
Total.
Total.
Total.
Sales by Auction.
$
$
Island of Hongkong.
12
Kowloon Peninsula,
57.861
628,215
180,00
696,076
$,652.00
8.172.0
6,460.00) (465.910.00)
472.370.00
Possessory Agreements
issued.
Praya Reclamation Lots
11
taken up by Lessees,
36.029
.......
664.00
Nil.
Nil.
Extensions granted.
Island of Hongkong,
Kowloon Peninsula,
3,844 |
26.00
269.55
3
4,827
39.00
346,55
488
13.00
77.00 ĺ
Grants on shurt leases.
Island of Hongkong,
$42,500
559.50
Nil.
Nil.
Permits to occupy land
for short periods.
Island of Hongkong,
Grant to Squatters.
40,440
308.00
Nil.
Nil
Kowloon Peninsula,
1,240
4.00
Nil.
Nil.
Be-djustments n/ Boundaries.
Island of Hongkong, ...
24:41
15.00
441.59)
10
4,306
40.00
1.145.90
Kowloon Peninsula.
1,872!
23.00
704.40)
Conversion of yourly
lease into 75 years" lease.
Island of Hongkong, vyl
Conversions of Garden Lots into Inland Lots.
Kowloon Peninsula.
Totals,
43
2.280
16.00
111,722
$14.00
1,228,920
or 28.21 Acrės,'
$10,856.50
450.40
559.00
$474.331.83
The actual amount of premium paid into the Treasury during the year was $571,700.35, or considerably more than the estimate, which amounted to $500,000. It included a sum of $53,520.00, derived from the sale of rights of erecting piers, and also a sum of $43,700 paid by the Admiralty to commute the Crown Rent of Kowloon Marine Lot 35, which had been acquired by it.
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