Sessional_Paper_1905 — Page 210

Tai Po, Tung Chung, Tai O......

Office at

148

=;*

BRANCH OFFICES.

Opened.

19

Closed.

28th January, 1901. 11th September, 1903.

$th

1901. 9th January, 1902. 10th September, 1901. 30th December, 1902. 1st April, 1902. 18th October, 1902.

Ping Shan,.

Kowloon City,

·

Tsun Wan,...

Lamma Island,

7th July,

January, 4th June,

1902. | 25th

1902.

1903. 1903. 17th

May,

1903.

June,

1903.

COST OF LAND COURT.

Actual Expenditure.

Year,

1900,

1901,

1902,

1903,

1904,

Total,

LAND COURT APPEALS.

.$ 10,043.82

30,964.31

41,455.04

39,539.51

21,612,59

$ 143,615.27

Appeals by

Appeals by

Year.

other

the Crown,

Successful.

Parties.

Unsuccess- ful.

4

A

2

1901,

1902,

1903, ...................

1904,

1904,

2

.1

Refused, Withdrawn, Still pending. & Abandoned.

4

1

1 (ie., the Cheung Sha Wan Appeal.)

Crown Rent Rolls.

16. In 1903 the Land Court undertook the preparation of a Crown Rent Roll, the total amount entered being $53,630.77. This early Crown Rent Roll was based on claims laid in the Land Court. At present the Land Court is preparing a permanent Crown Rent Roll based on draft Crown Leases which amounts to over $90,000.00.

Conclusion.

17. All the records of the Land Court are now transferred to the Land Office and one phase of the settlement is finally closed. It has been the object through- out of the Court to avoid handing over to the Government as Crown Land without a specific recommendation areas on which are settled bona fide occupants whose claims Government would feel itself bound to enquire into at some later date. It is hoped that this object has been attained.

Special Reports.

18. I attach the special reports on last year's work written by Mr. MESSER, Mr. CLEMENTI, and myself.

I have, &c.,

J. R. WOOD, Member, Land Court.

Hon. F. H. MAY, C.M.G.,

Colonial Secretary.

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