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Interim Valuations.

14. During the period from 1st July, 1905, to 1st June, 1906, Interim Valuations have been made as follows:-

In the City of Victoria.

147 New and/or rebuilt teuements, rateable value,

$101,905

38 Tenements structurally altered,

Replacing assessments amount to,.

$102,990 140,690

37,700

$439,605

105 Assessments cancelled, tenements pulled down, or being in other

respects not rateable,

63,825

Increase in the City of Victoria,............... ..$375,780

In the Rest of the Colony.

105 New and/or rebuilt tenements, rateable value,

$59,810

15 Tenements structurally altered,

Replacing assessments amount to,

$258,720 294,905

36,185

$95,995

76 Assessments cancelled, tenements pulled down, or being in other

respects not rateable,

Increase in the Rest of the Colony,

13,780

$82,215

In New Kowloon.

1 New tenement, rateable value,

$45

The total number of tenements affected by Interin Valuations being 487.

Vacant Tenements.

15. The number of vacant tenements in the City of Victoria inspected under Section 35 of the Rating Ordinance averaged about 220 monthly, against 165 last year.

Tubular Statements.

16. The usual tabular statements giving comparisons of the Valuation for 1905-1906 and 1906-1907 are attached.

Staff.

17. Mr. CHAN Kwok Ox and Mr. TAI TIN SHANG have discharged their duties to my satisfaction.

DAVID WOOD,

Assessor.

6th July, 1906.