Sessional_Paper_1907 — Page 1029

633

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In the Rest of the Colony.

66 New and/or rebuilt tenements, rateable value,

12 Tenements structurally altered,

Replacing assessments amount to,

....$ 54,195

.$152,190

133,585

18,605

$ 72,800

..$ 41,208

.$ 31,592

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

respects not rateable,

Increase in the rest of the Colony,.

In New Kowloon.

6 New and/or rebuilt tenements, rateable value,

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

respects not rateable,

Increase in the New Kowloon,......

The total number of tenements affected by Interim Valuations being 386.

Vacant Tenements.

.$ 16,700

380

$ 16,320

15. The number of reported vacant tenements in the City of Victoria inspected under section 35 of the Rating Ordinance averaged about 218 monthly, against 220 last year.

Tabular Statements.

16. The usual tabular statements giving comparisons of the valuation for 1906-1907 and 1907-1908 are attached.

· Staff.

17. Mr. DAVID WOOD acted as Assessor during my absence on leave. Mr. CHAN Kwok Ox and Mr. TAI TIN SHANG have discharged their duties to my satisfaction.

The Honourable

Mr. C. McI. MESSER,

Colonial Treasurer,

I bave, etc.,

ARTHUR CHAPMAN,

Assessor.