PAPERS LAID BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONGKONG 1896
Table of Contents
1. Assessment
Report for 1896-97
2. Births and Deaths Registration
Report of the Law Committee Upon the Bill for
3. Botanical & afforestation
Statement of Disbursements for forestry Works
4. Botanical & afforestation
Report for 1895
5. British Trade
Committee's Reports on British Trade in Hongkong
6. Bubonic Plague
Report on
7. Bubonic Plague
Governor's Despatch on the incipience and Progress of the
8. College of Medicine
Committee's Report on the Chinese
9. Constitution of the Colony
Petition for an amendment of the
10. Criminal Statistics
For 1895
11. Education
Reports for 1895
12. Finance
Amended Statement for 1894
13. Finance Committee
Reports of Proceedings for 1896
14. Financial Returns
For 1895
15. Financial Returns
For 1895 (Amended)
16. Fire Brigade
Report for 1895
17. Flogging
Committee's Report on the Question of Flogging in Victoria Gaol
18. Gaol
Report for 1895
19. Government offices
Committee's Report on the Condition of the
20. Government offices (New)
Papers on the Question of
21. Harbour Master'S
Report for 1895
22. Legislative Council
Minutes of Proceedings for 1896
23. Light Dues
Correspondence Respecting the abolition of the Special, Gap Rock
24. Lighthouses
Statement Shewing annual Cost of and Revenue Derived from
25. Medical Department
Report for 1895
26. Military Contribution
Despatches on the Subject of the
27. Military Contribution
Despatch Respecting the
28. Observatory
Report for 1895
29. Po Leung Kuk
Report for 1895
30. Police
Report for 1895
31. Post office
Receipts and Expenditure for 1893-94
32. Post office
Report for 1895
33. Public Lighting
Reports on the Question of the
34. Public Works
Report on the Progress of Public Works During the First Half-Year 1896
35. Public Works
Report for 1895
36. Public Works Committee
Reports of Proceedings for 1896
37. Registrar General'S
Report for 1895
38. Revenue and Expenditure
Amended Statement of, for 1894
39. Salaries, Pensions and Exchange Compensation
Expenditure on account of, for 1895
40. Sanitary
Report for 1895
41. Sanitary Board
Papers Respecting the Reconstitution of
42. Taipingshan Works
Statement With Reference to
43. Taipingshan Works
Report on the Progress of the
44. Tung Wa Hospital
Commissioners' Reports on the Working of the
45. Volunteer Corps (Hongkong)
Reports on the, for Season 1895-96
46. Water account
Statement of, for 1895
47. Water Supply
Report on the
48. Widows' & Orphans' Fund
Report on the, for 1895
HONGKONG.
THE ASSESSOR'S REPORT ON THE ASSESSMENT FOR 1896-97.
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.
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No. 3a
08.
ASSESSOR'S OFFICE,
21st July, 1896.
SIR,-I have the honour to submit my Report on the Assessment for the year 1896-97.
2. By order of His Excellency the Governor in Council I have made a new Valuation of the City of Victoria, the Hill District, Kowloon Point, Yaumati, Ma Ti, Hung Hom, Shau Ki Wan and Aberdeen.
3. The result of the new Valuation is that the Rateable Value of the Colony as a whole has been increased by $131,073 equivalent to 3.54 per cent.
4. Comparing the new Valuation with that for the past year (1895-96) the results are as under :-
(a.) In the City of Victoria an increase in Rateable Value of $86,852 equal to 2.74 per cent. (b.) the Hill District an increase of
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(c.)
37
Kowloon Point an increase of.
(d.) Yau Ma Ti an increase of.......... (e.) Ma Ti a decrease of
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(f.) Hung Hom an increase of.......
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(g.) Shau Ki Wan an increase of.......
(h.)
Aberdeen an increase of
2)
16,775
18.41
22
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8,355
7.79
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15,921
36.17
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741
33.22
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2,355
3.04
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1,467
6.61
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79
0.35 ""
5. In the Hongkong Villages, i. e., all the Villages or places on the Island excluding those mentioned in paragraph 4, there is an increase of $3,008 or 2.92 per cent., owing to new and improved
tenements.
6. In Kowloon Villages, i. e., the Kowloon Peninsula excluding places referred to in paragraph 4, there is a decrease of $2,998 or 4.62 per cent. arising from tenements pulled down, and an adjustment of the boundaries of Yaumati, whereby a portion of Ma Ti and a place known as Kung Chung have been transferred.
7. During the period from 1st July, 1895, to 1st June, 1896, Interim Valuations have been made as follows:-
In the City of Victoria.
67 new tenements, rateable valuable 67 improved tenements, rateable value Replacing Assessments, amounting to
$ 46,930
...............$ 30,880
21,820
9,060
172 Assessments cancelled, tenements pulled down
Increase in City of Victoria
In the Rest of the Colony.
$ 55,990 36,445
..$ 19,545
141 new tenements, rateable value
19 improved tenements, rateable value Replacing Assessments, amounting to
208 Assessments cancelled, tenements pulled down
Increase in Rest of Colony
$ 19,462
.$ 2,408
1,584
824
$ 20,286 4,751
$ 15,535
494
The total number of tenements affected by Interim Assessments being 657, and the increase in Rateable Value $35,080.
8. The number of reported vacant tenements inspected under section 35 of the Rating Ordinance has averaged about 250 monthly.
9. The usual tabular statements giving comparisons of the Valuation for 1895-96 and the new Valuation for 1896-97 are attached.
10. I have again to express my thanks to the Honourable the Director of Public Works for his courtesy in arranging for Mr. KING, the Land Bailiff's assistance being available in connection with the villages.
11. I resumed my duties on 16th November last upon returning from leave. Mr. MALSCH, who acted for me during my absence, left everything up to date, and had prepared all the necessary books and papers to enable me to at once commence upon the new valuation.
12. There has been no change in the staff, Mr. CHAN PUI, clerk, and Mr. IP YUK PUI, interpreter, having continued to perform their duties in a satisfactory manner. The former is at present acting for Mr. MOK MAN CHEUNG as Translator at the Supreme Court.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
The Honourable
A. M. THOMSON,
Acting Colonial Treasurer.
Table A.
THE CITY OF VICTORIA.
ARTHUR CHAPMAN,
Assessor.
No.
DISTRICT NAME.
VALUATION, 1895-96.
VALUATION, 1896-97.
INCREASE.
$
$
$
1 Kennedy Town,
20,985
39,635
18,650
2
Shek Tong Tsui,
115,079
116,941
1,862
3
Sai Ying Pun,
668,915
679,975
11,060
4
Tai Ping Shan,
267,335
279,660
12,325
5 Sheung Wan,
416,230
434,125
17,895
6
Chung Wan,
1,313,715
1,329,915
16,200
7
Ha Wan,........
140,945
143,160
2,215
Wan Tsai,
115,930
117,865
1,935
9
Bowrington,
39,335
42,230
2,895
10
Soo Kon Poo,.
62,405