Asked how much tax had been collected on "fan-tan" land since the Council resumed collection in 1937, witness replied that this was an In" volved. affair" requiring his reference fo Agures. "After referring to counts he told the court that that amounts collected since 1937 up to the end of 1940 was $092,147.17. Asked: for a rough estimate of what the Council would be-able, to get on collection of all "fan-tan" lend in the Seltlement, witness replied that could only guess as a Tot of the Tand had not been valued and consequently the taxes neeming from them, must be dilfeult to ascertain. With' that qualifeation he hazarded a dal three or four times what the Council is collecting ct present from "fang ian" landowners, Continuing, witness aid the Coun. cit did not collect Yand tax on "fang fan" land from 1802 to 1987. There Were no accurate records available, he explained, iving the names of the owners of the land or the areas.
was not until the Chinese Iand bureau of the city government col lected veliable deta that the Council were able to proceed with, the col ection of land tax on "fan-tan' and
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