1883 - Crown Property (Buildings)

Submitted by annelisec on Wed, 04/13/2011 - 11:51

Here is an interesting table I thought I'd transcribe.

http://elearn9.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/history/sites/elearn9.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk…

Return descriptive of every Building, exclusive of Gaols and Police Stations, belonging to the Colony, with Annual Rent derivable from each, for the Year ended 31st December, 1883.

 

No. Name of Building Names and Titles of Occupier Nature of Occupation Commencement of Occupation Annual Rent Date of Commencement of Rent charged during the Year Number of Months occupied Vacated Remarks
1 Government House His Excellency Sir George Ferguson Bowen, G.C.M.G. and Family, (1) Residence Oct 1858 .. .. 12 .. Rent Free
 2 Government Offices .. Public Offices Nov 1848          
 3 Servants' Qtrs. & Stables, do. Chinese Servants Quarters and Stables Dec 1848          
 4 Government Stores  .. Stores Oct 1866          
 5 Volunteer Shed  .. Volunteer Depot and Orderly Room Mar 1883          
 6 Court House .. Supreme Court, Offices of the Attourney General, Registrar General, and Crown Solicitor Feb 1848          
 7 23 Queen's Road Central  .. Office of the Registrar of the supreme court and Land Office  1 jan 1882          
 8 25 Queen's Road Central Inspector of School and Opium Revenue Office (2) Office and Shops  Nov 1865          
 9 10,11,12,14,15 Shek Tong-tsui Chung Po I Shops  Dec 1882          
 10 48 & 50 Hollywood road .. ..            
 11 Post Office Post office A. Lister, Postmaster General  Lower Floor & portion of Upper Floor Post, Money & Stamp offices; remaining portion of Upper floor, Quarters            
 12  Clock tower  Coolie in charge Twon Clock            
 13 Harbour Master's Office  harbour Department, T.M. Leatherbarrow, Boarding officer, and Family, 1 Police Sergent, and 34 Boatmen Harbour Duties, and Quarters            
 14  Inspectors' Quarters, Harbour Master's Department  A. F. Sampson, boarding Officer, 2 Inspectors and Family, and 8 boatmen & Fami  Quarters            
 15  Magistracy  James parker, first Clerk, and Family, (3) Magistrates' Courts, and Quarters            
 16 Old Lock Hospital  Part of Civil Hospital Staff, and Patients Temporary Civil Hospital            
 17 New Lock Hospital L.P. Marques, M.D. supt. of Lock Hospital, G. rogers, Steward, H. Watson Senior Wardmaster, Nurses and patients Temporary Civil Hospital            
 18 Temporary Lock Hospital  Nurses and Patients  Temporary Femal Lock Hospital            
18a High Street Alley  D.G. Crow, Apothecary to Civil Hospital and Govt Analyst Temporary Quarters            
 19 Small Pox Hut Nurses and Patients Temporary Small Pox Hospital            
 20  Temporary Lunatic Asylum Nurses and Patients Temporary Small Pox Hospital            
 21  Garden Cottage    Temporary Lunatic Asylum            
22 Gardeners' Cottages                
23 Central School                
  School houses in villages:                
24 Tang Lung Chau                
25 Wong Nai chung                
26 Shau Ki Wan                
27 Little Hongkong                
28 Aberdeen                
29 Shai Wan                
30 Shek O                
31 Wan Tsai                
32 Tai Kok Tsui (San Shui Po)                
33 Mortuary Chapel, Protestant Cemetery                
34 Overseer of Pretestant Cemetery's Quarters, near Mt. Shadwell                
35 coolie House, Protestant Cemetery                
36 slaughter house                
37 Governor's Bungalow, Victoria Peak                
38 Governor's Office, Victoria Peak                
39 signal Station, Victoria Peak                
40 N. & S. Pavilion Bungalows Government Officers Residence            
41 E. W. Villas Government Officers Residence            
42 Pok Fu Lam Bungalow Overseer's of Works Quarters            
43 Overseer's Quarters, Pok Fu Lam                
44 Garden Lodge, Wong nai Chung                
45 Central Market                
46 Western Market                
47 Eastern Market                
48 Taipingshan Market                
49 Sokompo market                
50 Wantsai Market                
51 Saiyinpun Market                
52 Shaukiwan Market                
53 Shektongtsui market                
54 Yaumati Market                
55 Cattle Shed, Belchers's Bay                
56 Harbour Office, Aberdeen                
57 Lighthouse, Cape D'Aguilar   Light Tower and Light Keeper's Qtrs.            
58 Lighthouse, Green Island                
59 Lighthouse, Cape Collinson                
60 gunpowder Depot, Stone Cutter's Island   Magazine for Gunpoweder            
61 Officers' Quarters, Stone cutter' Island   Quarters