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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 28 JUNE 2015 17 MaltaToday Survey COURT NOTICE The Registrar, Civil Courts and Tribunals notifies that the First Hall of the Civil Court ordered the sale by Judicial Auction of the following property to be held in the corridors of the Courts of Justice, Republic Street, Valletta. Date and Time Judicial Sale No Property 21st July, 2015 47/14 - 10.30am PP Apartament officially numbered two (2) on the first floor in a block of apartments numbered thirty five (35) named 'Falcon Forge', subject to an annual ground rent of thirty Euros and fifty four cents only (!30.54), accesible from Triq It- Torri, Msida. The tenement includes an undivided share of the common parts that provide access to the appartments that is the door, entrance, stairs and lift. The property includes the right to hold a water tank on the roof of the same block valued at Two Hundred and twenty thousand Euros (! 220,000). 21st July, 2015 20/10 - 11.30am PP Half undivided (") share of the tenement unnumbered and named 'Saint Sebastian' in Triq Barthlemy, Marsaxlokk, free and unencumbered, valued at one and ten hundred thousand Euros (!110,00). 21st July, 2015 74/14 - 12.00pm EM Undivided share of first floor maisonette named 'Madonna tal- Grazzja', in Triq Villabate, #abbar underlaying a maisonette which is has in common the drainage system. This property is free and unencumbered with all its rights and appurtenances, valued at fifty five thousand Euros (!55,000). 28th July, 2015 30/15 - 10.30am EM Terraced house numbered seventeen (17), in Triq De Warsberg, Gudja free and unencumbered valued at two hundred and thirty thousand euro (!230,000). 28th July, 2015 32/14 - 11.00am JGL Maisonette numbered forty seven (47), Sciand, in Triq il- $ermanja, Sag%jtar, Naxxar valued at one hundred and eighty five thousand Euro(!185,000) Garage unnumbered with its entrance from a drive in, in Triq l- Italja, Sag%jtar, Naxxar measuring approximately 10 metres length and breadth that varies from back to front from three (3) metres to five and a half (5.5) metres valued at forty five thousand Euro (! 45,000) Further details can be obtained from the website: http://www.justiceservices.gov.mt/courtservices/JudicialSales/search.aspx The bidders taking part in the auction must present their identity card. Rudolph Marmara' For the Registrar of Civil Courts and Tribunals 37. 45. 39 Those who think 18,000 irregular migrants live here Those who think 30,000 foreign nationals live here Those who don't know a foreigner Should the government enact such a policy? YES NO Depends Don't know 48.6% 27.4% 13.4% 10.6% Why do you disagree? Malta is too small 19.8% They'll take over 12.2% Too many foreigners 11.5% They don't integrate 9.4% They take our jobs 7.2% Cultures are too different 6.5% Not civilised/inferior 6.5% Malta 'for the Maltese' 2.2% Should the government enact such a policy? 37.7% 49.1% 7.5% 45.3% 42.6% 8.7% 39.6% 36.3% 17.8% 2 9 1 56. 9 University Post-Secondary Secondary Primary ALL Do you know what the term 'integration' means? 88.2% 11.8 62.9% 37.1% 43.3% 56.7% 18.1% 81.9% 53% 47% YES NO Knowing the others A majority of respondents in the survey have contact with for- eigners living in Malta although a sizeable minority, which includes a large segment of women and older respondents, have less con- tact. 56% of respondents know a for- eign Maltese resident by name. This indicates a degree of famili- arity between respondents and foreigners living in Malta. The percentage rises to 66% among males aged under 35 years of age and to 76% among persons with a university education. But the percentage falls to 37.2 among females aged over 55 years and to 37 among pensioners. The vast majority of foreigners whom respondents know by name are from the European Union and the rest of Europe. 49% of the population know someone from the rest of the con- tinent by name. This can be partly attributed to greater numbers, easier communication and lack of cultural differences. Still, contact with foreigners from outside Europe does take place to an extent that more than 10% know someone from sub- Saharan Africa and North Africa by name. A significant number (more than five per cent) know people from the Middle East and the Far East (particularly the Philippines). Work, entertainment venues and educational/training institutions are the locus of most interaction with foreigners. Getting the right numbers The survey shows that most re- spondents (58%) put the number of foreigners living here in the 10,000 to 30,000 range. 34% put the number at between 10,000 and 20,000, and 13% at more than 30,000. 16% replied don't know. The latest census (2011) puts the number of non-Maltese living in Malta at 20,289. This suggests that most Maltese have a good idea of the number of foreigners living in Malta and only a minority tends to believe in exaggerated numbers. Respondents were asked how many people who entered Malta irregularly still live in the country. The survey shows that one fourth put the number at greater than 12,000 while 7% put the number over 18,000. But the vast majority (56%) put the number at between 3,000 and 12,000. Perceptions on foreigners living in Malta The survey suggests that mi- grants are viewed both positively for performing jobs which are no longer done by Maltese workers but are also blamed for compet- ing for jobs. Very few respondents value for- eigners for their cultural input or for increasing diversity while a larger number value foreigners for their economic contribution, spending power and for buying properties. When asked on what worries them most about foreigners liv- ing in Malta, most respond- ents referred to competition for jobs, Malta's limited size and the number of foreigners. Con- cern on religious extremism also emerges as a top concern, particularly among those in the management, administrative and professionals sectors, and uni- versity educated respondents. Only a small minority expressed concern on xenophobia and rac- ism. Neither did respondents ex- press any noticeable concern on the presence of more affluent migrants who may have a greater impact on local resources like land, property values and proc- esses like gentrification. Migrants are viewed both positively for performing jobs which are no longer done by Maltese workers but are also blamed for competing for jobs