B. O. Work.
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Full details will be found in the Annual Survey Report.
20. Sites for Booths at the Race Course-A sum of $10,507 was realized by the letting of sites for the erection of booths and stands at Happy Valley during the Race Meeting.
21. Squatters. There is nothing to report under this heading.
22. Military Lands.—A narrow strip of Colonial Government land adjoining Boundary Path, area about 1,609 square feet, was granted to the Military Authorities in exchange for two small portions of War Department land, containing in all about 1,130 square feet, upon which Boundary Path had hitherto encroached.
23. Naval Lands.-Kowloon Marine Lot 92, containing an area of 4 a. 0 r. 15 p., was formally transferred to the Naval Authorities as an extension to their Coaling Chamber at Kowloon Point.
24. Piers. The right of erecting piers under long leases was granted in two cases in Hongkong, viz., an extension to Permanent Pier No. 13 opposite Marine Lot 277 and an extension to Permanent Pier No. 18 opposite Hillier Street. An area of about 10,800 square feet in front of the pier opposite Marine Lot 277 was granted to the Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd., for the purpose of installing a floating pipe-line, &c. In Kowloon, there were also two long leases granted, viz., Kowloon Permanent Pier No. 34 opposite Kowloon Marine Lot 88 and Kowloon Permanent Pier No. 35 opposite Kowloon Marine Lot 91. Licences for the following temporary piers for various periods were issued or renewed:-23 in Hongkong, 14 in Kowloon and 19 in the New Territories. Licences were also issued or renewed for 21 slipways in Hongkong, 2 in Kowloon and 1 in the New Territories, the total fees for which amounted to $8,803.50. The premia derived in respect of permanent pier rights amounted to $46,699.96 and temporary piers to $4,400.00.
25. Cemeteries.-An area of about 24 acres known as Tai Shek Ku Chinese Cemetery, situate at Tai Shek Ku, Kowloon, was set apart as a place for re-interments after exhumation and for the storage of remains in pots or urns,
Work under the Buildings Ordinance.
26. By-laws and Regulations. No new by-laws or regulations affecting constructional work were passed during the year nor were any amendments made.
27. Plans.-There has been an increase in the number of plans dealt with as compared with 1914, the greatest difference being in the number deposited for alterations and additions to existing buildings. The following is a tabulated statement showing the number of buildings, &c., for which plans were deposited