B. O. Work.
During the year, the figures for 1914 being given in a parallel column for purposes of comparison :--
1914 1915 Increase Decrease European Houses, 109 51 58 Chinese Houses, 291 251 40 Buildings & structures other than the above, 140 141 1 Alterations and additions to existing buildings, 1,790 2,105 315 Verandahs, 152 147 5 Balconies, 85 63 22 Sunshades, 19 2 17 Areas, 7 7 Piers, 4 4 Total, 2,597 2,764 316 14928. Certificates.-The following certificates for new buildings were issued
91 for 328 domestic buildings under Section 204 of Ordinance 1 of 1903.
40 for 50 non-domestic buildings.
These figures show increases of 15 in the number of domestic buildings and of 2 in the number of non-domestic buildings or a total increase of 17 as compared with 1914.
29. Notices and Permits.-The following is a tabulated statement of the notices served and permits issued during the year, the figures for 1914 being given in a parallel column for purposes of comparison :-
1914 1915 Increase Decrease Dangerous Structure Notices, 149 137 12 Miscellaneous Notices.... 372 615 243 Nuisances reported by Officers of the Sanitary Department, 1,560 2,069 509 1,786 1,077 709 Permits, Fees collected on account of the issue of permits to obtain sand and stone from Crown land, $2,730.60 $914.50 $1,816.10