AnnualReport-1915

B. O. Work.

Q 16

The permits include one for the erection and maintenance of temporary structures on Kowloon Inland Lot 897e, Tai Kok Tsui, in connection with which a fee of $50.00 was paid.

In cases where permits had been lost, a fee of $2.00 was charged in each case before a new permit was issued. The amount collected from this source was $52.00.

The following is a tabulated statement of the cases in which legal proceedings were taken with regard to failure to obtain permits, the number of convictions obtained and the amount of the fines imposed:

Nature of Offence. No. of cases. No. of convictions. Amount of Fines. Removal of stone from Crown land or foreshore without permission, Depositing materials on Crown land without permission. 11 11 $153.00 Erecting or maintaining matsheds on Crown land without permission. 12 12 $121.00 ... 5 ... $120.00

30. Resumptions for Scavenging Lanes, etc.—A statement of the work done will be found under the heading "Public Works, Extraordinary" (paras. 131 and 153).

31. Private Streets.—Re-surfacing and other repairs under the provisions of Section 186 of the Buildings Ordinance were carried out by this Department at the cost of the frontagers in the following streets:

• Wing Wo Street.
• Tam Lane and lanes at rear of Nos. 129-159 Third Street and 120-142 Second Street.
• Lanes at rear of Nos. 250-258 Hollywood Road, 82-92 Queen's Road West and 1-13A New Street, and at side of Nos. 5, 13, 13 and 15 New Street and No. 248 Hollywood Road.
• Lane at rear of Nos. 147-153 Des Voeux Road West.
• Un Wo Lane.
• Kwong Yuen Street East.
• Kwong Yuen Street West.
• Lane at rear of 27-39 Hollywood Road and 44 and 46 Lyndhurst Terrace.
• Lane at side of 3 and 5 Queen's Road Central and 4 and 6 Des Voeux Road Central.
• Lane at rear of Nos. 85-95 Wellington Street, 74-82 Stanley Street and 13-17 Cochrane Street.
• Hing Lung Street.
• Clarence Terrace and approach road to same.
• Tai Wong Lane.
• Lane at rear of Nos. 133-165 Queen's Road West.
• Sai On and On Xing Lanes.
• In Ku Lane.
• Wing Lee Street.
• Tsing Kai Lane.
• Lamont's Lane.

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