B. O. Work.
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A sum of $1,851.00 was derived from fees paid in connection with the issue of licences. This includes the following cases in which the nominal fee of $1.00 was sanctioned by the Governor in Council: the Union Church Hall; the playground of St. Paul's College; Queen's College Hall; the Catholic Union Hall and the compound of the Roman Catholic Cathedral. The foregoing places are in addition to those mentioned in preceding Reports.
44. Fires.—The following buildings were seriously injured by fire, some of them being damaged to such an extent as to require reconstruction:-
180 Des Voeux Road Central.
111 and 113 Jervois Street.
2 and 4 Tsz Mi Alley.
2 and 4 Tsui Lung Lane.
24-30 (even numbers) Tai Ping Shan Street.
158 Queen's Road East.
8-11 Star Street.
62-72 (even numbers) Main Street, Shaukiwan East.
37-39 Main Street, Aberdeen.
Glass factory, Tai Wan, N.K.L.L. 53.
Sugar factory, Canton Road, K.M.L. 56.
79 Sai Kok.
In addition to the above, a timber-yard and sheds on I.L. 954, Kennedy Town, were destroyed by fire.
In the case of the fire at 2 and 4 Tsui Lung Lane, 5 persons met their death.
45. Reclamations.— The following is a statement of the private reclamations which were in progress during the year:-
Area in Sq. Ft. Shaukiwan Inland Lot 433, 11,268 Marine Lot 321, North Point, ...125,000 The Old Police Basin, Kowloon Point,* 22,615The areas stated are those of the lots, which extend further inland than old high water mark and are therefore not exclusively reclaimed from the sea.
* In accordance with the arrangements made with the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. in 1912, the Police Basin was handed over to them in exchange for certain land required for the terminal station of the Kowloon-Canton Railway.