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B. O. Work.
Work under the Buildings Ordinance.
21. By-laws and Regulations.-An important addition was made to the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance No. 1 of 1903 by the passing of Ordinance No. 9 of 1920, the latter providing for the incorporation of two additional Sections (116A & 116B) in the original Ordinance. Under these Sections, the heights of storeys in domestic buildings in certain cases need not be greater than 10 feet and the heights of certain specified rooms may be less than as hitherto prescribed.
22. Plans.---There has been a slight decrease in the number of plans dealt with as compared with 1919, but there has been a marked increase in the number of new Chinese houses for which plans were submitted, viz., 199 Chinese houses more than in 1919 (the figure for 1918 being exceeded by 253).
The following is a tabulated statement showing the number of buildings, etc., for which plans were deposited during the year, the figures for 1919 being given in a parallel column for purposes of comparison:
1919 1920 Increase Decrease European houses 168 100 68 - Chinese houses 381 580 199 - Buildings and structures other than the above 197 164 - 33 Alterations and additions to existing buildings 2,308 2,101 - 207 Verandahs 289 300 11 - Balconies 168 247 79 - Sunshades 101 9 - 92 Piers - - - - Total 3,617 3,506 289 40023. Certificates.--The following certificates for new buildings were issued:
116, under Section 204 of Ordinance 1 of 1903, for 401 domestic buildings, of which 87 were European and 314 Chinese dwellings.
78 for 92 non-domestic buildings.
These figures show decreases of 57 and 13 in the case of "domestic" and "non-domestic" buildings respectively.
24. Notices and Permits.-The following is a tabulated statement of the notices served and permits issued during the year, the...