AnnualReport-1920

B. O. Work.

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figures for 1919 being given in a parallel column for purposes of comparison:

1919. 1920. Increase. Decrease. Dangerous Structure Notices, 275 185 90 Miscellaneous Notices...... 272 127 145 Private Street Improvement Notices, 391 532 141 Nuisances reported by Officers of the Sanitary Department, 4,075 1,340 2,735 Signboards, 484 481 3 Permits, 2,162 2,472 310 Fees collected on account of the issue of permits to obtain sand and stone from Crown land, $614 $226 $388 Fees for issue of new permits.... $40 $82 $42

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 fines imposed:

Nature of Offence. No. of Cases. No. of Convictions. Amount of Fines. Removal of stone, &c., from Crown land or foreshore without permission, 3 3 $2 Depositing materials on Crown land without permission, 4 4 $90 Erecting or maintaining matsheds without permission, 3 3 $210

In cases where persons who had permission to obtain stone or other materials from Crown land had damaged trees in the vicinity, they were required to refund the cost of the damage as assessed by the Superintendent of the Botanical and Forestry Department. The amount collected from this source was $280.00, as compared with $91.60 in 1919, which was credited to "Timber Sales".

No fees were received in respect of advertisements on hoardings on Crown land. Fees, amounting to $18.00, were received in respect of permission to erect matsheds on Crown land in connection with religious festivals.

25. Resumptions for Scavenging Lanes, &c.—A statement of the work done will be found under the heading "Public Works Extraordinary" (paragraphs 121, 145 & 162).

26. Private Streets.—Re-surfacing and other repairs under the provisions of Section 186 were carried out by this Department at the cost of the frontagers in twenty-three streets.

During the year, steps were taken to cope with the numerous illegal signboards in certain streets in which they were most evident.