B. O. Work.
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Works under the Buildings Ordinance.
22. Plans.—The following is a tabulated statement showing the number of buildings, etc., for which plans were deposited during the year, the figures for 1921 being given in a parallel column for purposes of comparison:-
1921 1922 Increase Decrease European houses, 133 219 86 Chinese houses, 988 1,258 270 Buildings and structures other than the above, 171 182 11 Alterations and additions to existing buildings, 2,575 1,736 839 Verandahs, 641 422 219 Balconies, 236 325 89 Sunshades, 29 24 5 Areas, Piers, 1 1 Total, 4,783 4,603 683 863The number of plans approved during the year was 2,027.
23. Certificates.-The following certificates for new buildings were issued :-
196, under Section 204 of Ordinance 1 of 1903, for 726 domestic buildings, of which 88 were European, and 638 Chinese dwellings.
57 for 72 non-domestic buildings.
These figures show an increase of 151 in the case of domestic buildings, and a decrease of 30 in the number of "non-domestic buildings.
24. Notices and Permits.-The following is a tabulated statement of the notices served and permits issued during the year, the figures for 1921 being given in a parallel column for purposes of comparison
1921 1922 Increase Decrease Dangerous Structure Notices, 280 129 151 Miscellaneous Notices, 70 314 244 Private Street Improvement Notices, 300 168 Nuisances reported by Officers of the Sanitary Department, 3,858 976 2,882 Signboards..... 317 2,721 2,404 Permits, 2,369 1,632 737 Fees charged for issue of new permits, $71 $182 $108 Fees charged for issue of plans for Theatrical Sheds, $20 $20 Fees charged for issue of permits for stalls for sale of Joss Sticks... Fees charged for issue of permits to obtain sand and stone from Crown land, $1,737 $750 $987 Fees collected for damage to trees, $350 $350 $100 $100