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26. Notices and Permits:-The following is a tabulated statement of the notices served, and permits issued, during the year, the figures for 1924 being given in a parallel column for purposes of comparison:-
1924 1925 Increase Decrease Dangerous Structure Notices, 274 276 2 Miscellaneous Notices.......... 458 424 34 Private Street Improvement Notices, &c., including foot-paths under verandahs and balconies, 70 192 122 Notices in regard to Nuisances reported by Officers of the Sanitary Department,... 1,537 1,773 236 Notices in regard to Signboards.... New Permits issued,...................... 2,113 1,106 1,007 Permits renewed... 1,689 1,306 383 Certificates issued under the Rents Restriction Ordinance, in regard to new buildings, 270Fees charged for issue of new permits.
$ 80 $ 288 $ 76 $ 194 $ 110Fees charged for issue of plans for Theatrical sheds,
$ 20 $ 35 $ 20 Fees charged for issue of permits for stalls for sale of Joss Sticks.. $1,680 $ 625 $ 250 Charges made for permission to obtain sand and stone from Crown Land, Charges made for damage to trees,... $ 52 $ 44 Fees charged for display of advertisement on hoardings, $ 310 $ 1,340 $ 700 Miscellaneous fees charged for duplicate acknowledgments and certificates, and sales of copies of the P. H. & B. O., &c... $ 240 $ 75 $ 10The following is a tabulated statement of 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, 5 5 $235 Depositing materials on Crown Land without permission... 7 SI Erecting or maintaining matsheds without permission, 2 2 $20 2727. Private Streets.--Re-surfacing and other repairs under the provisions of Section 186 of Ordinance 1 of 1903 were carried out by this Department at the cost of the frontagers in certain cases.