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27. Certificates.-The following Certificates for new buildings were issued:-
366 under Section 204 of Ordinance 1 of 1903, for 814 domestic buildings, of which 227 were European and 587 were Chinese dwellings.
111 certificates were issued for 117 non-domestic buildings.
These figures show a decrease of 120 in the case of "Domestic" and an increase of 41 in the number of "Non-Domestic" Buildings.
Under the Rents Restriction Ordinance 6 Certificates (B.O.O. Form 91) were issued in respect of 5 houses in Hong Kong and 5 houses in Kowloon. This Ordinance lapsed on the 30th June, 1926.
28. Notices and Permits.-The following is a tabulated statement of the notices served and permits issued during the year, the figures for 1925 being given in a parallel column for purposes of comparison:
1925 1926 Increase Decrease Dangerous Structure Notices, 276 322 46 Miscellaneous Notices 424 401 23 Private Street Improvement Notices in respect of Nuisances Notices, including footpaths under verandahs and balconies, reported by Officers of the Sanitary Department, 1,773 2,368 595 Notices in respect of Signboards, 192 176 16 New Permits issued, 1,106 826 280 Permits renewed 1,306 954 352 Fees charged for the issue of new permits $80 $50 $30 Fees charged for the issue of plans for Theatrical Sheds, $35 $10 $25 Fees charged for issue of permits for Stalls for sale of Joss Sticks, $23 $20 $3 Charges made for permission to obtain Sand and Stone from Crown Land, Charges made for damage to Trees, $930 $340 $590 *Fees charged for display of Advertisements on boardings $700 $240 $460 Miscellaneous Fees charged for duplicate copies of Acknowledgments, &c. $3 $3 Fees charged for sale of turf, $45.85 $45.85 Fees charged for re-instating road surface, $25 $25 Fine imposed for breach of Tramway Permit Condition $310 $240 $70* Displays of advertisements on hoardings are now disallowed as far as possible.
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