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was amended in December by the addition of a clause to the effect that, in the event of the street being hereafter raised, no claim would be made on the Government in respect of such raising and the ground floor surface would be raised to such level as may be required.
A new edition of the Ordinance, containing all the amendments made to date, was published in February, 1910.
23. Plans.—The number of plans dealt with shows a considerable increase as compared with 1909, the greatest difference being in the number deposited for alterations and additions to existing buildings. There is also however a large increase in the number of plans submitted for Chinese houses. The following is a tabulated statement of the plans deposited during the year, the figures of 1909 being given in a parallel column for purposes of comparison :—
1909 1910 Increase Decrease European houses, 22 23 1 Chinese houses, 14 63 40 Buildings and structures other than above, 8 31 Alterations and additions to existing buildings, 50 135 85 Verandahs, 146 82 64 Balconies, 6 4 2 Sunshades, 1,395 1,573 178 Areas, 23 23 Piers, Total, 1,702 1,958 335 7924. Certificates.—The following certificates for new buildings were issued :—
41 for 93 domestic buildings under Section 204 of Ordinance 1 of 1903.
50 for 61 non-domestic buildings or works.
These figures show decreases of 61 in the number of domestic, and of 17 in the number of non-domestic, buildings certified as compared with 1909, or a total decrease of 78.
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was amended in December by the addition of a clause to the effect that, in the event of the street being hereafter raised, no claim would be made on the Government in respect of such raising and the ground floor surface would be raised to such level as may be required.
A new edition of the Ordinance, containing all the amendments made to date, was published in February, 1910.
23. Plans.—The number of plans dealt with shows a consider- able increase as compared with 1909, the greatest difference being in the number deposited for alterations and additions to existing buildings. There is also however a large increase in the number of plans submitted for Chinese houses. The following is a tabulated statement of the plans deposited during the year, the figures of 1909 being given in a parallel column for purposes of comparison :—
1909. 1910. Increase. Decrease.
European houses,
Chinese houses,
Buildings and structures other
than above,
Alterations and additions to
existing buildings,
Verandahs,
Balconies,
Sunshades,
Areas,
Piers,
Total,
22
14
8
50 135
85
146 82
6-4
1,395 1,573
178
23 63
40
31
63
૭
32
25
21
4.
2
1
8
6
2
1,702 1,958 335
79
24. Certificates.-The following certificates for new buildings were issued :-
41 for 93 domestic buildings under Section 204 of Ordinance
1 of 1903.
50 for 61 non-domestic buildings or works.
These figures show decreases of 61 in the number of domestic, and of 17 in the number of non-domestic, buildings certified as compared with 1909, or a total decrease of 78.
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