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permits, the number of convictions obtained, and the amount of the 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, 11 11 359.00 Depositing materials on Crown land without permission, 12 258.00 Erecting or maintaining matsheds without permission, 16 13 205.00In 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 $269.50 which was credited to "Timber Sales".
30. Resumptions for Scavenging Lanes, &c.-A statement of the work done will be found under the heading "Public Works Extraordinary" (paras. 111 and 123).
31. Private Streets.--Re-surfacing and other repairs under the provisions of Section 186 of the Buildings Ordinance were carried out by this Department at the cost of the frontagers in the following Streets:-
Swatow Street. Amoy Street.
U Hing Lane.
Tao Wo Lane and lane at the rear of 46-50 Cochrane Street.
Lane at rear of 76-80 Queen's Road Central and 9-13 Stanley Street.
Lane at rear of 2-42 Irving Street and 22-42 Yu Wo Street.
32. Improvements, &c., of Public Streets.-The policy of requiring houses, when undergoing reconstruction, to be built at a higher level where necessary in order to provide for the future raising of certain low-lying areas in Hongkong and Kowloon has been continued. In some cases, arrangements are made with owners whereby the ground floors of their houses are retained at their former levels upon their giving an undertaking to raise such floors when the raising of the street is carried out.
In the case of some streets, steps have been taken towards effecting improvements in the building lines whilst in others schemes for widening have been decided upon. These proposals are being carried into effect as opportunity arises. The principal schemes of this nature are the following:-
(a) The widening of Canton Road, Battery Street, Reclamation Street, and Shanghai Street, so as to provide a main thoroughfare, partly 60 and partly 65 feet wide, extend-
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permits, the number of convictions obtained, and the amount of the
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,
11
11
359.00
Depositing materials on Crown land with-
out permission, ....
12
258,00
Erecting or maintaining matsbeds without
permission,
16
13
205.00
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 $269.50 which was credited to "Timber Sales".
30. Resumptions for Scavenging Lanes, &c.-A statement of the work done will be found under the heading "Public Works Extraordinary" (paras. 111 and 123).
31. Private Streets.--Re-surfacing and other repairs under the provisions of Section 186 of the Buildings Ordinance were carried out by this Department at the cost of the frontagers in the following Streets:-
Swatow Street. Amoy Street.
U Hing Lane.
Tao Wo Lane and lane at the rear of 46-50 Coch- rane Street.
Lane at rear of 76-80 Queen's
Road Central and 9-13 Stanley Street.
Lane at rear of 2-42 Irving Street and 22-42 Yu Wo Street.
32. Improvements, &c., of Public Streets.-The policy of requiring houses, when undergoing reconstruction, to be built at a higher level where necessary in order to provide for the future raising of certain low-lying areas in Hongkong and Kow- loon has been continued. In some cases, arrangements are made with owners whereby the ground floors of their houses are retained at their former levels upon their giving an undertaking to raise such floors when the raising of the street is carried out.
In the case of some streets, steps have been taken towards effecting improvements in the building lines whilst in others schemes for widening have been decided upon. These proposals are being carried into effect as opportunity arises. The principal schemes of this nature are the following:-
(a) The widening of Canton Road, Battery Street, Reclama-
tion Street, and Shanghai Street, so as to provide a main thoroughfare, partly 60 and partly 65 feet wide, extend-
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