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The number of inspections carried out each month is shewn in Table IV.
15. Forty-seven private fire-hydrant services were installed in various premises during the year. There are now 183 such installations in the Colony. They were inspected and tested during the year.
16. Seven Automatic Sprinkler Installations were installed during the year: the largest being in the China Emporium (467 heads). There are now nine such installations in the Colony. The Brigade tests and reports on these installations twice a year.
17. 253 Chemical Fire Extinguishers located in various Government buildings were tested and recharged by the Brigade during the year.
18. The Fire Brigade took over the entire inspection and licensing of Dangerous Goods, with the exception of Explosives, from the Police Department early in the year.
In the course of the year all types of stores were standardized as far as possible. Kerosene stores were removed from inside of buildings to yards or open spaces thus considerably diminishing fire risk.
All dangerous goods stores in the Colony are now distinguished by licence plates fixed on the frontage of the buildings in which the store is located. The total number of Licences in force at the end of the year was 982, fees $10,545.00.
19. Fifty-one prosecutions, resulting in fines amounting to $3,580.00 altogether, were undertaken by the Brigade during the year for contraventions of various Ordinances providing for safety against fires.
LEGISLATION.
20. Regulations, providing for better protection against fire, were promulgated during the year under the following Ordinances:-
No. 19 of 1912.-Advertisements.
No. 26 of 1913.-Education. (Schools).
No. 30 of 1915.-Asiatic Emigration. (Asiatic hotels).
No. 23 of 1917.-Boarding Houses.
No. 1 of 1873.-Dangerous Goods.
No. 25 of 1933.-Miscellaneous Licences. (Dancing Halls and Academies). (Neon, etc., light signs).
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The number of inspections carried out each month is shewn in Table IV.
15. Forty-seven private fire-hydrant services were installed in various premises during the year. There are now 183 such installations in the Colony. They were inspected and tested during the year.
16. Seven Automatic Sprinkler Installations were installed during the year: the largest being in the China Emporium (467 heads). There are now nine such installations in the Colony. The Brigade tests and reports on these installations twice a year.
17. 253 Chemical Fire Extinguishers located in various Government buildings were tested and recharged by the Brigade during the year.
18. The Fire Brigade took over the entire inspection and licensing of Dangerous Goods, with the exception of Explosives, from the Police Department early in the year.
In the course of the year all types of stores were standardized as far as possible. Kerosene stores were removed from inside of buildings to yards or open spaces thus con- siderably diminishing fire risk.
All dangerous goods stores in the Colony are now dis- tinguished by licence plates fixed on the frontage of the build- ings in which the store is located. The total number of Licences in force at the end of the year was 982, fees $10,545.00.
19. Fifty-one prosecutions, resulting in fines amounting to $3,580.00 altogether, were undertaken by the Brigade during the year for contraventions of various Ordinances providing for safety against fires.
LEGISLATION.
20. Regulations, providing for better protection against fire, were promulgated during the year under the following Ordi-
nances :-
No. 19 of 1912.-Advertisements.
signs).
No. 26 of 1913.-Education.
(Neon, etc., light
(Schools).
No. 30 of 1915.-Asiatic Emigration. (Asiatic hotels).
No. 23 of 1917.-Boarding Houses.
No. 1 of 1873.-Dangerous Goods.
No. 25 of 1933.-Miscellaneous Licences. (Dancing
Halls and Academies).
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