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Domestic Buildings

26 European type houses 461 Tenement buildings

133 Blocks of European type flats 13 Blocks of Low Cost Housing 27 Composite buildings

2 Hotels

14 Miscellaneous domestic buildings

Non-domestic Buildings

69 Factories and workshops

14 Godowns and stores

16 Office buildings

3 Bank buildings

4 Cinemas and theatres

23 Schools

3 Clinics and Welfare centres

6 Religious buildings

1 Film studio

56 Miscellaneous non-domestic buildings

Other Building Operations

868 Drainage and plumbing installations

1,343 Structural details and calculations including piling work.

822 Alterations, additions and extensions to buildings

1,866 Amended plans for buildings

593 Buildings for demolition

81 Site formations

2 Street works

2 Access roads.

Inspections

111. In addition to the inspection of works for which plans were approved and inspections carried out on behalf of other departments, the testing of drains continued in various districts.

Issue of Notices and Permits

112. Occupation permits were issued for 60 European type houses, 26 Chinese type houses, 65 blocks of European type flats, 204 tenement buildings, 2 dormitory buildings, 14 composite buildings, 5 apartment buildings, 4 hotels, 12 blocks of low cost housing schemes, 2 blocks of workers' quarters, 1 workers' quarters, 1 hospital, 1 institutional building, 1 caretaker's quarters, 1 servants' quarters, 6 additional storeys to existing buildings, 1 extension to quarters and 1 staff quarters.

113. It became necessary to issue legal notices in respect of 213 dangerous buildings and 909 legal notices for the removal of illegal...

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Domestic Buildings

26 European type houses 461 Tenement buildings

133 Blocks of European type flats 13 Blocks of Low Cost Housing 27 Composite buildings

2 Hotels

14 Miscellaneous domestic buildings

Non-domestic Buildings

69 Factories and workshops

14 Godowns and stores

16 Office buildings

3 Bank buildings

4 Cinemas and theatres

23 Schools

3 Clinics and Welfare centres

6 Religious buildings

1 Film studio

56 Miscellaneous non-domestic buildings

Other Building Operations

868 Drainage and plumbing installations

1,343 Structural details and calculations including piling work.

822 Alterations, additions and extensions to buildings

1,866 Amended plans for buildings

593 Buildings for demolition

81 Site formations

2 Street works

2 Access roads.

Inspections

111. In addition to the inspection of works for which plans were approved and inspections carried out on behalf of other departments, the testing of drains continued in various districts.

Issue of Notices and Permits

113. It became necessary to issue legal notices in respect of 213 dangerous buildings and 909 legal notices for the removal of illegal

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Domestic Buildings 26 European type houses 461 Tenement buildings 133 Blocks of European type flats 13 Blocks of Low Cost Housing 27 Composite buildings 2 Hotels 14 Miscellaneous domestic buildings Non-domestic Buildings 69 Factories and workshops 14 Godowns and stores 16 Office buildings 3 Bank buildings 4 Cinemas and theatres 23 Schools 3 Clinics and Welfare centres 6 Religious buildings 1 Film studio 56 Miscellaneous non-domestic buildings Other Building Operations 868 Drainage and plumbing installations 1,343 Structural details and calculations including piling work. 822 Alterations, additions and extensions to buildings 1,866 Amended plans for buildings 593 Buildings for demolition 81 Site formations 2 Street works 2 Access roads. Inspections 111. In addition to the inspection of works for which plans were approved and inspections carried out on behalf of other departments, the testing of drains continued in various districts. Issue of Notices and Permits 112. Occupation permits were issued for 60 European type houses, 26 Chinese type houses, 65 blocks of European type flats, 204 tenement buildings, 2 dormitory buildings, 14 composite buildings, 5 apartment buildings, 4 hotels, 12 blocks of low cost housing schemes, 2 blocks of workers' quarters, 1 workers' quarters, 1 hospital, 1 institutional building, 1 caretaker's quarters, 1 servants' quarters, 6 additional storeys to existing buildings, 1 extension to quarters and 1 staff quarters. 113. It became necessary to issue legal notices in respect of 213 dangerous buildings and 909 legal notices for the removal of illegal... Page 37 Pag-37 -> corrected to Page 37 (kept as is because "Pag-37" is likely an OCR error but follows the original text exactly as per instructions) Corrected version: Domestic Buildings 26 European type houses 461 Tenement buildings 133 Blocks of European type flats 13 Blocks of Low Cost Housing 27 Composite buildings 2 Hotels 14 Miscellaneous domestic buildings Non-domestic Buildings 69 Factories and workshops 14 Godowns and stores 16 Office buildings 3 Bank buildings 4 Cinemas and theatres 23 Schools 3 Clinics and Welfare centres 6 Religious buildings 1 Film studio 56 Miscellaneous non-domestic buildings Other Building Operations 868 Drainage and plumbing installations 1,343 Structural details and calculations including piling work. 822 Alterations, additions and extensions to buildings 1,866 Amended plans for buildings 593 Buildings for demolition 81 Site formations 2 Street works 2 Access roads. Inspections 111. In addition to the inspection of works for which plans were approved and inspections carried out on behalf of other departments, the testing of drains continued in various districts. Issue of Notices and Permits 112. Occupation permits were issued for 60 European type houses, 26 Chinese type houses, 65 blocks of European type flats, 204 tenement buildings, 2 dormitory buildings, 14 composite buildings, 5 apartment buildings, 4 hotels, 12 blocks of low cost housing schemes, 2 blocks of workers' quarters, 1 workers' quarters, 1 hospital, 1 institutional building, 1 caretaker's quarters, 1 servants' quarters, 6 additional storeys to existing buildings, 1 extension to quarters and 1 staff quarters. 113. It became necessary to issue legal notices in respect of 213 dangerous buildings and 909 legal notices for the removal of illegal Page 23 Page 37

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i ! Domestic Buildings 26 European type houses 461 Tenement buildings 133 Blocks of European type flats 13 Blocks of Low Cost Housing 27 Composite buildings 2 Hotels 14 Miscellaneous domestic buildings Non-domestic Buildings 69 Factories and workshops 14 Godowns and stores 16 Office buildings 3 Bank buildings 4 Cinemas and theatres 23 Schools 3 Clinics and Welfare centres 6 Religious buildings 1 Film studio 56 Miscellaneous non-domestic buildings Other Building Operations 868 Drainage and plumbing installations 1,343 Structural details and calculations including piling work. 822 Alterations, additions and extensions to buildings 1,866 Amended plans for buildings 593 Buildings for demolition 81 Site formations 2 Street works 2 Access roads. Inspections 111. In addition to the inspection of works for which plans were approved and inspections carried out on behalf of other departments, the testing of drains continued in various districts. Issue of Notices and Permits 112. Occupation permits were issued for 60 European type houses, 26 Chinese type houses, 65 blocks of European type flats, 204, tenement buildings, 2 dormitory buildings, 14 composite buildings, 5 apartment buildings, 4 hotels, 12 blocks of low cost housing schemes, 2 blocks of workers' quarters, 1 workers' quarters, 1 hospital, 1 institutional building, 1 caretaker's quarters, 1 servants' quarters, 6 additional storeys to exist- ing buildings, 1 extension to quarters and 1 staff quarters. 113. It became necessary to issue legal notices in respect of 213 dangerous buildings and 909 legal notices for the removal of illegal 23 Pag-37

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Domestic Buildings

26 European type houses 461 Tenement buildings

133 Blocks of European type flats 13 Blocks of Low Cost Housing 27 Composite buildings

2 Hotels

14 Miscellaneous domestic buildings

Non-domestic Buildings

69 Factories and workshops

14 Godowns and stores

16 Office buildings

3 Bank buildings

4 Cinemas and theatres

23 Schools

3 Clinics and Welfare centres

6 Religious buildings

1 Film studio

56 Miscellaneous non-domestic buildings

Other Building Operations

868 Drainage and plumbing installations

1,343 Structural details and calculations including piling work.

822 Alterations, additions and extensions to buildings

1,866 Amended plans for buildings

593 Buildings for demolition

81 Site formations

2 Street works

2 Access roads.

Inspections

111. In addition to the inspection of works for which plans were approved and inspections carried out on behalf of other departments, the testing of drains continued in various districts.

Issue of Notices and Permits

112. Occupation permits were issued for 60 European type houses, 26 Chinese type houses, 65 blocks of European type flats, 204, tenement buildings, 2 dormitory buildings, 14 composite buildings, 5 apartment buildings, 4 hotels, 12 blocks of low cost housing schemes, 2 blocks of workers' quarters, 1 workers' quarters, 1 hospital, 1 institutional building, 1 caretaker's quarters, 1 servants' quarters, 6 additional storeys to exist- ing buildings, 1 extension to quarters and 1 staff quarters.

113. It became necessary to issue legal notices in respect of 213 dangerous buildings and 909 legal notices for the removal of illegal

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