522.
12. Lighting.--The lighting of the City of Victoria and Kowloon has been satisfactorily carried out by the Electric and Gas Companies in their respective districts.
13. Maintenance of Public Recreation Ground.-No exceptional expenditure has been incurred under this heading.
An iron railing has been ordered to replace the old wooden oue on the west side of the ground, and will shortly be fixed.
LAND SURVEY BRANCH.
14. During the half-year one land sale has taken place, the area sold being 36,130 square feet. Premium realized $1,816. Annual Crown rent $90.
15. By special agreement the owners have entered upon-
Marine Lot 90, Sections P. R. S. U. V.
Marine Lot 91, Sections A. M.
Marine Lot 92, Sections A. J. K. L.
Marine Lot 106,
Praya Reclamation, Crown rent payable from the date of entry being $826 per annum.
16. Extensions to existing lots of a total area of 117,404 square feet have been granted. Pre- mium realized $4,327.72. Annual Crown rents $306.31.
17. Surveys have been made, boundaries corrected, and plans and particulars forwarded to the Land Office for the issue of 34 new leases.
18. Rent collected for the occupation of ground at Race Course 7th February, 1895, amounted to $1,831.
19. Squatters' fees amounting to $4,439.59 have been collected, leaving $850.45 to be collected during the remaining half-year.
20. Some miscellaneous surveys and plans have been completed, including those of-
Kennedy Town.
Enclosed area Taipingshan, with details of lots.
Jervois and Hillier Streets and Queen's Road block.
Green Island and Sulphur Channel.
Magazine Gap Road.
Garden Road, Public Gardens, and locality.
Seymour Road and Caine Road, Inland Lots 424/5, &c.
Arsenal Street, Queen's Road West and locality.
Farm Lot 12, Ma Ti, and roads as proposed through same. Village Tai Hang.
Site Plan of old Gaol, &c., Stonecutter's Island.
Portions of the Taitam Valley.
WORK UNDER THE BUILDING ORDINANCE.
21. During the half-year 5 plans for the erection of 79 European dwellings, 21 plans for the erection of 177 Chinese dwellings, besides 56 plans for miscellaneous structures have been deposited.
22. Fifteen certificates for 32 houses have been issued under section 53 of Ordinance 15 of 1889.
23. Permission has been granted to erect verandabs over Crown land in 13 cases, and for 10 piers over Crown foreshore,
24. Notices have been issued to remove or repair dangerous structures in 111 instances, and 480 miscellaneous permits and notices have been issued.
25. Permits have been issued for the erection and repair of 26 monuments and enclosures in the Colonial Cemetery.
EXTRAORDINARY PUBLIC WORKS.
26. Central Market. This work was completed and handed over to the Sanitary Board on the 30th April last.
27. Erection of Queen's Statue.-The foundations have been completed. It has been considered advisable to delay the erection of the statue till after the typhoon season, it being found impracticable to complete it before such season commenced.
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