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23. Squatter's Licences, &c.-The number of licences issued has been 1,224 and the fees received on account of same amount to $3,602.25. Forty-one licences have been written off. A sum of $4,645 was realized from the letting of sites for booths at the Race Meeting.
24. Lease Plans, &c.--Plans and particulars of 67 lots have been forwarded to the Land Office for the preparation of new leases; boundary stones have been fixed for 18 lots; and 20 acres of land have been surveyed in connection with land sales or the issue of leases.
WORK UNDER THE BUILDING ORDINANCE.
25. Plans Deposited.---Plans have been deposited to the number of 183; 5 for European dwellings, 41 for Chinese houses and 137 for miscellaneous structures.
26. Certificates Granted.-Certificates have been granted under section 53 of Ordinance 15 of 1889 for 201 houses and permission has been given for the erection of 33 verandahs and 7 piers over Crown land or foreshore.
27. Permits and Notices.-Notices relating to structures in a dangerous condition have been served in 7 cases; 1,262 notices and permits of a miscellaneous nature have been issued; and 35 permits have been granted for the erection and repair of monuments and enclosures in the Colonial Cemetery. The fees received for the latter amount to $40.83.
EXTRAORDINARY PUBLIC WORKS.
28. Improvements, Recreation Ground, Happy Valley.--The additional area forming an extension of the Recreation Ground has been levelled off in readiness for turfing. The diversion of the nullah will be undertaken towards the end of the wet season, by which time it is hoped that certain ironwork required for the bridges crossing the nullah will have arrived from England. Meanwhile, the turfing of the portion to the east of the existing nullah will be undertaken, so as to render the ground avail- able during the coming cool season.
29. Slaughter-House, Sheep and Pig Depôts, including Pier.-The pier constructed for the landing of cattle, sheep and pigs, arriving at the depôts, has been completed.
30. Gaol Extension.--Various minor works have been undertaken at the old Gaol.
31. New Water Mains.-Small extensions only have been made to the water mains in the City. 32. Sewerage of Victoria.--The works under this heading comprise the connections of house drains to the public sewers and small extensions of the latter to provide for such connections.
33. Water Supply, Kowloon.-Payment of the balance due under the contract for the construction of the Pumping Station Buildings was delayed until this year, owing to some action at law against the contractor, otherwise there has been practically no expenditure under this heading,
34. Taitam Waterworks Extension. The raising of the Byewash Dam for a total height of 10 feet above the original level of the byewash has now been completed. Small granite piers have been built on top of the dam, with grooves cut in them for the reception of sluice-boards, by inserting which an additional depth of 2 feet 6 inches of water may be impounded. Without the boards, the capacity of the reservoir is now 390,000,000 gallons and with the boards 415,000,000 gallons.
35. Road from Victoria Gap to Mount Kellett Road.--Considerable progress has been made with the portion of this road which has been undertaken, the greater part of it having been formed to the required level for concreting. When completed, it will afford a certain amount of relief for the traffic to and from the Tramway Terminus, but undoubtedly the widening and improving of the remaining portion of the road to Victoria Gap should be gone on with as early as practicable and some proper accommodation for chairs should be provided near the Tramway Terminus at the same time.
36. Water and Drainage Works, Miscellaneous.-The following are the principal works which have been carried out under this heading :-
Taikoktsui Improvement Works.
Fuk Tsun Heung Improvement Works.
Shaukiwan Waterworks.
Aberdeen Waterworks.
Caroline Road and Pennington Street Storm-water Drainage.
Yaumati Drainage Extensions.
Mongkoktsui Drainage.
The following works are in progress :-
Kennedy Road Sites-sewerage works."
Kowloon Marine Lot No. 10-sewer for houses.
Shaukiwan Market-drainage.
Shaukiwan Police Station--drainage.
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Yaumati Drainage-extensions across reclamations.
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