The Archive · 1916

Cleansing and Watering. Total

Road sweepings collected 4,155 cartloads Used for raising land 499, Water used for street watering 2,284,800 gallons.

Labour.—The average number of labourers employed daily was Coolies 2,211 Artisans 300 Foremen 202 Mafoos 167 Convicts 173 Concreteware—The following has been produced during the month Hand-made—12,548 pieces Machine-made 537

Work Shelters.—There were 187 admissions during the month and 249 bundles of wood chopped.

New Buildings—Summary of work done during the month Description of Work. Total *Buildings under construction 231 Plans submitted for approval 50 Plans approved 39 Inspections by Inspectors 2,019 Boundary walls erected 2

Carpenter sheds erected 1 Repairs to buildings effected 4 New shop fronts inserted Shop fronts, ete., painted 7 Alterations effected 30

Fences erected 14

Sign-boards erected 276 Temporary cloth sunshades erected 152 mat " 16

Dangerous Notices issued 3 "These figures refer to the number of blocks of buildings under construotion, the number of houses would be considerably greater.

Dangerovs Structures, Dangerous structures reported by Public Works Department 3

First Intimation Notices issued 3

Survey Work, Official measurements of new lots 27

Boundary stone certificates issued 27

Consalar lots surveyed 15

New Consular Lots placed under taxatic 1 Official plans prepared 26

Sarveys made in connexion with Road Widenings and/or Extensions 49 Lots examined to acertain whether they included roads andier waterways which are or may in fature be of use to the public 27

M. ©. R. Stones have been erected as follows Central District 1

Esstern 8 Western 9 Outside Limits 5

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