The permits issued included 3,545 Chinese houses, 257 foreign-styled residences, thirteen apartment build ings, thirteen office buildings, 204 foreign-styled stores, four theatres, 27 factories, twenty, godowns, and '784 other structures, mal 2 total of 4,867.
Permits were also issued for 263 sanitary, installations cee' frequent inspec min is evidenced by the fact that it was found necessary to serve 906 Rotices in respect of infrin Municipal Regulations a Rules Unauthorised building operations conti continue to. constitute a problem with which it is défieut to cope and 33105 notices relating to unauthorised. structures were served by the Department during the year. "As an example, on one property compris. {ng 100 comparatively new Chinese houses, no less than 100 unavthoris. ed. additions were discovered, of Varying magnitude, In one Uhrec complete additional storey had been erected on top of a two-storey. kitchen wing, converting, into a Sive-storeyed building. Wooden ractues erected on drying stages form one of the most common type of unauthorised structure.
Another, and perhaps more seriouree of unauthorised work consists of conversion of groups of Chinese houses into factories, Yards fre roofed over, fire wails cut Through, staircases removed, ete. and often the premises when con" Yerted constitute a considerable danger, the occupants, owing 2 equate means of egress, and als to the structural alterations carried out.
Ynadequate Steer Supply 'A. serious condition appears te exist "in regard to the supply of [As the chill waves of the Whangpoo' River wore closing. in upon them, ten Chinese, including four sinking brick Junk oft Booting Point small children, were rescued from a early on Saturday night by the River Police. The junk, rammed in a col-
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