The Acting Commissioner of Public [Works reports that at the Wayside Public Wharf the electrical supply jeable for the crane is being fixed and work is in progress on the approach. The mud Alling at the north end has been completed.
julldings—At the Chengtu. Rond Police Barracks on Cadastral Lot 1095, Western, tiling to exterior walls is, 70 per cent. complete and pointing to brickwork Is proceeding. All steel windows have been delivered and Installed. Cement rendering to all floors has been commenced and subcontracts are proceeding satisfactorily.
At the Disposal Plant, Sawgin Road, fon Cadastral Lot 319, Eastern, the structural work is approximately 75 per cent. completed and preparation {for the reception and installation the plant and equipment is in hand, "At the Hungjao Cemetery Chapel Extensions, the building has been frianded over for occupation, House Refuse—1,400 tons of house refuse were removed by motor trucks Jand 2,779 tons were removed by barrows io Western and Eastern Districts {for land raising. 18,251 tons of house refuse were taken "away by contractor's boats. 1,905 tons of house refuse were sent to Muirhead Road Tneinerator. 2,429 tons of house re~ Jtuse and 187 ions of road sweepings ]were sent to Penang Road Incinerator, Work Shelters—There wore 725 Jadmissions during the month and 223 bundles of wood chopped.
New Bulldings—There were 214 blocks of buildings under construction [during the month; 150 plans were jbmitted for approval and 102 were approved. Valuations of blocks of [buildings for assessment purposes made totalled 138, while 4,329 insections were carried out' by me spectors, monthly rent receipts for only $180 with the result that the Council hat @uring the period collected less tax. When this was discovered, summons were served on the accused by Det.- Sub-Inapr. Bebenin, instructing them te appear before the court for trial, Meanwhile the tenant, who was an Important. witness in this case, had Aisappeared and efforts were being made to find him.
The accused contended that the n.onthly rent receipt for $150 instead of $800 had been issued by them at the request of the that business was b: not pay the vent in a lump sum and asked that they be allowed to pay half-monthly. Accordingly, when the rent for half a month, namely $150, was paid. a receipt for that amount was issued, but, the accused contend-fed, they did noi know that the tenant would pay the municipal tax on basis fof the half-monthly rent receipt.
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