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Recommendations.
BUILDING AUTHORITY,
Proposals.
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(b.) In other cases (e.g., when three or more contiguous houses are re-built) to insist on provision of lateral windows opening into ex- ternal air, except where the floor can be adequately lit and ventilated by sky-lights, but to permit the inhabitation of the floors in the propor- tion not exceeding 1 adult to every 30 square feet of habitable floor space and 400 cubic feet of internal air space.
4. When houses are erected on land hitherto unoccupied by domestic buildings, to insist on provision of lateral windows opening into external air, except where the floor can be adequately lit and ventilated by sky-lights, on the same conditions as to proportion of inhabitants of the floor as in 3 (b) above.
5. To take power to exempt from the pro- vision of lateral windows in special cases (e.g., houses of a European type) in both 3 (7) and 4.
Sections 205 & 230.
Paragraph 78.
Inconsistent in the matter of delegation.
Paragraph 80.
Secretary of Sanitary Board not to be deputed by Building Authority to issue notices under Part III.
Section 230.
Building Nuisances should not be dealt with by the Principal Civil Medical Officer but by an Engineer.
Paragraph 89.
MORTAR.
Mr. ОUGH's report on Test applied to Mor- tar to be carefully considered by the Government.
Section 112.
Paragraph 94.
CONCRETING.
The phrase. "make good" has been un- authorisedly interpreted as "re-concrete." Paragraph 104.
(a.) Sections 111, 112, 140 to be consolidated.
Paragraph 102.
(b.) Definite specification for mixing and laying lime concrete to be adopted.
(c.) Building Inspector to supervise the con- creting of floors.
No alteration is proposed (See Colonial Secretary's minute).
Under consideration.
This is agreed to in so far as technical engineering matters are concerned.
Noted.
This has been remedied.
This appears to be unnecessary.
This matter may be left to the Authorised Architects.
This would involve a large staff and is con- sidered impracticable.