find its own alternative accommodation. The second limitation is that the factory must be operating an accepted trade.
111. Excluded trades fall into four main categories: trades involv- ing the use of dangerous goods; foundries, (except small blacksmithies and non-ferrous foundries) where adequate ventilation cannot be provided; all food processing, because the simple design of the buildings and the proximity of other trades preclude maintenance of the necessary standards of hygiene; and those that require more storage space than can be provided-for example, timber yards and waste or scrap metal dealers. A business that is excluded under this head is not debarred from resettlement, but the owner is required to change his trade to one approved by the department as suitable for a multi-user building.
112. These matters are kept constantly under review by the Industrial Sites Co-ordination Committee which consists of representa- tives of the departments most concerned. One of the Committee's recommendations, a scheme for temporarily setting aside areas of land not required for immediate development for use by certain trades requiring more storage space than can be provided in resettlement factories, was in process of implementation during the year. By the end of March legislation providing for these Class III licensed areas, as they are to be called, was about to be submitted to the Legislature. These areas will be administered by the Resettlement Department.
113. After taking up accommodation in the factory, individual tenants have to provide their own partitions and front walls facing on to the verandahs in conformity with standard designs prepared by the department. The internal layout adopted by the tenant requires the approval of the Labour and Fire Services Departments, and each concern has to make its own arrangements for the installation of water and electricity.
114. Though a higher rent is charged for ground floor factory units, their ease of access makes them more popular than those on upper floors. Trades that require the heaviest floor loading have priority for ground floor units. Floor loadings range from 300 lbs. a square foot on the ground and first two floors, to 120 lbs. on the fifth and sixth floors.
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