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At the mosting of the Legislative Connell on Thursday afternoon the Hon. Mr Chatham Director of Public Works, moved the second reading of the Bill entitled, "An Ordinance to amend the Urdinance relating to Public Health and
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Mr Chatham, said:--This Bill has been: amanded and amplified since, it was in- troduced in this Council. A now section," numbered 3, has been inserted with the object of making effective the provisions of sub-section 2 of section 153 of the existing
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Medical Officer of Health (Dr Clark), and myself. The recommendations made by that Committee ware as follow:- The Building Authority should have power by law to require that in the case of domestic buildings erected on sites which vers then vacant or which were cocupied by domestic buildings of a European type
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It appears that so long as the condition, of tbu upper- storeys 14. such that they would be habitable the requirements as to suitable area is fulls met, and accordingly the Building Authority bas practically no power in the uniter. The areas of cubicles vary from about 50 square feet to 100 square feet, and it is. proposed to adopt 100 square foot as the aren of possible future rocns into which buildings may be sub-divided. Under the- existing law 64 square feet is the minoum are permissible in the case of cubiclen, and that, Sir, is the reason for the
Tin the original print is now re-nemborad introduction of this amendment, Section n.4 in the new print, and the first portion of the section appearing in the original print No. 4 now appears as classe (a) of the prosiac which has been added to section 4 in the now ON 09 About 1ST MARCH, 1912:
print, The provisions of the provisohavebeen. extended so as to make it applicable to the CEOPS and OFFICE, in ALEXASUR.
BUILDINGs, adjoining the Hongkong raising of axisting buildings on corner sites, Dispensary, at present occupied by Messrsand words.have been added to cover the Wm. Powell exandra Buildings,
--caz okundekati has been" Bord out to me that the distance of 40-feet from Hongkong, August 29, 1911.
the wider or widest is somewhat inadequate, I proposn to move when in Committer that. it be increased to 30 feet. The distance of
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Not only would great irregularity in height be likely to resalt, but there would be direct encouragement to owners to depart from the building line whenever they could gain anying by doing so, assuming, how ever that euch su arrangement were made, it would not cover all cases, por is it posAmoy
iols to devise regulations which cover all Australian Ports, & Empire
in the Hiil–district. Australian Porta, &c. 15t. Alban CaSON. Many buildings in the are remote from any road or street which, Boston & New York fudravelli could possibly be taken into-account-in-Boston New York Dans Costu
Europeus bar Dortmund....... determining their height, and the difference in width betweez the sites of the buildings Hasra, Duclade Kudat
&Sandakan
akan... Borneo..... and such road is so variable as to preclude any possibility of "delining a relation be- London, &e. Hinnlays
London & Antwerp. tween them. As regards the remaining
Denbighshire.. actions of the Bill, they are entirely new. London, Antwerp, & Syria Sectiin 6 makes provision for requiring Kobe & Yokohama... Prinz Waldemar architects to cart fr to the building Mar. L'den, & A'wer Kitano Maru..
that a building has been created Manila, Cabu & Ilvili Rubi.... to Authority
Manila, intention is to regulate the height of build-diacce
Saigon. Australien inge by the scavenging lanes la the rear of these, as such lanca come within the defi- At the present time an architect merely Manila, Atralian Por Kuanne Mara nition of the word "strest." There is no reports on the bailding which may not bo Manila, Lollo & Cato Taping Manila, Atralian Ports Taiyuan such intention. As domestic buildings occupied until the Building Authority in Manila, Melbourne, de Pinz Sigmund must have an open spaco in the roar, it certifed that the building is erected in
R'dam,H'burg, A'werp Brasilin follows that the casce in which they abat accordance with the provisions. We boy haar Rumano Mara...
bo & Mausang.
'hams apon the avenging lane which has now to purpose to rvore that process, and ade
Sandakan be provided in the care of spel buildings empower the Building Authority to issue a Sendler Japan Port M will be few. however, such
cases occur certificate on the certificate of the Seattle &
San Francisco 7. Japan Tenyo Maru no attempt will be made to take advantage architect. Provision is made for the tree San Francisco. Japan Shinyo Mar of in determining the height of any position of a fed of 826 where the architect Salina Cruz Japan. Kipo Maru
4 na been careless in the issue of bie
cartibirte mud where it is found that some San Francisco v. Japan Pursin
proviss (b) it may be contended that the in accordance with the provisions of the
It
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Japan Siberia
Koonshnig
Huichow Chonan"
He has a good method of training Euro- building. The second pestion of section
in the origina!! print now becomen porns to pass in the Chinese examination, and a possessed of a first rate certificato as a has been amended by specifying that discrepancy exists in the building and that San Francisco v. Japan Borsa Chinese teacher. Ha has also a good know the wall on which the height of a building it does not comply with the provisions of San
Ordinance, Another section is aimed ledge of Mandarin.
to be measured is to be the one topping, the practice of owners who adjoining the street which regulates
hare: Those who intend learning the Chinese the height of such building, and that in failed to have certain plans passed employ Shanghai.
Shanghal...... language are requested to write care of the case of measuring the height on ing another architect to submit it Shai & Japan Forts... Buslew.............
opposite mia wall, exception is plan or plane with little modification. It wood Road, 1st floor.
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450 der HTON, Iška Mail office or direct to 97, Holy be made in the case of any such is desirable that whan once a plan has been Sini, Moji, Kobe, Y'a Nyanz
15380tious (2) and (3) of section of the to
mail: wall abutting upon a street.. disapproved no architect should be allowed Shanghat oil Robe Wakuss Maru.
A similar plan and all the 'ni, Koke & Moj Fooksang
Shai Kobe & Yhama Shai, new print remain the same as sub-section correspondence and argument to
& Tamu Daijin is proposed (2) and (3) of section 4 of the original print. gogo over again. Therefore it is With regard to sub-section in 1 bobo oven fan of soft where turned 'tow, Amry & Anping Noshi Maru contended that very arbitrary powers are obviously the case. If the fire is consider. S'hai, Kobo & Yhama Sileriz. conferred in the Building Authority, lait ad too severe it can be modified. With S'hai, Kobe & Yhama Ambris it must be borne in mind that ander section there explanations I move that the Bill be 5'tow, Amoy &F'chow Elaiching
Stow, Amoy & F'chow Haitan 286 of the Ordianncs all such powers are read a second time.
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this, Fitter!
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salday" in
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A professors,
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