without
restrictions of the
the kind
any will look upon provisions, such
on those contemplated by
the Draft
Bill, as a species of confiscation,
indemnified for the
unless
they
are indemnified for the land which will be practically
taken away from them. For it is
proposed that, in all cases of
rebuilding on their lot, space
should be left behind the new
buildings, in order to secure
ventilation and a
free circulation of air, which will prevent their covering the
the same extent
as the extent of ground to the same extent for eternity.
4.
305
It is stated in the letter
of the Secretary of the Sanitary
Board that an examination of
the City of Victoria has been
made with a view
of ascertaining
the number of houses actually
built on the hillside and
the aggregate area which would
have eventually to be relinquished,
if all such houses, when their time for reconstruction arrived,
were to be set back four feet.
The result showed that the area
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