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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