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increased rent, and that a Chinaman does not require European.
This does a·
37. the same air space question was carefully and considered in Executive Council, it was decided that 300 cubic feet was the minimum that could be conceded, and that, as the majority of Chinese houses are the great majority deficient in ventilation, being built back to back, a Chinaman living in such a house would require at least as much air space as would a European inhabiting a properly constructed house.
38. The argument that the labouring class here cannot afford better houses is one which could not be listened to, if true. I don't think that there will be a rise in any rents; if there is, it will lead either to an extension of accommodation or a rise in wages.
39. In order to avoid the hardship which might arise by putting these Sections in force at once, it has been provided that Section 67 shall apply only to such district or part of district as the Governor in Council may direct.
40. Section 44 provides for the examination by an Officer of the Board of all domestic buildings before they are occupied.
41. This has been necessary, as it is most difficult to get Chinese builders or contractors to carry out the plans, which they have submitted, and which have been approved.
42. None of the Sections in Part II call for any special notice.
43. Such is the Ordinance, which is now submitted for Her Majesty's confirmation, and although many of the clauses of the Bill as proposed by the Sanitary Board