10.

the

Sections 10 and 11 confer

necessary powers of inspection, without which any attempt to enforce the law would be hopeless.

11.

Section 12 deals with

the height of buildings from the

point of view expecially of access of light

and air. Subsection (a) was concession, in the case of certain exching streets, to the

Johav

of

the

urgent solici. Unofficia's Members in

order to avert what they alleged

would entail.

of hollars if regard

with

12.

A

Llo

loss of

save millione

exception were made

to these existing streets. Section 13 gives enlarged powers to the Sanitary Board with regard to Bye Laws. The most in- -portant addition being ( II ) . Hitherts this power only existed in the case

Proclamation ha

having been issued under Part II of Ordinance 24 of 1887. Other additions such as (1),(11), (111) and

(VI)

of

(VI)

are with a view to increased sanitation of buildings.

13.

of

The

Bye Laws

Laws are,

are, however,

no effect sill approved by the Le-

- gislative Council and Gazetted (see suv. sec. (3) of see.

sec. 13).

14.

Section 14 deals with the

localities to which the provisions of the Ordinance apply

apply and

forver is givers. to extend the area of its applicability.

Section 16 is, I think,

15.

pustifiable. The Sanitary Board was called on to act in a time of diffi- culty and emergency.

I am not

cave in which they

aware of any execided their authority

nor was

s any

case cited in the Legislative Council.

If

however, right to protect the

from being liable to litigation

their best for

Bourd

for doing

by at large.

16.

the

COUNTING

At present I am not action having

aware

any

been

brought

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