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Ir Shelton Hooper:-

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horse is built, as to what amount of fresh air can come

but it is in - the inside and outside temperatures

generally understood in temperate climates, and amongst Buropeans, that 50 cubic feet per head is the minimum rate for each adult.

Therefore you would take each dase on its merira •1382)

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The Chairman:-

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Yes,

Ir Lau Chu Pak:-

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of course, the style of house varies so enormously P13822

the style of Chinese house built here is not fully adapted for natural ventilation.

Of course you know that is not the Chinese style of:3823

house?

It is absolutely unsuitable for the climate.

Under the existing Ordinance, only ten persons can (3824

legally be accomodated on each floor ↑ ̧·

If it is 600 cubic feet, it would legally accomodate 12 people. The law wants 50 cubic feet for each person.

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Whether the floor is partitioned off or not ?

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference:-

C.O. 537

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If such a floor is used, the height of the floor must

be at least 11 feet.

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They are all 11 feet?

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gome are less than that. Some 10, some even 9 occasion- ally. Of course the majority are 11 feet or over,

Q.

At any rate, whether the house is divided, the number

of persons cannot be increased ?

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A.

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It can be diminished.,

How?

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Well, it is a very difficult problem to explain to

you, but it is a fact that a man may divida a floor up into a number of sub divisions, and they may be legal rooms, if supplied with window area, suppose a floor with 600 cubic feet has a subdivision with a window, and that subdivision is more than enough for two

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