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Win Ringg

GOVERNOE,

REGULATIONS

Maile by the Governor in Connoti on the 5th day of October, 1805, nnder the authority of Section 88 of The Building Ordinuence, 1980.”

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ground story ef

1. Except as hereinafter mentioned any verandah projected from the ground story width of verun- of any building or any other structure over Crown land shall not be less than 7' 9" wife daks, &e, from between the face of the wall from which it is projected and the inside face of the base buiblings. of the piers or columns upon which it is supported.

As far as practicable the external face of the base of the piers or columns slall align with the face of the curb of the side walk.

2. Any such verandah within the City of Victoria shall unt be less than 12 feet. Height of voran high measured from the top of the curb-stone or if there is no curh-stone from the centre stab from ground of the street level to the underside of the bressmmers or lintels immediately above them,

or if arches are usel, to the soffit of the areliways in the centre of the opening of the archway; any such verandah outside the City of Victoria shall not be less than 11 feet. bigh measured as aforesaid.

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second floors,

3. Any verundah projected from the floors of any building or any other structure Height of voran, or any part thereof over Crown land within the City of Victoria shall not be less than dai un first and 11 feet high on the first floor and 10 feet high on the second and other floors and out- side the said City not less than 10 feet high on the first floor and 9 feet high on the second and other floors to bo measured respectively from the level of the floor to the underside of the bressummers or lintels immediately above the verandah, or if arches are used to the soffit in the centre of the opening of the archway.

4. The ends of all such verandahs which do not abut on any verandab, existing at Ruds of veranlahıs, the date of their construction, shall be left open and shall be finished in all respects in constraction.

a similar manner to the front elevation thereof.

5. The plans of any such verandah submitted to the Director of Public Works Plans of veran under the provisions of The Building Ordinance, 1889, or any Ordinance amunding the da, de, requisites ane, shall be on drawing paper or tracing cloth, aud such pluus and the elevation and sections of the verandal: shall be drawn to an uniform scale of 1/8th of an inch to the bot, and the details of all brackets, toouldings, cups, cornices, balustrades, and similar parts of the proposed structure shall be drawn to an uniform scale of 1 inch to the foot.

6. Any such verandalis may be constructed of iron, stone or brick, except that distraction of within the City of Victoria the piers thereof shall, on the ground story of any building venudas. or other structure, be made of iron or of cut stone worked straight and square, the external face of which shall be extra finc punched,

7. No such verandah over Crown land shall be constructed, unless satisfactory Pavement of arrangements are made with the Director of Public Works for the pavement of any fema

fontway under footpath or roadway underneath the verandah with such material and in such manner she may require.

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8. All bressummers or lintels in connection with any such verandah, shall be con- Construction of structed of granite (fiue punched on the external face) or of sound teak or hard wood of the kinds known as 专家

A Aranga or Yucal," or of iron; nnd if constructed of wood shall not be less than 12 inches deep and shall be of the full thickness of the walls upoa which they rest. Satisfactory proof shall be furnished to the Director of Public Works of the quality and description of the wood proposed to be used.

downpipes, &c.

9. All verandals as aforesaid constructed with flat roofs and the parapets, if any. Veruntah roofs to in connection therewith, shall be provided to the satisfaction of the Director of Public be provider with Works, with iron downpipes to carry off rain water, and where there are no parapets with eaves, gutters and downpipes for the same purpose.

10. All balconies projected from any building or other structure over Crown land Balonmies. shall be of an uniform width in cuch street and in no case shall they be of a greater width than four feet six inches; and all such balconies shall be provided, to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works, with eaves, gutters and downpipes to carry oll' rain water.

COUNCIL CHAMBER.

HONGKONG.

J. G. T. BUCKLE,

sleting Clerk of Conncils.