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GOVERNOR,

REGULATIONS

Afadle by the Governor in Council on the Ith day of October, 1805, mnder the authority of Section 88 uf The building Ordinance, 1880."

1. Except as hereinafter mentioned any verandalı projectal from the ground story with of veran of any building or any other structure over Crown land shall not be less than 797 wide daks, &c, from

grand story of between the face of the wall from which it is projected and the inside face of the basu Tuiblings, 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 shall align with the face of the curb of the side walk.

dache frnal groundi

floor.

2. Any such verandah within the City of Victoria shall unt he less than 12 feet Height of voran · high measured from the top of the curb-stone or if there is no curb-stone from the centre of the street level to the underside of the bressummers or lintels immediately above them, or if arches are used, to the soffit of the archways in the centre of the opening of the archway: any such verandah outside the City of Victoria shall not be less than 1 feet. bigh nieasured as aforesaid.

secon¡ Hoors.

3. Any verandah projected from the floors of any building or any ollier structure Height of worun or any part thereof over Crown land within the City of Victoria shall not be less than dalis on first and 11 feet high on the first floor and 10 feet high on the second nad 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 be 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 Buds of verapials, the date of their construction, shall be left open and shall be finished in all respects in & construction.

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 amending the da*, &c., requisites same, shall be on drawing paper or tracing cloth, and such plans and the elevation and sections of the verandak shall be drawn to an uniform scale of 1/8th of an inch to the foot, and the details of all brackets, mouldings, 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 verandahs may be constructed of iron, stone or brick, except that tussenetian of within the City of Victoria the piers thereof shall, on the ground story of any building edas. 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 laudd shall be constructel, unless satisfactory Pavement of arrangements are made with the Director of Public Works for the pavement of any fanlarda

fontway under footpath or roadway underneath the verandal: with such material and in such manner as he may require.

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becssummers.

8. All bressummers or lintels in connection with any such verandah, shall be con- Custracion af structed of granite (fiue punched on the external face) or of sound teak or hard wood of the kinds known as "Aranga or Yucal," or of iron; and if constructed of wood shall not be less than 12 inches deep and shall be of the full thickness of the walls upoo 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.

9. All verandals as aforesaid constructed with flat roofs and the parapets, if any, Verunkah routs to in connection therewith, shall be provided to the satisfaction of the Director of Public be provided with

Works, with iron downpipes to carry off rain water, and where there are no parapets with downpipes, &4-

aves, gutters and downpipes for the same purpose.

10. All balenies projected from any building or other structure over Crown land Balones. shall be of an uniform width in each 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 off rain water.

COUNCIL CHAMBER.

HONGKONG.

J. G. T. BUCKLE,

Acting Clerk of Councils.