rain .
7. The Surveyor General has already commenced removing under Ordinance 8 of 1856 all houses in Taipingshan built in contravention of the ordinance, and is causing them to be rebuilt with proper Cookhouses, Dustbins, and Drains. The removal of all improperly constructed verandahs on the Public Roads is also being insisted upon. So long as they are allowed it is found difficult to prevent the Chinese closing in and living and sleeping in them. The houses are already too much overcrowded and the verandahs interfere with ventilation. Thirdly, they frequently occupy a large part of the narrow Streets. They are also a nuisance to passers-by because the verandahs overhead are occupied as Bathrooms, and being used for other offensive purposes.
8. In several instances the existing drains pass under the foundations of houses. Where this occurs it is intended to divert the drains into the Centre of the adjoining Street. The Chinese will be obliged to connect their houses with the main drains simultaneously with the proposed...
rain .
7. The Surveyor Genual has aluady Commenced removing under brdinanced 8 of 1856 all houses in Taipingshan built in contravention of the ordinance, and is causing them to be rebuilt
Cookhouses, Dustbins
with proper
and Drains - The removal of all improperly constructeds verandahs
arrer
the Public Roads is also being
insisted upon - So long as they allowed it is found difficult to them prevent the Chinese closing in and living and sleeping them . The houses already aw for
too much
overcrowded and the.
in
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Verandahs interfere with ventilation
arre
Third
they pequently occupy of the harron Streets. They are also a nuisance to passers by because the verandahs overhead.
as
arc
occupied
Bathrooms, and being used for
other
offensive purpozes -
8 . In several instances the
existing brains pass under the foundations of
horses. Where
this occurs it is intended to divert
the brains into the Centre of the
adjoining Street . _
will be
d
obliged
The Chinese
to connect their
houses with the main brain's
simultaneously with the proposed
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