Excellent grey quality. It can be worked to any moderate dimensions, but is not a good material for slabs landings of any size.
I should recommend that architectural mouldings, or ornamentations of any kind, at all of intricate nature, should be of Terra cotta, and sent out from England. The floors and staircases throughout should be of fireproof construction; if not, they should be so constructed as to prevent the washing of the upper floors from soaking through to those below, for in this country it is the prevailing custom, when washing floors, to pour a bucket of water on them, and then to rub them with a mop or to shuffle about a cloth over them with the feet. All buildings should, if possible, be constructed with a parapet to the outside of, and a flat roof over verandah, the use of the parapet being to prevent the wind in severe typhoons from getting under the eaves, thus stripping off the tiles of the building. All roofs are here covered with country-made tiles, laid in double courses, with ridges of mortar covering the joints of the tiles, and running from ridge to eaves; and weighing about 2 tons per square.
The tiles are laid on hardwood battens 2½ x 1½" and there directly upon the purlins.
Capacious flat iron tanks should be placed in the lofts over the water closets and baths. Verandahs are usually floored with country-made flat tiles 14 inches square and 1¼ inches thick, pointed in cement, five courses in thickness, but asphalte would be decidedly preferable. All ironmongery should be of the best quality, and the hinges for doors and windows should be of brass, and of large dimensions, as the wood used in the colony is almost as heavy as oak.
The materials which should be sent from England are:
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excellent grey quality. It can be worked to any moderate dimensions, but is not a good material for stabs landings of any size.
I should recommend that
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ruouldings,
or ornamentations of any sind, at all of intricate nature, should be of Terra betta, and sent out from England. The flows and staircases throughout should be of
construction; if not should
so as to prevent the washing of the upper floors from soaking through to there below for in this comitry it is the prevailing cuction, when washing floors, to spect
Fireproof
be at least waterproof,
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bucket of
water on
them, and then
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to rub them with a Mop or to chuffle about a cloth over them with the fees. All buildings should if pressible
the
be constructed with a parapet to the outside of, and a flat roof over Verandah, the use of the parapet
being to prevent the wind in severe typheoms from getting
under the Eaves thus stripping
of the Building and off the tiles . All roofs are here covered:
with country made tiles, laid in - with heavy
courses, and with
double courses,
ridges of mortar, covering the pinto of the tiles, and muning from Hidge to have ; and weighing about 2 Trus per square .
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The tiles are laid on hardwood
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a generally neet
battens 2% x 1/2" and there dircelly upon the Purlins.
Capacious flat iron tanks
should be placed in the Lovers over the Water Clects and Baths Verandahs
are
usually flared with country made flat tiles 14 inches square and 1/4 inches thick pointed in cement, tive courses in thickness, but asphalte would be decidedly preferable. All Fronmongery should be of the beet quality and the hinges for doors and windows should be of brass, and of large dimuncions, as the wood need in the bolorry is alnet
as heavy
as oak.
The materials which should
be sent from England
are:
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