CO129-243 - Public Offices & Others - 1889 — Page 528

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increased from three inches to nine inches.

A copy of the Board's Model Series is enclosed.

It will be seen that Clause 10 runs thus:

"Every person who shall erect a domestic building shall cause the whole ground surface or site of such building to be properly asphalted or covered with a layer of good cement concrete, rammed solid, at least six inches thick."

Clause 47

The Board would advise against this provision.

Clause 50. The Board do not understand how the requirement in the very next clause (51) as to a moveable receptacle is consistent with the permission in this clause for a means of communication to carry off ablution water from the privy into a drain or sewer.

The term "ablution water" may have a local and definite meaning. They think it possible to place every erected privy at a reasonable minimum distance from inhabited buildings.

The use of the word "in" in the passage "in any newly erected building" in clause 50 is of importance. It would prevent persons from bringing water for ablution purposes into the privy and from using the means of communication in question for getting rid of water with which the privy itself has been cleansed. But even if "ablution water" applies only to such use as Mohomedans...

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523 increased from three inches to nine inches. A copy of the Board's Model Series is enclosed. It will be seen that Clause 10 runs thus: "Every person who shall erect a domestic building shall cause the whole ground surface or site of such building to be properly asphalted or covered with a layer of good cement concrete, rammed solid, at least six inches thick." Clause 47 The Board would advise against this provision. Clause 50. The Board do not understand how the requirement in the very next clause (51) as to a moveable receptacle is consistent with the permission in this clause for a means of communication to carry off ablution water from the privy into a drain or sewer. The term "ablution water" may have a local and definite meaning. They think it possible to place every erected privy at a reasonable minimum distance from inhabited buildings. The use of the word "in" in the passage "in any newly erected building" in clause 50 is of importance. It would prevent persons from bringing water for ablution purposes into the privy and from using the means of communication in question for getting rid of water with which the privy itself has been cleansed. But even if "ablution water" applies only to such use as Mohomedans...
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523 increased from three inches to nine inches. a copy of the Board's Model Series is enclosed. It will be seen that Clause: 10 runs thus: new "Every person who shall erect a domestic building shall cause the whole ground surface or site of such building to be properly asphalted or covered with layer of good cement concrete, rammed a inches thick." -solid, at least six inches Clause 47 The Board would advise sion. importance in this conne LA Clause 50. The Board do not understand how the desirable requirement in the very next clause (51) as to a moveable receptacle is consistent with the permission in this clause for a means of Coun unication to carry off ablution water from the privy drain or sewer. in to a The term "ablution D water may have a local and definite "Wherever ought to be the omission of the words possible". They think it possible to place every erected privy at a reasonable minimum distance from inhabited buildings. The use of the 4 in any newly of word. "in" in the passage erected building" in clause 50 is importance meaning which would prevent persons from used in houses for ordinary bringing water ablution purposes into the privy and from using the mean of communication in question for getting rid of water with which the privy itself has bee a But even if "ablution water. cleansed. applies only to such use as Mohomedans purt
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523

increased from three inches to nine inches.

a

copy of the Board's Model Series is enclosed.

It will be seen

that Clause: 10 runs thus:

new

"Every person who shall erect a domestic building shall cause the whole ground surface or site of such building

to be properly asphalted

or covered with

layer of good cement concrete, rammed

a

inches thick."

-solid, at least six inches

Clause 47

The Board would advise

sion.

importance in this

conne LA

Clause 50. The Board do not understand

how the

desirable

requirement in the very next clause (51) as to a moveable receptacle

is consistent with the permission in this

clause for

a

means

of

Coun

unication to

carry off ablution water from the privy

drain or sewer.

in to

a

The term "ablution

D

water

may

have

a

local and definite

"Wherever

ought to be

the omission of

the words

possible". They think it

possible to place every erected privy

at a reasonable minimum distance from

inhabited buildings.

The

use of the

4

in any newly

of

word. "in" in the passage erected building" in clause 50

is

importance

meaning which would prevent persons from

used in houses for ordinary

bringing water

ablution purposes into the privy and

from using

the

mean

of communication in question for getting rid of water with which the privy itself has bee a But even if "ablution water.

cleansed.

applies only to such use as

Mohomedans

purt

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