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Memorandum by the Director of Public Works.
The block of buildings affected by the pro-
-posed resumption is situated immediately to the South of the
block in which a considerable scheme of resumption has just
been carried out and is regarded as one of the most insanitary
in the City of Victoria. It measures about 270 feet by 185 feet
and is surrounded on three sides by streets of about 25 feet in
width, fronting on which houses of not less than 3 stories in
height have been built.
There is a great difference in level between
the streets on the North and South sides of the block, amounting
to some 40 feet, and consequently houses fronting on the upper
street, that on the South side tower high above those front-
-ing on the lower street, that on the North side.
The area enclosed by the houses above referred
to has been closely covered with other houses, of at least 3
stories in height, which are approached by three narrow lanes
of about 8, 15 and 11 feet in width respectively. To make mat-
-ters worse, the ends of all the lanes have been built over
thus leaving only comparatively small openings through which
the people can gain access to their dwellings. Being built
back-to-back with each other or with the enclosing rows of
houses, it is almost impossible for light and air to penetrate
the
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