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which have not proved financially successful. Nor do I

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think that a larger part of the expense could with justice

See $25

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have been imposed upon the owners of adjoining property.

The scheme has the merit of being applicable to single

blocks, and therefore of not involving so large a capital

outlay at one time as is entailed by a scheme of resump-

-tion. I have in my observations on this clause in the

course of the debate fully expressed these views.

6.

Section 49 introduces a compara-

-tively trifling amendment of Section 175 of the Principal

Ordinance. No attempt was made in Council to revive the

question of compensation under this Section of the Princi-

-pal Ordinance which formed the text of a somewhat lengthy

indictment by the Commissioners who reported on the

administration of the Sanitary and Building laws,

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The Council was only divided 4

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Enchorne No to the resp

times during the debate on the Bill. The first of these

divisions was on an amendment proposed by Mr. H. E.

Pollock, K.0., that in the amended Section 153 (2) the

word "shall" after the words "Building Authority" should

be altered to "may" (see page 54 of the Hansard debate).

Two Un-official Members voted with the Government against

the amendment. The second division (page 72) though

carried