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ORDINANCE No. 8 of 1856. 345


Buildings and Nuisances.


2. The foundations of every wall of a house shall be of the depth of not less 2. Foundations
of walls of houses.
than twice the thickness of the wall at the lowest story of the said
building ; and the lowest course of every such foundation shall be of not
less than twice the thickness of the wall at the said lowest story ; and
the height and thickness of the upper courses of such foundation shall
diminish gradually towards the upper surface thereof.

3. The floors of any one house shall not approach nearer than nine inches' 3. Floors in
general.
length towards the floors of any other house separated by a party wall
from the house first-mentioned ; And the space intervening between the
said two floors shall be properly and substantially built up with bricks or
stones as the case may be.

4. In the case of two or more houses separated from each other, or others, 4. Floors of
outside houses.
by one or more party walls, the external ends of the floors of the first
and last of the said houses shall be carried to and terminate at the space
of not less than nine inches from the outside of the external walls of the
said first and last houses respectively.

5. The floors and roofs of houses or verandahs shall in all cases abut upon 5. Supperts of
floors and roofs.
and rest against at least nine inches of solid brick or stone work, as the
case may be.

3. It shall not be lawful for any person to commence or (in the case of any works, 4 days' notice to
be given before
commencing or
the progress whereof shall have been for a period exceeding three months suspended) (in the case of
works suspended
to resume any works, until four days ' written notice of the intention to commence or for above 3
months) resum
resume the same shall have been given unto the Surveyor General at his office by the ing works.
person by or for whom such works are intended to be commenced, or resumed, and
every such notice shall specify the material particulars of the said intended works, and
any person commencing or resuming any works without having first given such notice
as aforesaid to the Surveyor General , or before the expiration of four days from the
giving thereof, shall for every such default forfeit and pay to Her Majesty a sum Penalty for every
default.
not exceeding fifty dollars nor less than ten dollars ; except where any inevitable Except in case of
inevitable neces
sity.
accident or emergency shall have occurred to make it necessary to commence or resume
any works immediately, in which case only it shall be lawful to commence or resume In which case
notice to be
given within two
the same, yet so as that written notice thereof and of the material particulars of such days after com
mencing or re
works shall within two days after commencing or resuming the same be given by the suming the
works.
person by or for whom the same were so commenced or resumed unto the said Surveyor
General at his office aforesaid.

4. In cases where any penalty shall have been incurred under the provisions of Works to be lia
ble in certain
cases to be aba
the section next immediately preceding, or where the Surveyor General shall be refused ted asa nuisance.
admittance to any tenement for the purpose of surveying or inspecting any works
thereon or therein commenced, resumed , or in progress, the said works shall be liable
to be abated as a nuisance.