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PRIVIES, WATER CLOSETS AND LATRINES.

151. Construction and dimensions of privies regulated.

152. Ventilation of privics and latrines and rendering of walls with cement. 153. Construction of floors of prívies and latrines specified.

154. Privies and latrines not to be connected directly with drain or sewer. 155, Direct connection of water-service with privies, etc., prohibited.

156. Hercptacle and seat in privy required.

157. Construction of water closets and urinals without permission prohibited,

158. Privics to be provided in factories and other industrial establishments. 159. Intrines to be provided for tenement houses.

160. Inadequate provision of Intrines to be dealt with by Sanitary Commissioner.

PUBLIC LATRINES.

161. Sanction of the Bourd to be obtained before erection of a public latrine.

162. Application by Board to Government for additional public latrines. 163. Notification of intention to erect a public latrine.

164. Objections to such erection.

165. Resolution of the Legislative Council necessary where objection is made,

166. No injunction to be granted or suit to be brought in certain cases.

167. Existing Government public latrines protected from injunction.

168. Board to control Government public latrines.

169. Saving clause preserving existing rights.

OPEN SPACES, SCAVENGING LANES, ETC.

170. (1.) Open spaces to be provided for existing buildings. (2) Buildings with two main front- (3) Modifications in special cases. (4) Obst uctions in such open spaces prohibited.

ages.

171. Open space or arra to be provided between new building and hill side.

172. Subsoil drainage of such open spaces or areas.

173. Structures in areas prohibited.

174. Open spaces in the rear of new buildings on land not yet sold by the Crown.

175. Open spaces in the rear of new buildings on land already sold by the Crown. The Bill provides that the open spaces in the rear of new buildings shall bear a definite proportion to the roofed over area of the buildings and if the mean of the three scales which now exist (namely section 54 of the Public Health Ordinance of 1901, section 56 of the same Ordinance, and the Schedule of the Praya Reclamation Ordinance No. 16 of 1889, all three of which should be now repealed) be taken, it will be found that the new scale is not much in excess of the existing ones. It will be observed moreover that the erection of one-storey kitchens, bath-rooms and latrines in the open spaces, or yards is permitted, which is an advantage not permitted by the existing sanitary laws.

176. Further provisions in regard to open spaces around buildings on land not yet sold by the

Crown.

177. Further provisions in regard to open spaces around buildings on land already sold by the Crown. It appears to be necessary, especially in connection with buildings abutting on private streets, to provide for the preservation of the open spaces in front of buildings as well as in the rear,

PUBLIC STREETS.

178. Preparation of plan of projected public streets and lunes by the Building Authority. The Ordinance should ¡definitely lay down that a plan is to be prepared of all pro- jected streets in the districts not yet built upon but which are available for purchase, so that intending purchasers of Crown land may be in a position to design their buildings to the best advantage.

PRIVATE STREETS.

179. New private strects to be approved by the Building Authority,

180. Width of new private streets regulated,

181. Space in front of new buildings in private stre-ts.

182. Obstruction of streets by buildings prohibited.

183. Maintenance and lighting of private back streets and lanes,

184. Maintenance and lighting of private front streets and lanes,

HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS.

185. Limitation of height of buildings. It is essential that the height of all buildings hereafter erected (with perhaps one small exception,) should be limited to a maximum of one and a half times the width of the street on which such buildings front, and in ease of land not yet