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the buildings forming the general line of buildings therein, and contains
other provisions relating to timber yards.
Clause 176 provides that tablets, &c., attaolied after the commencement
of the Act to the external walls of buildings for the purposos of advertisement
shall be constructed of fire-resisting materials throughout, and shall
not be so placed as to cover more than one-fourth of the area of any window,
Clause 179 provides penalties for offences against the Act,
Clause 180 deals with exceptions from certain provisions of the Act,
Clause 185 is the definition clause.
Clauses 186 to 192 relate to the repeal of existing onactments, bye-laws,
&c., made and officers appointed, &c., under repealed Acts, the extent of
the Act and its title, and provide that it shall come into operation on tho
1st of January next after tho passing thereof.
The first schedule contains regulations with regard to the structure of
buildings.
The second schedule prescribes the materials which are to be deemed
fire-resisting.
The third schedule prescribes the fees payable to District Surveyors.
The fourth schedule sets out the enactments to bo repealed.
This Board in January last suggested to the London County Council that
Parliamentary powers should bo obtained, when opportunity arose, requiring
persons to send in proper plans with the notices of buildings and
drains given to local authorities under section 76 of the Metropolis Management
Act, 1855. This subject is not dealt with by the Bill, but the section
above-mentioned is not in any way interfered with.
The suggestions in the foregoing report were generally
adopted by the Board, and the Clerk was instructed to
give evidence before the Parliamentary Committee in
support of Clauses 19 and 20, which were inserted in
the Bill at the request of the Board. The Bill is now
under the consideration of a Committee o! the House
of Commons.
The Board petitioned against the Police Bill, which
proposed to transfer the control of the policc of the
Metropolis from the Home Secretary to the London
County Council. The Bill has not yet been read a second
time.
The Board petitioned in favour of the Public Buildings
(London) Bill, the object of which is to empower local
c