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The cost per room of the buildings on the above oontracts is £92—
the original estimate of the Housing Committee being £90 per room.
Mr. Charles Wall, the general contractor for the building, undertook to
complete the work in 14 months from the date of sealing of the contract.
On the contract for the foundations a saving of £473 2s. 8d. has been
effected, the whole amount paid to Messrs. Foster & Dicksee, the
contractors, being £3,445 17s. 9d., instead of £3,919. This saving
was rendered possible by the fine gravel covering a portion of the site,
it being possible to reduce the thickness of the concrete foundations
where the gravel was of good quality and depth.
No loan has as yet been negotiated to pay for the erection of the
Dwellings, but this matter is now receiving the attention of the Council.
A question of ancient lights has been raised by the freeholder of the
land at the rear of Danvers-street, adjoining the eastern boundary of
the site in respect of Stanley Cottage, at the rear of No. 35, Danversstreet,
and also by the occupying tenant and leaseholders of the above
house, it being alleged that the erection of the middle block of the
Council's dwellings will interfere with the air and light of a staircase
window in the western wall of Stanley Cottage. This matter is also
now receiving the attention of the Council.
Considerable progress was made in 1903 with the ereotion of the
new blocks of dwellings on the site.

Taking the average number of persons per house as 8, 448 persons
have been displaced during the year 1903 owing to the demolitions.