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7. Bradford No scheme.
8. Nottingham Schemes under Artisans', &c., Dwellings Act, 1875,
and under Housing of Working Classes Act, 1890.
9. West Ham No scheme under Housing of Working Classes Act,
1890. Under Part III., Housing of Working
Classes Act, 1890, has erected fifty-four double
tenement houses, each plot of 15 feet frontage
costing £41 16s. 0d., and further plots of 19 feet
frontage purchased at £56 9s. 0d.
10. Hull No scheme under Housing of Working Classes Act,
1890.
11. Salford Prices paid per square yard for land under the
Housing of Working Classes Act have been
£4 16d. 3d., £2 17s. 5d., £2 2s. 10d., and
£1 10s. 5d. It is proposed to buy land at 15s. per
square yard for additional houses.
12. Newcastle-upon-Tyne. No scheme under Housing of Working Classes Act,
1890. About twenty years ago considerable work
was done under the Artisans', &c., Dwellings Act,
1875.
13. Leicester No scheme. Propose erecting dwellings on part of old
Corporation estate.
14. Portsmouth A scheme about 1894, which proved to be very
expensive. The area, 3,136 square yards, was
cleared, and the total cost of the land was £4000,
that is, £1 5s. 6d. per square yard. The land was
sold by auction, with the restriction upon it to
construct houses according to plans approved by the
Authority and the Local Government Board, for
£640.
15. Oldham No scheme.
16. Sunderland One scheme, costing £2 14s. 1d. per square yard.
Land worth about 7s. 6d. per square yard
Enhanced price should be put down to widening of
street, &c.
17. Cardiff No scheme.
18. Blackburn No scheme.
19. Brighton No. 1 area, deducting sale of material and land, cost
per square yard £1 15s. 11d.; No. 2 area, deducting
sale of material and land (with restriction upon it
to build only artisans' dwellings) cost per square
yard £2 3s. 5d.; No. 3 area still under negotiation.
Additional land purchased elsewhere for 6s. 6d. per
square yard.
20. Bolton No scheme. During 1895 to 1899 some 113 houses
have been demolished as "obstructive buildings."
21. Preston No scheme under Housing of Working Classes Act.
No lack of houses for the labouring classes or
artisans.
22. Croydon No scheme. Erected 10 cottages under a local act for
improvement, the land costing £1,950.