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the Webber-row area. Each of these buildings provide accommodation for 230 persons in 20 tenements
of two rooms and 25 tenements of three rooms. In December the Committee reported the near completion
of Algar-buildings and Dauncey-buildings on the Webber-row area, each providing for the same
amount of accommodation as Overy and Delarch-buildings. Only one block remained to be finished,
and on its completion accommodation would be provided for 1,130 persons. The number of persons
of the working class displaced by the scheme was 997.
Warner-street, Holbom, area.—This area had been represented in 1903 by the medical officer of
health of Holbom under Part I. of the Act, but the Council, anticipating that much of the
property on the area would be re-developed by the freeholders for commercial purposes, was unwilling
to incur the expenditure which would be involved in dealing with the area by scheme. . As the result
of representations by the Borough Council, the Local Government Board directed a local inquiry to be
held as to the correctness of the representation and other matters in connection therewith. At the
inquiry, which was held in June, 1906, a formal undertaking was given on behalf of the Chandos Land
and Building Society, the freeholders of the greater portion of the property comprised in the area, to
demolish forthwith the houses standing in the courts, and to carry out any other reasonable suggestions,
with a view to minimising or removing the more objectionable features which now exist. The other
owners also agreed to comply with requirements affecting their particular properties. The necessity for
a scheme under the act was thus obviated.
Proceedings under Part II. of the Act.
Providence-place, Poplar, scheme.—Under this scheme the Council was under the obligation
to provide accommodation for 400 persons of the working class, but, in view of the large amount of
vacant property in the neighbourhood, decided to make application to the Local Government Board for
an order authorising the modification of the scheme in order that the required accommodation should be
provided on vacant land in the possession of the Council in connection with the Southwark scheme.
A local inquiry was held, and the Local Government Board subsequently informed the Council that
it was prepared to release the Council from the obligation to rehouse on the Providence-place area,
that it would sanction the demolition of buildings on that area, and that it was not satisfied as to
the need of the provision of accommodation on the Southwark area.
Proceedings under Part III. of the Act.
White Hart-lane estate.—In February the Council accepted a tender of £11,415 for the erection
of 29 first-class and 23 third-class cottages and a further tender of £10,855 for the erection of 3 firstclass,
36 second-class, and 25 third-class cottages in the first part of the Tower-gardens section of this
estate.
Totterdown-fields, Tooting, estate.—The Housing of the Working Classes Committee reported in
April the completion of 126 cottages on section B of this estate, and that 20 more cottages were nearly
completed, making the accommodation on the estate sufficient for 3,462 persons in 464 tenements.
In May the Council accepted a tender of £9,650 for the erection of 21 cottages and 2 shops on the
estate. In June the Committee reported the near completion of 106 more cottages on section B, providing
accommodation for 684 persons, making in all accommodation for 4,164 persons in 570 tenements,
and in October the Council accepted a tender of £2,643 10s. for the erection of 12 cottages in Section A,
each cottage to contain three rooms, and a scullery.
Caledonian estate.—In October the Housing of the Working Classes Committee reported the
completion of the Bruce-buildings' on this estate, providing accommodation for 356 persons in 6
tenements of one room, 34 tenements of two rooms, 28 tenements of three rooms, and 4 tenements of
four rooms, raising the total accommodation on the estate to that for 1,388 persons.
Brixton-hill estate.—The Committee also reported, at the same time, that the erection of Briscoebuildings,
on this estate, was nearly completed. The buildings provide accommodation for 718 persons
in 10 tenements of two rooms, 73 tenements of three rooms, and 30 tenements of four rooms.
Provision for persons displaced by street improvements.
New King's-road, Fulham.—In October the Committee reported the completion on this estate
of Bearcroft-buildings, accommodating 220 persons, in 10 tenements of two rooms, and 30 tenements
of three rooms. The provision was made for the accommodation of persons displaced by the widening
of Fulham Palace-road and High-street.
Proceedings by district councils.
Ilampstead.—Dwellings erected in Lower Cross-road, under Part III. of the Act, were completed
during the year. They provide accommodation for 248 persons in 12 tenements of two rooms,
20 tenements of three rooms, and 10 tenements of four rooms.
Chelsea.—Pond House, containing 31 tenements, and provided under Part III. of the Act,
was completed' in 1906.
Kensington.—Concerning the steps taken for improving the condition of Kenley-street, Notting
Dale locality, Dr. Dudfield reports as follows :—"With few exceptions, all of the houses in the street
were acquired ; most of those on the north side, 26 in number, have been remodelled (two were rebuilt),
and provision made for 58 self-contained suites, of two and three rooms, now occupied by persons of