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II. The Local Government Board are desirous of obtaining
information as to the operations of Sections 14 and 15 of the Housing
and Town Planning Act, 1909, and as to the action taken by Local
Authorities under Section 15 during the year ending March 31st, 1913.
Two circular letters, dated April 14th, addressed to our Clerk,
of which the above details are abstract, and two forms with a number
of enquiries in each. These, I suppose, are intended to be confirmatory
of the Annual Report of the M.O.H.
CLOSING ORDERS.
Skilton Cottages (five houses in Barrowfield Lane). I made
a detailed inspection of these five dilapidated houses in December, 1911,
and in February the Council made a closing order on the owner under
Section 17 of the Housing and Town Planning Act, but in June we
were able to report that these houses had been demolished by the owners,
thus saving further trouble.
Eaton Place. Closing orders had been served in May, 1911,
under Section 17, and on March 12th, 1912, a demolition order was
issued by the Council with reference to Nos. 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11, and
in June our Engineer reported that they had been demolished by his
Department in default of the owners doing so.
Concrete Building rear of the Crescent. Closing Order with
reference to this building had been issued in May, 1911, under Section 17;
this was followed by a demolition order dated 12th March, 1912, and here
again in default of the owners doing so, the Engineer demolished it, and
so reported in September.
St. Mary's Gardens. On November 12th, Closing Orders
were issued under Section 17 of the Housing and Town Planning Act, with
reference to Nos. 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62,
and 63—sixteen houses ; and on the same date my Council made orders
under Section 15 of the same Act requiring the repairs specified in the
schedule to be completed within 28 days at the following houses, Nos.
40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 54, and 55—seven houses. It is only fair that I should
record that in our operations in this road we are receiving every
assistance from Mr. Martin, of Chingford, who has recently purchased
the property.
THE TOWN PLANNING COMMITTEE.
The first meeting of this Committee was held on March 13th, 1911,
and it was then recommended that the Engineer be instructed to have a
plan of the district prepared and hung in the South Committee room, the