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(ii) Number of undertakings in respect of part of a
building accepted under Section 18 1
(iii) Number of Closing Orders made in respect of a
part of a building Nil
(iv) Number of Closing Orders determined 1
(v) Number of undertakings cancelled, the part of the
building or underground rooms having been
rendered fit 1
E. Proceedings under Sections 42—54, Housing Act,
1957:—
(i) Number of Clearance Areas represented to Council
under Section 42 3
(ii) Number of houses included in Clearance Areas in
(i) above 57
(iii) Number of Clearance Orders made under Section
43 3
(iv) Number of properties demolished following
ance Orders made ... ... ... Nil
3. Housing Act, 1957: Unfit Houses.
The representation of Grove Terrace and Motes Cottages was
made early in the year; a public inquiry was held by the Minister of
Housing and Local Government in June and confirmation of the
Clearance Order was received late in September. By the end of the
year progress was being made in the rehousing of the families in this
area.
Clearance Orders were also made by the Council in respect of
Orchard Cottages and Orchard Road and in respect of Nos. 1-15,
Garden Road. These Orders had not been confirmed by the end of
the year and a further public inquiry was anticipated early in 1960.
Representations were made to the Council on two individual
unfit houses (310, Kew Road and 2, Water Lane) and meetings were
arranged for the owners to submit proposals as to the future user of
these properties; final decisions had not been reached by the end of
1959.
The condition of three basement properties (82, Church Road,
81a and 81b, Mount Ararat Road) were reported during the year as