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Appendix.
37
Prevailing Conditions.
(1) How many inhabited houses are there in the district
which are not and cannot be made fit for human
habitation? 22
(2) Number of persons inhabitating these houses 60
(3) How many houses are already subject to
(a) Closing Orders? 2
(b) Demolition Orders? 0
(4) How many houses are seriously defective but can be
made habitable? 13
Proposed Action.
(5) What immediate action is contemplated by the Local
Authority with regard to
(a) Houses which are not and cannot be made fit
for human habitation ?
So soon as the present demand for houses is less
serious the District Council's Housing Committee will
proceed by Closing Orders under the Housing Acts.
(b) Houses which are seriously defective but can
be made habitable ?
So soon as the present demand for houses is less
serious the District Council's Housing Committee will
proceed by either (a) Closing Orders, or (b) by notice
under Section 28 of the 1919 Housing Act.
(6) Within what time is it contemplated that conditions
will be such as to warrant the demolition of
the houses which are not and cannot be made fit for
human habitation ?
Three years.
Section V Map.
A map of the district, coloured as directed below, should
be forwarded with this completed form.
Neutral Tint.—Any considerable areas which, although
in fair sanitary condition, nevertheless for one reason or