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public or private street or wood building; but if either of the sides or part of any one or more of them be enclosed, the enclosing wall must be built of the materials and dimensions required for other buildings of the same height and similar situation. No wall already erected and made use of as an enclosing wall shall be used in any way as a supporting wall without the consent of the Owner and Building Surveyor, enclosing fence walls may be built of wood or iron, or both to a height not exceeding six feet.

Contractors Sheds.

37. Nothing in the foregoing regulations shall prevent any contractors or builders temporary office, sheds, and workshops from being erected of wood or iron on any building site during such building operations, provided that special application be made to and permission be granted by the City Council.

Fees payable.

38. Before proceeding to erect, alter, add to or renew any building, or to execute any other work placed under the control and supervision of the City Council in these regulations, the builder, owner, or occupier shall pay to the Building Surveyor of the City of Auckland the fees due upon the same according to the following schedule:—

Schedule of fees.

For every privy ... | £0 5s 0d | £0 5s 0d |

For every chimney built of brick or stone, for a steam engine, brewery distillery, or manufactory, provided that such chimney be erected subsequently to the building ... | £1 0s 0d | £0 10s 0d |

Fees for Special Duties.

For inspecting a cutting into, or alteration of any existing chimney, (except for the insertion of ventilators) ... | £0 10s 0d |

For inspecting any iron smoke funnel erected for manufacturing purposes, erected subsequently to the building ... | £0 10s 0d |

For inspecting every detached stove, furnace, oven, close fire, or forge, erected subsequently to the building ... | £0 10s 0d |

Modifications.

39. If, in the opinion of the City Council a full compliance with these regulations, or any of them, would needlessly affect with injury the course and operations of business, or be attended with great loss and inconvenience to any persons without a corresponding benefit to the community, the City Council may on special application relax the strict observance of any regulation, or modify the same, provided that such other terms as they may impose be complied with by the applicant.

Disputes.

40. If any dispute shall arise between the Building Surveyor and any persons respecting the meaning or operation of any of the foregoing regulations, the question at issue shall be referred by the Building Surveyor to the City Council for their adjudication.

THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS SHALL APPLY EXCLUSIVELY TO AND BE ENFORCED WITHIN THE SAID INNER AREA OF THE CITY:

Roof Coverings.

41. The external parts of any roof, flat or gutter of any building hereafter to be built, and the external parts of every turret, dormer, lantern-light, or other erection on the roof or flat of such building, must be covered with slates, tiles, or metal, glass, artificial stone, or cement, except the door-frames and doors; window-frames and sashes of such turrets, dormers, lantern-lights, or other erections which may be made of such wood as shall be necessary.

42. If the external parts of any roof, flat, or gutter of any building already built, or the external parts of any turret, dormer, lantern-light, or other erection on the roof or flat of such building be rebuilt, stripped, ripped, or uncovered, then every such part (except the door-frames and doors, window-frames and sashes of such turrets, dormers, lantern-lights, or other erections) must be covered with slates, tiles, or metal, glass, artificial stone, or cement; and such excepted parts may be made of such wood as shall be necessary.

Non-combustible Materials.

43. It shall not be lawful to erect, alter, add to, either in length, breadth, or height, renew or repair the external walls, party walls, and chimneys of any building with wood or other combustible material, except as allowed for repairs in section 44 of these regulations.

Repairs.

44. The external walls composed of wood or iron of any building already erected may be repaired with the same materials of which they are composed, provided that such repairs extend only to the outer or inner lining of the walls and not to the studding or plates.

Eaves.

45. The external wall of any building hereafter erected may be finished with projecting eaves instead of a parapet, provided that such external wall be distant at least 15 feet from any building detached from that of which it forms a part.

Cesspools.

46. Every cesspool to a privy, and every cesspool for the reception of drainage sunk, must be built all round with brick or stone walls, in mortar or cement at least 8½ inches thick; but no cesspool for the reception of drainage shall be constructed unless there shall be existing, or shall be built, a good and sufficient air-tight drain leading from such drainage cesspool to a common sewer, and no cesspool to a privy must be sunk at a less distance than 2 feet from the land of any adjoining owner.

Privies.

47. Every privy hereafter erected in the yard or area of any building must have walls of bricks or stone at least 8½ inches thick, and be roofed with iron or slates, or other incombustible material, and must have a door, and be properly enclosed, screened, and fenced from public view.

Iron Buildings.

48. Buildings in the rear of main buildings used as offices, outhouses, or for stabling, standing a distance of 10 feet from any street, lane or wood building, and at least 7 feet 6 inches from ground not in the same occupation and liable to be built upon, may be erected, if properly framed together of wood and securely covered externally with galvanised corrugated iron; provided such buildings do not exceed 18 feet in height from the floor to the top of the wall plate, without fireplaces, furnaces, ovens, or forges, or any internal lining of wood.