Post by nzbc on Jul 24, 2016 19:53:53 GMT 12
Chinese and Assyrian Premises.
Demolition Recommended
The Sanitary Inspector reported to tne Borough Council last night on the local Chinese and Assyrian premises. The report was a bulky one and the following cv.tracts are made from it :—
The premises of J. Kwong Leo and Wong Hop, the Square, were found to Be thoroughly clean n.nd a credit to the occupants. *
Hum Kee's premises were also very satisfactory with one or two small exceptions. There was an accumulation of fruit cases in the yard..
Joe Lee? s laundry in Georgestreet was " very clean throughout," " rooms lofty and well ventilated.'.'
A laundry in Main-street was thus referred' to : —Ott first floor, one room three beds ; two rooms, two beds each. Tfaese are both badly lighted and ventilated, air :.paco being only sufficient for one bed. There are also six other rooms on the same landing wita one bed in each. These are well lighted and can be ventilated by open window, the whole o<l the upper portion of the 'building being in a very unsatisfactory condition as regards cleanliness, and a very bad odour filling the whole of the building on the ground floor. There arc two ironingl rooms, kitchen and dining room, wjiich, together with the back portion, of the 'building, are none too clean."
Another Main-street dwelling ■: — " Two persons reside in the premises, no 'drainage, premises are very oW, rotten, and worm eaten, and in my opinion' not tit for human -habitation-, and should be demolished."
A Chinese garden, in Fitz-herbort-street :—ln the main building' there are three small rooms containing seven 'beds. A lean-to tliereJi-om is small,, ami contains four beds in one room, which is very small, and. in my opinion, there is not sufficient air space. The whole of the :;-uilding is overcrowded. Ventilation and light are 'very bad. A large shed some distance from th* above building is used, as, a store-room, and there are sleeping apartments in the portion called the loft cv attic containing five beds. «.valls very low, scarcely any light, ventilation bad, a small open place attached thereto is used as a stable.-, At the back of. this one man sleeps, there being only a partition between him and the stable. The whole of the above buildings X cc-n----skler 'quite unlit for human habitation "on account of buildings being old and decayed. No particular drainage. \V*iat there is j uus through- an open channel and soaks into the ground. There is also a large heap ol stable manure about one chain from the street which smells very badly. If it is allowedto be kept it should be put further back.
The reports on the Ruahine, Te Awe Awe, and Fitzherbert-street gardens were satisfactory-Ferguson-street garden-. — Main building : Two rooms on ground floor in which five men sleep. Above is an attic with- very 10-w_ walls, no light or ventilation. Four others sleep here, and to get into ted it is necessary for them to stoop very low. There are within- a few feet oi the above building a number of old sheds which are used as storerooms, stables, etc. A portion of the store-room is also used as a sleeping, apartment' for one man. No' particular drainage. " . . . The
buildings are very old and rotten and not lit for 'human habitation, and should certainly be demolished in the interests of public health-.
As soon as an officer of the Health Department arrives in town I shall make a point of visiting these houses in company with him for the purpose of condemning where necessary. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19040309.2.22
Demolition Recommended
The Sanitary Inspector reported to tne Borough Council last night on the local Chinese and Assyrian premises. The report was a bulky one and the following cv.tracts are made from it :—
The premises of J. Kwong Leo and Wong Hop, the Square, were found to Be thoroughly clean n.nd a credit to the occupants. *
Hum Kee's premises were also very satisfactory with one or two small exceptions. There was an accumulation of fruit cases in the yard..
Joe Lee? s laundry in Georgestreet was " very clean throughout," " rooms lofty and well ventilated.'.'
A laundry in Main-street was thus referred' to : —Ott first floor, one room three beds ; two rooms, two beds each. Tfaese are both badly lighted and ventilated, air :.paco being only sufficient for one bed. There are also six other rooms on the same landing wita one bed in each. These are well lighted and can be ventilated by open window, the whole o<l the upper portion of the 'building being in a very unsatisfactory condition as regards cleanliness, and a very bad odour filling the whole of the building on the ground floor. There arc two ironingl rooms, kitchen and dining room, wjiich, together with the back portion, of the 'building, are none too clean."
Another Main-street dwelling ■: — " Two persons reside in the premises, no 'drainage, premises are very oW, rotten, and worm eaten, and in my opinion' not tit for human -habitation-, and should be demolished."
A Chinese garden, in Fitz-herbort-street :—ln the main building' there are three small rooms containing seven 'beds. A lean-to tliereJi-om is small,, ami contains four beds in one room, which is very small, and. in my opinion, there is not sufficient air space. The whole of the :;-uilding is overcrowded. Ventilation and light are 'very bad. A large shed some distance from th* above building is used, as, a store-room, and there are sleeping apartments in the portion called the loft cv attic containing five beds. «.valls very low, scarcely any light, ventilation bad, a small open place attached thereto is used as a stable.-, At the back of. this one man sleeps, there being only a partition between him and the stable. The whole of the above buildings X cc-n----skler 'quite unlit for human habitation "on account of buildings being old and decayed. No particular drainage. \V*iat there is j uus through- an open channel and soaks into the ground. There is also a large heap ol stable manure about one chain from the street which smells very badly. If it is allowedto be kept it should be put further back.
The reports on the Ruahine, Te Awe Awe, and Fitzherbert-street gardens were satisfactory-Ferguson-street garden-. — Main building : Two rooms on ground floor in which five men sleep. Above is an attic with- very 10-w_ walls, no light or ventilation. Four others sleep here, and to get into ted it is necessary for them to stoop very low. There are within- a few feet oi the above building a number of old sheds which are used as storerooms, stables, etc. A portion of the store-room is also used as a sleeping, apartment' for one man. No' particular drainage. " . . . The
buildings are very old and rotten and not lit for 'human habitation, and should certainly be demolished in the interests of public health-.
As soon as an officer of the Health Department arrives in town I shall make a point of visiting these houses in company with him for the purpose of condemning where necessary. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19040309.2.22