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— Chaotic Building Laws. I Mr J. W. Simpson's suggestion for a London Building Court is a matter of some interest to the metropolis, and to a less extent to the great provincial towns, but it is to be feared that we shall have to wait a good many years before his proposal takes the form of an Act of Parliament. It is not that there is little need of reform in the laws governing the erection of new buildings; on the contrary there is the most extreme need for some system which would evolve order out of the present chaos. As to whether Mr Simpson's plan would produce that result is a matter worthy of more discussion than it is likely to receive, but it may be stated briefly that he sug- gests the erection of a court of Building 'for London, on the lines of the Dean of Guild Courts of Scotland, which are in- vested with very large powers in respect of construction, foundations, ventilation, party walls, drainage, the relation of one build- ing to another, light, local bye-laws, and other such matters. Whatever the proper remedy may be ANY WELL-REGULATED REFORM of the present system would be a great boon both to builders and to the general public. There are at least eleven Acts of Parlia- ment with which the builder is supposed to be familiar, with whose provisions he is — — expected to comply. How far he is likely to succeed in understanding them may be gathered from an opinion quoted by Mr Simpson, who states that a prominent dis- trict surveyor was invited by a member of the London County Council to deliver a lecture on The real building law of Lon- don." It would not be unreasonable to suppose that he knew as much about the subject as anvbody, but he declined the task, adding that he did not know any man who had the ability to give such a lecture If an experienced district surveyor was unable to say what the law is it is scarcely likely that a builier would be able to grasp it; yet it is assumed that he is acquainted with the whole of the eleven statutes, as well as the suoplemeutary regu- lations and bye-laws of the County Council and local authority. The result has been to produce a state of constant friction be- tween the builders &nd the authorities. Here and there we find a litigious builder, who takes a delight in carrying disputed points to the courts, but sooner or later he generally tires of that somewhat EXPENSIVE AMUSEMENT. He may argue the case himself, as he often does, but more often than not, the eleven Acts and the administrative regulations are too much for him and he finds mulcted in heavy costs. From the point of view of the public, a more rational system than that which at present obtains would be exceed- ingly advantageous.

INQUEST.

LLANDENNY. I

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