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inches wide by 3 feet high ; parlour and sitting-room fireplaces to 

 be 3 feet by 3 feet, all inside measure. Kitchen fireplace to have 

 droved jambs and lintel ; jambs to be 4 feet 4 inches by 1 foot 8 

 inches by 6 inches ; lintel, 5 feet by 9 inches by 6 inches. All 

 hearths to be of polished freestone, corresponding in length to out- 

 side of jambs ; to be 2 feet broad, and not less than 2 inches thick, 

 with proper back hearths complete. All hearths on the ground- 

 floor to be laid on strong rubble foundations, and bedded in lime 

 mortar. 



GhimnPAj Vents. — The vents to be carried up with easy turns, 

 and lined with fire-clay vent linings 10 inches diameter, carefully 

 jointed and close packed round with stone chips and lime mortar, 

 to be carried 6 inches above the chimney tops and finished with 

 a bead or roll ; lining of kitchen vent to be 1 2 inches diameter. 



Door Steps. — Flags will be placed at the outer doors, that for the 

 front door to be 5 feet 9 inches by 2 feet 6 inches by 2 inches, and 

 for the back 3 feet 9 inches by 2 feet by 2 inches, bedded in cement. 

 Upper steps in doorways to be 12 inches by 7 inches by the length 

 required to fit neatly in between rybats ; the upper step at front 

 door to have a bottle and fillet nosing. tSteps and flags to be of 

 polished freestone. 



Ventilation. — Four ventilating openings, 9 inches by 6 inches, 

 will be built in base of walls where shown, the stones for opening 

 on face of wall to be 18 inches by 18 inches by 7 inches droved 

 and splayed, and to have galvanised iron plates 9 inches by 6 

 inches (Cameron, Roberton, & Co.'s No. 40), securely fixed in. 



Drains. — The main drain, the line of which will be pointed out 

 by the architect, will be cut to an average depth of 2 feet, and laid 

 with 6-inch hard-burned glazed fireclay spigot and faucet pipes, 

 provided with all necessary bends, firmly bedded and carefully 

 jointed with Portland cement, and having a fall of 1 inch to the 

 yard. Build brick eye "where pointed out," for stop cock of 

 supply pipe from reservoir. Fill in drain after all connections 

 of piping are finished. Excavation to be made for cesspool 

 " where pointed out " 8 feet 6 inches under surface of ground, to 

 be built with wall IS inches thick of good rubble without lime, 

 covered over with strong covers 6 inches thick, having 9-inch wall 

 hold ; inside size of cesspool, 7 feet 6 inches by 4 feet by 6 feet. 

 Overflows to be formed from cesspool with 4-inch agricultural 

 drain pipes 2| feet deep. The total length of main drain will be 

 about 60 lineal yards, that of overflow drain about 15 lineal yards. 



