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bathroom and summer kitchen, $4,000. With 6 or 7 

 rooms, exclusive of bathroom and summer kitchen, 

 $4,500. 



3. PubHc money may be advanced for building houses on sites 

 owned by (a) The Provincial Government or municipality, (b) 

 housing societies or companies, comprising groups of citizens assoc- 

 iated to promote good housing, dividends payable by such societies 

 or companies being limited to 6 per cent, (c) or owners of lots for the 

 purpose of erecting houses for their own occupancy. 



4. The Federal loan will be repayable by the province over a 

 period of 20 years, provided that it may be extended to 30 years in 

 respect of any portion of the loan which the Provincial Government 

 may decide to re-lend for thirty years for such purposes as purchasing 

 land or erecting buildings of a more durable class. Repayments by 

 the provinces on account of federal loans may be made quarterly, 

 if so desired, or otherwise as may be agreed upon.* 



The Halifax disaster occurred shortly after our Ninth Annual 

 Meeting. Our Town Planning Adviser, Mr. Thomas Adams was 

 requested to visit the city and prepare a report respecting the recon- 

 struction and planning of the devastated area. The schemes recom- 

 mended by him were adopted by the Relief Commission and by the 

 City Council of Halifax. The latest information, however, indicates 

 that the plans are not being carried out in their entirety. The first 

 steps in connection with the preparation of a scheme for the whole 

 city have been taken, but it is regrettable that the Relief Commission 

 has no expert adviser. 



The St. John town-planning scheme has reached the final stage 

 but still awaits the approval of the City Council and of the Provin- 

 cial Government. The results obtained are not, however, com- 

 pletely satisfactory, as no accurate topographical map of the area 

 was available, and the city was unable to find the money for the 

 surveys. We are endeavouring to induce one of the Federal Depart- 

 ments to undertake the work of making such surveys of the vicinity 

 of the principal cities of Canada. 



The Province of Prince Edward Island has passed into law the 

 Town-Planning Act draughted by the Commission. When the De- 

 velopment Board, authorized by this Act, is appointed, Mr. Adams 

 will co-operate with them in the formulation of a town-planning 

 scheme for the new town of Port Borden. 



At the request of Hon. Mr. Taschereau, Minister of Public 

 Works for Quebec, Mr. Adams is preparing a draft Town-Planning 

 Act for that province. If passed, British Columbia will be then 

 the only province without such legislation. 



Mr. Adams has supervised the town-planning of the town of 

 Kipawa, Que., for the Kipawa Fibre Co. The present plan provides 



•For further details respecting the loan for housing, see Append L\ \'. 



