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so far as relates to their remuneration, that it shall be lawful for her Majesty 

 to grant to each of such official referees and the said registrar a salary not 

 exceeding one thousand pounds by the year, in four equal quarterly pay- 

 ments ; and that if any such official referee or such registrar shall be ap- 

 pointed, or shall die, resign, or be removed from office, in the interval be- 

 tween two quarterly days of payment, then he shall be entitled to a propor- 

 tionate part of the salary for the period of such interval during which he 

 shall hold such appointment. 

 Schedule (C.)— Part l.—(See § 5.)— Rules for determining the Classes 



and Rates to which Buildings are to be deemed to belong for the purposes 



of this Act, and the Thicknesses of the Walls of Buildings of such 



Bates. 



Cl.^sses op Buildings. — For the purposes of this Act, all buildings of 



whatever kind, subject to the provisions thereof, are to be deemed to belone 

 to one or other of the following three classes ; that is to say— 



First Class.— K a building be built originally as a dwelling-house to be 

 occupied, or intended to be occupied as such— then it is to be deemed to 

 belong to the first, or dwelling-house class. 



Second Class.— U a building be built originally as a warehouse, storehouse 

 granary, brewery, distillery, manufactory or workshop, or be occupied or inl 

 tended to he occupied as such, or for a similar purpose— then it is to be 

 deemed to belong to the second or warehouse class. 



T/drd Class.— U a building be built originally as a church, cliapel, or other 

 place of public worship, college, hall, hospital, theatre, public concert-room 

 public ball-room, public lecture-room, public exhibition-room, or occupied or 

 intended to be occupied as such, or for a simUar purpose, or otherwise used 



SCHEDULE (C),— Parts II & III.— (&e § 5.) 

 Conditions for determining the Rates to which Buildings are to be deemed to belong, and the Tliickness of the External and of the Party Walls thereof. 



In reference to 

 Height. 



In reference to 

 Area. 



In reference to 

 Stories. 



than 22 ft., 



2. If more than 21 . 

 and not more than 33 

 ft.. 



3. If more than 



and not more than 47 

 ft.. 



- - It is to be of the 

 1st or Lowest Rate of 

 this Class. 



I. If the building - - If the building do - - If the building do 

 .^ ^".!'5i8^*'°**^ ™*''"^ "°*^ cover more than not contain in height 

 4 squares, more than '2 stories, 



- - or if it cover more;- - or if it contain 3 - ■ It is to be of the 

 than 4, and less thanlstories, |2d Rate. 



6 squares. 



Rate of Building. 



Requisite Thickness of External Walls of 

 each Rate of the First Class. 



Requisite Thickness of Party Walls of each 

 Rate of the First Class. 



or if it cover more 



than i;, and less than 



squares. 



4. If more than 47, - - or if it cover more 



and not more than 65 

 ft, 



If more than 65, 

 and not more than 82 



ft.. 



than 8, and less than 

 10 squares. 



or if it cover more 

 than 10, and less than 



- - or if it contain 

 stories, 



or if it contain 5 

 stories. 



12 squares. 



. If more than 82 - - or if it cover more 

 !ft.| than 12 squares. 



or if it contain 6 

 stories. 



And the thickness of the external walls .. And the thickness of the partv-waUs must 

 must be, at the least, 8i in. from the top ef be, at the least. IH in. from the top of the 

 the footing to the top of the wall. j footing to the top of the wall, 



And the thickness of the external walls .. And the thickness of the party. walls must 

 must he, at the least, 134 in. from the top of be, at the lea t 17^ in. from the top of the 

 the footmg to the under-side of the gutter- footing to the under side of tlie second floor ■ 

 plate; andat the least 8i in, from the under, and, at rhe least, 1^4 in. from the under-side 

 jSide of the plate to the top of the wall. of the second floor to the top of the wall. 



- Jt ia to be of the - - And the thickness of the external walls . . And the thickn-ss of the party-walls must 

 must be, at the least, 17^ in. from the top of be, at the least, 17iin. from the top of the 

 the tooling to the under-side of the second footing to the under-side of the third floor- 

 floor; and, at the least. IS^ii. from the and. at the least, 13^ in. from the under-side 

 under-sicle of the second floor to the under- of the tliird floor to the top of the wall 

 side of the gutter-plate ; and, at the least, 8J 

 in. from the under-side of tlie gutter-plate to 

 the top of the wall. 



And the thickness of the external walls 



3d Rate. 



- - It is to be of the 

 4th Rate. 



- It is to be of the 

 5th Kate. 



or if it contain 

 more than 6 stories^ 



- - It is to be of the 

 6th Rate, and of the 

 ;id Class. 



.. . ,„.. „ - And the thickness of the party. walls must 



must be. at the least. 17* m. from the top of be, at the least. 22 in. from the lop of the 

 the footing to the under-side of the third;footing to the under-side of the second floor; 

 floor ; and, at the least, 13.^ in. from the and, at the least, 17^ in. from the under-side 

 under-side of the third floor to the under-side of the second floor to the under-side of the 

 of the gutter-plate; and, at the least, 8i in. fifth floor; and, at the least, 13i in. from the 

 from the under-side ot the gutter-plate to the under-side of the fifth floor to the top of the 

 top of the wall. kyall. 



- - And the thickness of the external wallsl. . And the thickness of the party-walls must 

 must be, at the least. 22 in from the top of be. at the least, 22 in. from the t«p of the 

 the footing to the under-side of the second footing to the under side of the third floor - 

 floor; and, at the least 1/^ in. from the.and, at the least, 17^ in. from the under-side 

 under-side of the second floor to the under-'of the third floor to the top of the wall, 

 side of the fourth floor ; and, at the least. 13.^ 

 in. from the under-side of the fourth floor to 

 the under-side of the gutter-piate; and, at 

 the least, 8,^ in. from the under side ot the 

 gutter-plate to the top of the wall. 



And the thickness of the external walls 

 must be, at the least, 4 in. greater than is 

 hereby required for walls of the 5th rate. 



And the thickness of the party-walls must 

 he. at the least, 4 in. greater than is hereby 

 required for walls of the fifth rate. 



1. If the building 

 be in height not more 

 than 12 ft., 



2. If more than 12, 

 and not more than 22 

 ft., 



3. If more than 22, 

 and not more than 30 

 ft.. 



4. If more than 30, 

 and not more than 50 

 ft.. 



- - If the building do 

 not cover more than 

 6 squares, 



- - or if it cover more 

 than 6, and less than 

 10 squares. 



- - or if it cover more 

 than 10, and less than 

 18 squares. 



- - If the bviilding do 

 not contain in height 

 more than one story, 



- - or if it contain two 

 stories. 



- - It is to be of the - - And the thickness of the external walls 

 First or Lowest Rate must be, at the least, 8:^ in, from the top of 

 of this Class. the footing to the top of the wall. 



--It is to be of the - - And the thickness of the external walls 



Second Rate. 



5. If more than 50. 

 and not more than 65 



It.. 



6. If more than 65 

 ft.. 



or if it cover more 

 than 18, and less than 

 26 squares. 



er if it contain 

 three stories. 



- or if it contain five 

 stories. 



- It is to be of the 

 Third Rate. 



must be, at tbe least, 13^ in. from the top of 

 the footing to the under side of the gutter- 

 plate ; and, at the least, 8ii in. from the un- 

 der-sideof the gutter-plate to the top of the 

 wall. 



- - or if it cover more 

 than 26, and less than 

 35 squares, 



or if it cover more 

 than 35 squares. 



or if it contain sis 

 stories, 



or if it contain 

 more than six stories, 



- - It is to be of the 

 Fourth Rate. 



It is to be of the 

 Fifth Rate. 



- - It is to be of the 

 Sixth Rate, and of the 

 Third Class. 



- And the thickness of the external walls 

 ranst be, at the least. 17i in. from the top o( 

 the footing to the under-side of the second 

 floor ; and, at the least, 13^ in. from the un- 

 der-side of the second floor to the under-side 

 of the gutter-plate; and, at the least. 8i 

 from the under-side of the gutter-plate to the 

 top of the wall. 



- - And the thickness of the external walls 

 must be, at the least, 17^ in. from the top of 

 the footing to the undet-side of the third 

 floor; and, at the least. 13.^ in. from the un 

 der-side of the third floor to the under-sidf 

 of the gutter-plate; and, at the least. 8^ in. 

 from the under-side of the gutter-plate to the 

 top of the wall. 



And the thickness of the external walls 

 must be, at the least, 22iu. from the top ot 

 the footing to the under-side of the second 

 floor; and, at the least, 17^ in. from the un 

 der-side of the second floor to the uiider-sidt 

 of the fourth floor; and, at the least, 13^ in 

 from the under-side of the fourth floor to the 

 under-side of the gutter-plate; and, at the 

 least, 8^ in. from the under-side of thegutter- 

 plate to the top of the wall. 



- - And the thickness of the walls must be. 

 ;it the least, 4 in. thicker than is hereby re- 

 ijuiied for walls of the fitth rate. 



- - And the thickness of tbe party-walls must 

 be, at the least, 134 in- from the top of the 

 footing to the top of the wall. 



- - And the thickness of the party-walls must 

 be, at the least, 17^ in. from the top of the 

 footing to the un'Jer side of the second floor, 

 and l3:i in. from the under side of the second 

 floor to the top of the wall. 



And the thickness of the party-walls must 

 be. at the least, 17^ in. from the top of the 

 footing to the under-side of the third floor, 

 and, at the least, 13^ in. from the under-side 

 of the third floor to the top of the wall , 



And the thickness of the party-walls must 

 be, at the least, 22 in. from the top of the 

 fooling to the under-side of the second floor, 

 and. at the least, 17,i in. from the under-side 

 i)f the second floor to the under-side of the 

 tifth floor, and at the least, 13^ in, from the 

 under-side of the tifth floor to the top of the 

 wall. 



- - And the thickness of the party-walls must 

 be, at the least, 22 in, from the top of the 

 footings to the under-side of the third floor; 

 and, at tt-e least, 174 in- from the under-side 

 of the third floor to the top of the wall. 



And the thickness of the party-walls must 



be, at the least, 4 in. thicker than is hereby 

 required for walls of the fifth rate. 



