Several members, while congratulating: the Housing' Committee upon, their' valuable report, expressed doubts as to the practical steps. that should be taken for implementing the report at the present time. Doubt was expressed as tothe practical value of the educative work proposed, whereas it was felt that coorelve methods would result in organized position. It was stressed "that a definite distinction should be drawn between" existing" dwellings and. dwellings constructed in the' future.
'The Works Commitice finally de-welded to recommend to the Council the adoption of the report while noting that such adoption involves the' adoption, together with the recom= mendations, "of the principle laid down by the Housing Committee that the Council can only proceed with the greatest circumspection and that the work' of improvement. should proceed piecemeal and gradually and be regarded as educative and persuasive "rather than coercive. "They further recommended the engagement two additional Assistant Clerks Works as recommended by the Commissioner of Public Works and the formation of a permanent Committee of interested Departments as outlined above to study and report upon. the Subjects specified in Recommendation No. 11 of the Housing Committee's Report,
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