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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 207, 27 May 1920, Page 5

The dispute'over.tho height of rooms prescribed by the Scottish building regulations is still in progress. Tho board stands firmly to its maximum of 8 feet (i inches. Glasgow took the advice of a ■number of experts, every one of whom was content with (he .8 feet fi inch eeilili" In tho upper floors the Government would hot put anything liiqro than 8 feet in the houses it was building, but tho Glasgow Corporation was also giving a, height of 8 feet 0 inches in upper floors, and paying the difference (about .815 per' house) itself. It wan stated that in England the ceilings were 7 feet n inches and 8 feet. It was sflid that people wanted high rollings merely because they were used to them, although, in fact, thev were- often a harbour for foul air. Most of the representatives of local authorities, howovor, were strongly in favour of 9 feet as. tho height. The point of tho dispute k that the Government will not give 'housing grants in ibepect of rooms which nro higher than the 8 feet 0 inches. The object of these conferences is that where a council is carrying out a housing tsohomo it mny havo highor ceilings, arid .Vet retain the Government grant