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of the New York code is dealt with partly by the London Building Act, and

## partly by the local by-laws. Parts 23 and 24 of the New York code are not

dealt with in the English acts at all. In America the standard quality for all materials is set out, but in no English acts do we find the definition of the quality of timber, new materials, steel, &c. Iron and steel construction is in its infancy in England as compared with America, and probably this accounts for no special regulations being in force; but