The fall to carry off storm waters and general drainage should be moderate, and in the direction of the river, or lower points on other sides either natural or artificial. Watercourses and wells should be filled up. If the hills on which are marked the Houses of Parliament on the North and the Residence of the Governor General on the South are too steep for buildings they could be reduced by dynamite until a sufficiently lower elevation is made. The value of the positions for the great buildings is undoubted. If Red Hill on Western Side of Government House is too steep for Railway Station and Goods Shed they could be placed on the Eastern Side, and markets and Sports Oval could also be transferred to that side, changing position with State House and Military Barracks.
Tramways also go by.
The streets being 200 feet wide will allow a row of stately trees on each side, the centre being taken by a double row of Tramlines. These lanes can carry part of the sewers, gas and water pipes, which can be connected with various premises through the backway. By limiting the depth of blocks to 220 ft. most of the business premises may be carried through from street to lane, thus ensuring a fresh air movement through the buildings, and giving ample light which will not be curtailed by dividing or party walls. It will allow much of the cartage work being done through the back entrance, and keep the streets clear for pedestrians. It will also prevent as far as possible small lanes and back slums, which are the haunts of the vicious and the abodes of vice and crime.