There are many ways of constructing these, but three methods adopted where cost is a consideration are as follows: - (1) Planting 7 in. by 2 in. deals on the face of a wall; (2) framing timbers together the half thickness of the wall and then tilling in the panels with rough deal studs to receive the laths and plaster; and (3) using metal lathing instead of the ordinary deal laths. These methods have only cheapness to recommend them. To properly construct such a. building, the timbers of all the angles should be the full thickness of a 9-in. wall, in fact, 9 in. by 9 in.; sills, 9in. by 6in.; heads, 9in. by 6in.; other timbers, such as curved pieces, studs, and rails, 6in. by 4 in. The timbers are grooved on the sides, jointed together by the mortise and tenon joint, and secured by 1-in. oak pegs, to project 3/4in. from the face of the wood. The sills should project 1 1/2in. from the face of the brickwork, and be moulded ami throated on the edge. Between the timbers - that is, in the panels - this is filled with 4 1/2-in. priekwork, 1 in. back from the face of the wood, to allow of sufficient room for the stucco.

Behind the whole of the timber framing another 4 1/2-in. wall is built, to make it the full thickness of the wall below; consequently the timbers that are the full thickness of the wall will be seen from the inside, which should be covered with flat-headed nails to form a key for the plaster. After this, the outside of the panels is covered with Birmingham adamant cement work to 5/8 in. in thickness, the groove in the timbers acting as a key. The timbers are coated twice with Carboliueum Avenarius, once before fixing and once after, so that the blackness of the timber may contrast p easantly with the whiteness of the plaster. Memel, deal, pitch pine, and oak are each used in the construction of half-timber framing. Good red deal, if it were possible to obtain it in the sizes required, would be preferable to pitch pine, which is liable to crack and open under the influence of the weather, but the use of deal is, from the cause already mentioned, greatly restricted, pitch pine being chosen instead.

In the majority of cases, oak is out of the question on account of its cost; but, if a good job is required, and when expense is not a prominent consideration, oak is the wood to be used.