Floor-space

Second, to appropriate the wall-surface and a part of the floor-space of the western wing of the building to mineralogy and geology.

When the court is used at quarter sessions and petty sessions several magistrates sit together, so that the floor-space of the bench ought to be considerable, sufficient perhaps for ten or twelve magistrates.

It is safe to assume that it is wise to sacrifice floor-space of rooms for closets, for they secure not only comfort, but order and neatness in the appearance of the house.

This division of the room makes it more difficult to furnish and less comfortable to live in, besides wasting all the floor-space between the chimney and the door.