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Q-And what above the granite ?
A-It is watered and rolled in with the steam roller. In England they use road scrapings. As a rule, when the roads are cleaned, they put that aside and let it dry and use it as blinding.
Q--And do you consider the blinding here is satisfactory?
A-Yes.
-What is the difference between binding and blinding ?
A-I don't think there is any difference. They are technical terms.
Q--Do you consider, Mr. TooKER, that the roads will never be satisfactory until they have foundations ?
A- As long as the main roads and streets on the lower levels are macadamised they will never give satisfaction, macadam will probably be sufficient for roads outside the City.
Q-What would you suggest?
A-I would suggest Australian hard wood paving in the centre of the town.
Q-Do you think that would be satisfactory here?
A-Oh, splendid, the very thing.
Q-What would it cost?
A-It would cost about six dollars a square yard when laid down on a concrete foundation.
Q-How many square yards are there in Hongkong, can you tell? How many from say the Civil Hospital to Wanchai Market?
A-I could not give you the number of square yards just now.
-Could you kindly give us any estimate ?
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A-Yes. I would recommend the paving at both the Praya and Queen's Road. It ought to be done where the most ricksha traffic is-Queen's Road and Des Vœux Road.
Q-At home how is wood paving laid ?
A-At home they have a foundation of concrete, then on top of that they put in square blocks, what we call sets, about six inches long, six deep and three inches wide. These are soaked in creosote before they are used and they are laid directly on top of the concrete. The joints are filled up with fine gravel or chips of stone and then boiling pitch and tar is poured into them and that makes a perfectly impervious surface.
Q-How do you think the heat would affect such a paving here ?
A-No more than in London, I think.
Q-Of course we have it much damper here ?
A-But this hard wood is almost impervious to moisture itself.
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By Mr. SHEWAN. -No white-ants ?
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A-It is almost indestructable by white-ants.
By Mr. MASTER.-Would a cement road not be better?
A-No. I said we are using macadam at present as the only material in some places. We are using concrete, cement concrete, and lime concrete and sometimes
* See Appendix No. 10.
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