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Q-You have surely repeated that process once or twice? I have seen blue stone being used in Queen's Road.
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A-Yes, there is blue stone. That is the path in front of the Naval Yard. Q-And have you put granite on top?
A-Yes, it has gone down several times, and I have put granite in to fill up the
Q-And do you think the present unsatisfactory state of the roads is due to the fact that the material is not suitable?
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A-The material just now is not satisfactory, and, another thing, if we had good foundations it would help them more.
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Q--It is the rule, I presume, in other parts of the world of which you have had experience, to make foundations for the roads?
A-In some places they have, and in other places, no.
Q-Do you think, in Hongkong, foundations are necessary?
A-In some places they are necessary. In Queen's Road, for instance, where these buildings were torn down, any new ground like that ought to have a new foundation put in, but the other roads, I suppose, have been in existence for a long time. I don't know about them. I put in a foundation at the Cricket Ground.
Q-How many miles of road have you to look after?
A-I go from Kennedy's stables to Kennedy Town, and from Bowen Road down to the water front, except what Mr. MUDIE is in charge of.
Q-What is Mr. MUDIE in charge of?
A-He is in charge of the Praya Reclamation.
Q-How often do you go over your roads in a week?
A-I go over them every day.
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Q-All the roads you are responsible for?
A-All the roads I am working on.
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Q-Do you only go over what you are working on?
A-I only go on roads I am working on, then I run round and see if part of the road requires repairing.
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Q-And how often do you go over the roads in a month ?
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A-I could not do it.
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Q-How long have you been here?
A-I have been here since last September.
Q-Then you have not been over the roads ?
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A-No, Sir.
Q-How many of the roads have you been over?
A--I could not say.
Q-Have you been along Bowen Road?
A-Yes.
Q-Kennedy Road?
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A-Yes.