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Q-But is that the same for private and Government work?
A-I charge the private work a higher figure than the Government work.
Q-But why do you charge private people more than the Government?
A-The reason I charge higher for private people is because I have a great deal of odds and ends to do.
Q-Do you mean to say it is not such plain-sailing with the private individual as with the Governinent?
A-There is more difficulty with private people. I wish to tell you the truth about this matter. If an architect is not a troublesome man, then I charge the work cheaper, but, if he is a troublesome man and wants me to do this and that, I have to charge higher.
Q-Do you find troublesome men both in the Government service and among private people ?
A-Yes, sometimes.
I want to tell you the truth about this also. The man in the Government service who is now in charge of the Waterworks--I contracted to do some work for the Government for the bungalow at the Peak, levelling the site-well, he is a very troublesome man.
Q-We don't want to descend into personalities. Do you charge more for Govern- ment work than for private work? That is what we want to get at?
A-Well, I cannot say for certain. It depends upon the quality of the work.
Q-If it is first class work, both Governinent and private individuals pay the same?
A-Yes, about the same. If there is some difficult work to be done, then the prices are higher.
Q-Then who generally gets the best work done?
A-Both private individuals and Government.
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Q-And who keeps the best look out on you?
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A-Both the same.
By Mr. Shewan. Did you ever give a cumslut to anyone in the Public Works Department, Mr. CHAN A TONG?
A-No, never in my life.