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83. Mr. Shelton Hooper.-Anc. are you qualified to deal with building nuisances, professionally? Is it a thing that should be delegated to a medical man. Isn't it outside your category?
A. No. I could deal with building nuisances as well, I think.
Q.-You could?
A. Considering the officers are under my orders.
Q.-Oh, but you are responsible ?
A. Yes.
Q. You can't say that any officer of yours is more capable than yourself?
A. Yes, they are most distinctly so in certain details. The Sanitary Surveyor is, and I can appeal to him for information.
Q. And therefore if you sent a notice under that, you would be prepared to go into Court and swear that it was a nuisance, of your own knowledge?
A.-No, I did not say that.
Mr. Fung Wa Chun.--Then you have got to depend on others?
A.-Dealing with building nuisances, not ordinary nuisances.
Q.-I am only referring to building nuisances.
A. Yes, that is so.
The Chairman.-To your responsibility under that clause of the Act?
A. Yes. "The following shall be deemed nuisances under Part 3". (Quotes page 68). This refers to building nuisances, aud of course I could be informed as to them.
Mr. Shelton Hooper.-But from your own knowledge?
A. Yes, number one I could.
Q.-Now then, number two?
A. (Quotes). Yes, I could do that.
(Quotes 3). That is rather big. I dont
think I could do that.
Q.-Number four?
A. That would be on information received.
Q.-Number five?
A. (Quotes). 1 could not do bat. (Quotes 6). No, I could not.
Q. Any provision ?
A.-No, I can't do that.