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The Chairman.--Could you give us any idea what the difference would be in the cost of laying four inches of cement floor, as opposed to six inches of lime floor?
A.-Well, cement concrete costs about three times as much as lime concrete,—in bulk.
Q.-Then it is a question of four inches of cement concrete as opposed to six inches of lime concrete ?
A. Yes, it would cost just twice as much. You might make inferior cement con- crete. That is one of cement, eight parts of stone, and three parts of sand.
Q-Supposing they used cement concrete, can you get sufficient sharp sand in the Colony to supply the demand?
A. Yes, in the New Territories.
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Q. At a reasonable price, do you think?
A.-Oh yes.
124/8.--ARTUR TURNER sworn :-
The Chairman.-Q.-What is about the average time here between sending in plans for approval of the Building Authority and the Sanitary Board, and the receipt of permit to proceed?
A. Small plans requiring no particular consideration, about two weeks. Larger, from two to five months.
Q. What is your experience as regards the time for so doing in England?
A. My experience is 23 years ago; then it was about a week.
Q-Probably shorter now.-Do you think the appointment of an Executive Engineer and Medical Officer of Health as advisers to the Sanitary, Board would be an improvement to the general administration of the Ordinance?
A. Yes, provided they are both independent of any Government Department.
228 and 399.—WONG KING SHAN, declared and cautioned :-
The Chairman.--What is your name?
A.-Wong King Shan
Witness declared and cautioned.
Q. What is your business?
A.-Broker, and so on.
Q-What sort of broker's business are you engaged upon, Mr. Wong?
A. A number of things.
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