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Paterson,
Hon Mr. J J
W. H Lesk, Esq.
J. K. Borsfield, sq..
A. H. Compton, Esq..
Chava ma
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have not, but I understand some
have.
Would not be correct tu say that though speed was the prime factor in the contract. the longer it takes the more money your firm makes?
Mr. Davidson.Is that a sug gestion that the contract has 1 been deliberately delayed" cannot see the relevancy of the question.
The Chairman. I am making no suggestion. In the opinion of the Commission this question is most ¡relevant to the terms of the in-
quiry.
Your objection is ᎧᎵᎢ -- ruleg
The Chairman Have
any idea. Mr Carinan, when the whole
You
SALE OF LAND
ON TAI O
A buliding lot. Đi 1,000 square teel. sttunted at Tal O Lankau Island, was sold at $3,000 (the up- January, 1941, $26,673.86, in Feb- set price being $20 during brisk ruary $16,406,28, In March $52,223-bidding at the auction of Crown 56, in April $25,095.07. 10 May Lands at the District Office.
South, yesterday morning.
The lot in Demarcation Districi
$31.492,01, in June $8,948.52, and In July $19.224.56. making a grand total of $269 254.47. Have you pur-302. is known as Lot 355 The chased anything in August?--Yes. purchasers were Chan Cheong-ki
How much? I cannot give you and L Man-kun. the figures
Of the three other lots put up Will you get them for us? I will for auction, two went at upset Wat 10 per cent charged on these price and the third fetched $4 qver purchases? Yea
the upset figure of $166.
And who do you consider the plant belongs to?-Government.
FOR GOVERNMENT
The lots auctioned were No 1229 1 Demarcation District 451
at Lo Wai, an agricultural lot of
So they paid 10 per cent on their 1.36 acres: Lot No. 107 t Demar- own properly. Who supplied the cation District 432 at Heung Cha, money K purchase these? We an agricultural lot of 1.16 acres: land Lot No. 267 in Demarcation purchased for Government.
job of building tunnels will be So they paid 10 per cent on their District 446 at Ma Kok, an agri- anished?--I have no more idea own property?-Under the terms of cultural lo1 covering 2 acres.
Prices were $287, $170, and $291
commenced
than I did at the start. Two weeks after the job Lieut-Gen Norton indicated that if we could not speed up the work, it would have to be stopped
He said that? Yes.
the contract, yes.
plant hired from Kin Lee by you?
---Yes,
You also promised to let us have details of the plant and equipment that your firm itself owns on the job. Have you got them? Yes
Witness then produced a list of xlous for us to open as many sites engineering equipment belonging to as possible No other firm in the Marsman's and in service on the valued at $9.000. What monthly
According to the list. Colony was in a position to carryjunne? job.
TAIPING
CENTRIN
BONGKAR
(Bhuket)
TELNOTAU YOKOHAMA
on
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(Peking) Sourabaya Fours ECHANIK and Cierre: Sanger Barking Baathens trumsacted.
Patani Swatow Tientsin Tokyo Thingtao Yokohama
CURRENT Arvu NT pened and Besar Demoste reeved for De Aaron shorter periods in Local | Other Currencies at rates whiel
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appeltention
opened Les CORERNES and Fixed De PORTES received for селбат year UIT hort periods in Lorai nud other Cur meira en terms which will b
ten an application. SAFE DEPOSIT AES Bes to 14
TRUSTEE ank
The Bank's Head Other London undertakes Executed and Trustee Plaziness, and clams reenvrry of British Income THA Overpaid, on BOXES of terms which may be ascertained at
any of the Agencies and Branche
W. EVANS THOMAS.
Manager
EXECUTOR
basines undertaken. Flamchong 24th July, 191
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For the HosOKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
VM. GRAYBURN.
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 25th Feb., 1939.
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NHOU J. CHEN,
Manager
He was an-
as read out by the Chairman, the Company had $8.000 worth of sur- veying equipment as well as plant and other equipment is their varl- ous units such as Nerdle Hill Mine. Products Ltd. and the Jeet Concrete shelter?49,000
On these 21 sites, at the moment none of which you say have been completed. what your estima
tion is the total number of people they would accommodate approximately
200,000.
cab
ilu yom Cons,der What If they :
were all full. that they are in a sufficienBy
to advanced stage helse these 200,000 people for 24! invurst - Many of thein ure.
Would you mention those that are in sit to house the de- cupants for 24 hours" I have to reserve my answer Some may not
ventilation Why! The
shalls may have news completed in
VENTILATION SHAFTS
You hired an air compressor from Kl Lee which you say is
hire did you pay?--I believe $250
for a full month. That is not now on the job.
Whatever you paid to Kin Lee for hire you also got 10 per cent? -Yes.
What was the approximate rent- al for that? -Between $3,000 and $4.000 a month.
Does that apply also to the Hong- machine shop at Hung Hom which | kong Mines Ltd. for renting the were used to make various feats.
drills and grinders, etc., the capit- The Chairman: What is the plantat value of which was $85 000? --- in these units? We hired at Tes various time to carry out tests
The costs of these were paid for we carried by Government 2. -ND. that our as an engleeezing part of the Jub Apart
plant and equipment at these three places, the total value of your plant on the job is $9.500? Yes. with the exception of those which are hired.
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But your own plant and equip- ment is worth $9,500? I don't un- You know how many of these derstand you because there is also sites have venation shails? I am equipment hired to Government |
by us.
afald i don't
Can you And lial out". Yes. Your answer is that Marsman
On which you also unt 10 per cent?--Yes.
So, according to this type ut contract, it would not be in- correct to say that the CONT'D BACK PAGE, COL 3
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
Sume may not have ventilation has plant worth $9.500 but in addi- THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
shatis, depending on the sites and¦tion hired some of their own to elevation of the entranto
Do you know how many have ventilation vents worked oy ma- chinery? I cannot give the exact number.
Yes
Government? --- Yes.
CAPITAL VALUE
What 16 the capital value of your plant which you hired to Govern- ment?-$25,650. At times it had
Can you find out? Have you commenced any new been higher than that. tunnels within
last the
two months"-- belleve 80-al Aber deen
This is other than the 21 stes you have mentioned? Yes
At the last hearing we were dis- cussing this question of plant which you had purchased for the job. I think you promised, if my memory serves the right to find out more details about this plant. Have you? I have here a mary of the plant and equipment purchased by us on behalf of Gov- ernment.
31.
suni-
A
What was the highest that you over had?—I will have to supply that figure.
What was the monthly rent-
al paid to you by Government In respect of this plant?--In July last the rental was $800, in June $600, in May $750, in April $908, in March $360, in Februaty $650, in Jan- nary $600 in December. 1949. $400, to November $100. In Octo- ber $450 and in September $350. Those figures are appro- ximate.
What is the total value of theWas 10 per cent, ever charged on equipment?—$269.254.47 as of July these rentals?—Yes, because they
were part of the cost of the job. In October. 1940. roughly So the position again is that month after you exchanged these Government are hiring plant no letters with the P.W.D. you pur-paying 10 per cent of the cost of chased $43,798.13 worth of plant, hire to you"-To the advantage of In November you purchased $18.-Government.
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