(3)
to me and I reported upon such as referred to in the
preceding clause.
I wish to make it quite clear that I had
nothing whatever to do with the selection of the
design Mr. Chatham was the Professional adviser to
the Government .
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I submit that the real mistake was made in
appointing the Firm in question as Architects for the
work. Designs were submitted by this firm and others,
and such designs were submitted to a Committee of which
Mr. Chatham was Chairman. instead of to a qualified
Architect.
I venture to state that if the competition
drawings had been submitted to a recognised Architect,
as is usual in England, the award made in the year 1903
would have been different to that which was actually
made •
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(5)
I could have wished for a more detailed re-
port than I have seen up to the present date, viz:-
that in the Public Press.
There were many matters that should have
been placed before the Committee, but I thought it best
not to aggravate a public scandal and lay bare facts
which might reflect upon a Government Department, and
I deemed it advisable to leave such matters to be dealt
with at a later date.
(6)
I will now briefly deal with the work under
review, having regard to the basis upon which it was
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