150
But 3. Mrops...
586.
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The Chairman ?-
A:-
A:-
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A:-
considerably lightened ?
Most certainly.
To what extent about could you do with one Sanitary Surveyor instead of two, so far as this is concerned ?
The difficulty is covering the ground. There is an enormous amount of ground to cover from Shankiwan to Aberdeen, and Kowloon City to Chung shau Wan.
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How much of your time is taken in carrying out the duties of the Building Authority One third of the day, or
half of the day ?
About a quarter of our time, except when the Praya was busy some eighteen months go with the Hotel vansions,
and other big buildings. Then it would take a man three parts of his time, for some months. It all depends on
your work.
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A:-
It would be a quarter of your time, at least ?
Yes.
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference:-
C.O. 537
Ir Shelton Hooper:- Going back to covering the ground outside your duties
in the City of Victoria, I will call this a rural
district
about what time in the course of a week have
you to spend on rural districts ?
A:- Roughly, one day a week.
A:-
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About one sixth ↑
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One fifth or one sixth one sixth is hardly sufficient.
Is there very much building in Aberdeen, Chungshawan, 4480
and those places ?
A:-
No, the worst has been on the other side,
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in Kowloon
City, Yaumati, and Mongkok.
You mean the Kowloon Peninsula altogether ?
A1
Yes.
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4529:- In the Kowloon peninsula, the rural district, it would
be about one fifth of your time ↑
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