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Now, what is your idea of the way the contrators did m% the limewashing generally in that District before their attention was called to it. Would you say good, bad or indifferent - not too particular you know ?
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The limewashing was fairly good, I should say,
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Had you ever to call upon any contractors to do it over again, because it was bad?
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Oh yea, on several occasions.
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While there was inspection, they have been called upon
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Have any contractors offered you money, so as to let soqq
it pass in its present state ?
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You mean, give it to me ?
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Offered to you? I want you to draw the line. My question is first have they ever offered money to you. Say you said "This is bad, I cannot pass this", and they have said "I will give you so much if you will pass it" ?
If they ever came to me about limewashing, I have always told them to go to the office. I have nothing to
do with it.
That is not the question. Have they ever offered money shal to you to pass work, which you could not honestly pass ?
Not directly handed you money, but simply offered to make it worth your while.
Have they ever suggested it ?
I cannot remember, I have never had anything to do
with them.
To do with whom ?
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The Chinese, If they had a ything to tell me, tell them to go to the office,
I used to
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I think some of those cases must have cone before you, 5763
Mr Frith. At any rate, it would be very extraordinary if they did not come before you, in No 9 District, when we
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