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The Chinaman - yes. He went on to say that he went to this contractor, and the contractor charged him this too high price. It was too extravagant, and he did not see his way to pay the money.
Did he mention the price the man wanted to charge him 16446
It was something like $40. It was something like four.
times the price he could get the work done for.
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You are quite sure of the address ?
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47 Queens Road.
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So he complained to Mr Carter that this was an
excessive price ?
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Was there anything further said ?
He said that after the contractor told him the price,
he went back and engaged his own contractor to do the
work.
Did he say what he paid his own man ?
Something like $8, I think.
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Inspector Lamble returned to the house sometime afterwards, and asked him why he did not go to the man he recommended. The man told him that he went there. He said that the contractor är Lamble engaged charged ktm too high a price, and he engaged his om contrastar te do the work. ur Lamble then said the work was not
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