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That it was a dangerous structure ↑
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Yes.
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And did he instruct you to s erve it ?
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A.
Yes.
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Do you serve all notices of work you report on, -
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dangerous structures ?
A.
Yes, in my District.
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And it is not verified by him ?
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Not in all cases. Sometimes in doubtful oases, they are.
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Now, an ordinary notice for a dangerous structure is to
call upon the owner to shore up and do what is necessary.
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In very urgent cases, you take upon yourself to do it,
on behalf of the Government, I mean, and do not mit for
A.
Yes.
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the owner to do it ?
A.
That is so. Under section 207, I think.
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Q.
Now, in this case, what did you do ?
A.
I think I authorised it to be shored up.
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Mr Shelton Hooper:-
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And on what date did you authorise the shoring up ↑ 17188
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Probably on that date. I could get the shoring order
book.
On the date it was first brought to your notice ?
The 22nd December,
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And then after you had ordered it to be shored up, you')'90,
reported it to Er Perkins ↑
Yes.
Do you think that the public were in danger then, if (797
you had not shored it up?
Probably they would, if there was much traffic over the
upper floor.
Then why, if it was so dangereum, did you wait until 17/91
the 6th January, before you told the owner anything
about it, that is 15 days elapsed ?