Dr. 5. Hopin
A.
2120.
To. I. Schward,
Well, the Xmas holidays intervening was responible for
17.19320
A.
942.
some of it, I expect, and in cases of this sort, the
papers have to go to the Land office for the owers'
name. That takes two or three days usually.
Two or three days ?
Sometimes.
17193
A.
And still with all that, you allow 15 days to elapse,(7/94 where the danger is so great that you even shore it up
before you make an official notice on the owner.
I cant answer for that. I act under instructions.
Papers came back to me for this notice, probably on
the morning of the 6th January.
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On what date did you serve the notice ?
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference:-
C.O. 537
171950
A.
96 20
It me made out on the 6th, and served on the 7th.
Who served it ?
17196
A.
I did.
47 Q.
It is only a small matter, but I am tell you that you ()
served it on the 9th.
17979
A.
I have the counterfoil that I served it next day. That
is all I have.
98 Qr
17198
A.
99
And you handed it in to my office on the 9th, but still
I wont grumble at the two days. Did Ur Perkins over ge
and see that ↑
Not that I am aware of.
Now, do you remember, of course it is going a long '7'99
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way back, the effect of that on your mind, what you
considerea
se dangerous that you had to shore it up at
ono. •
A.
The rotten end of the ceiling joists.
1720v 2.
You could not see that ?
A.
17200
You could see that they had given way. They had come
down below the corbling.
36
01 20
And did they look as if they had just oome down ?
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