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limes which are not properly slacked, it might be
advantageous to wait a little.
17489
You mean to say that lime that is not properly slacked,
The Chairman:-
17489
is not properly burnt ?
Mr Shelton Hooper:-
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It is properly burnt, but not sufficient water to thoroughly slack it. Then it is hot lime when it is remixed with water. That is a very rare occurrence in
Hongkong.
Should you, speaking generally, think that the public 7490 would be justified in ordering ground floors to be laid with lime concrete, because sufficient good cement
concrete is not procurable ?
The Chairman:-
A.
Na,
I dont think so.
A.
92. Q.
A.
17491
Could you give us any idea what the difference would be
in the cost of laying four inches of cement floor, as opposed to six inches of lime floor?
· in bulk.
Well, cement concrete costs about three times as much
as lime concrete,
17492 Then it is a question of four inches of cement concrets as opposed to six inches of lime concrete ?
Yes, it would cost just twice as mucli. You might make inferior cement concrete. That is one of cement, eight
parts of stone, and three parts of sand.
93 Q
Supposing they used cement concrete, can you get sufficient sharp sand in the Colony to supply the
demand?
17.44
A.
Yes, in the new Territories.
94
Q.
At a reasonable price, do you think ?
17494
A.
Oh yes.
Witness retires.
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