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Some of these drainage plans have, I understand, to be
passed by a certain sub Department. I suppose a good
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Yes.
Have you ever heard from any of your contractors, or 14.458
from the sub contractors that, at any time,
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rather an advantage if you wanted your plans passed
quickly, to pay money or make a present to anybody ?
Drainage plans are usually passed very quickly. One
gets plans for drainage passed more quickly thah
buildings.
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And for, so far as you are aware, no payment ?
Not as far as I am aware. I always get them through
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And has he ever told you that he avoided delay by his 14.461
paying some money ?
No, I think whers an Architect is employed, things work
amoothly. Such things might happen where an Architect
is not employed.
I understand from that, that an Architect is a cheek on
any illegal demand that might be made on any Chinese
contractor by a subordinate of the Government Service ?
Yes, I certainly think it would be prevented by the
employment of an Architect.
Of course, Mr Lemm,
in your long experience here, and 199
your intimacy with the Chinese, you have heard of
reputed cases of corruption amongst the subordinate
staff ?
I have not heard.
Shelton Hooper:-
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