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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
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65 Q.
Mi S. somporkin
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Not any osaês ?
I have heard rumours, of course.
Mr Lemm
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And you have never heard any Chinese complain that they
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have had to pay squeeze ?
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Not for any work under my charge.
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They have never complained to you of hardships in the working of the Ordinance, on account of the corruption ? They would not speak of any work to me, except work under my own charge, and such things never happened.
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Reference:-
HC.O. 537.
Mr Humphreyst
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Do you mean to say you have never had any delays in 14467
getting your houses passed ↑
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Yes.
68 Q.
What do you attribute them to
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To red tape.
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What do you call red tape ↑
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You sen. in an application for a certificats, and the
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RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
OUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC
REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITH
COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH - NOT TO BE
70 9.
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21 Q.
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time elapses of two or three weeks.
Dont you think if your contractor gave $25, you woulé 14470
get the certificate the same afternoon ?
I dont think so, where an Architect is employed.
Excuse me if I disagree with you on that, because I 14.471 happen to know of cases where the wheels have been very
much expedited by a payment.
Usually you get a list of things which are not correct. I have had cases where I have asked for exemption by applying to the Government, and that procedure is taken
in every case.
That is only on the recommendation of the Sanitary 14472
Board 1
Ir Shelton
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And the Sanitary Board is governed by its officers
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And these officers are Sanitary Inspectors
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