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Now, what is your idea of the way the contrators did m% the limewashing generally in that District before their attention was called to it. Would you say good, bad or indifferent - not too particular you know ?

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The limewashing was fairly good, I should say,

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Had you ever to call upon any contractors to do it over again, because it was bad?

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Oh yea, on several occasions.

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While there was inspection, they have been called upon

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Have any contractors offered you money, so as to let soqq

it pass in its present state ?

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You mean, give it to me ?

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Offered to you? I want you to draw the line. My question is first have they ever offered money to you. Say you said "This is bad, I cannot pass this", and they have said "I will give you so much if you will pass it" ?

If they ever came to me about limewashing, I have always told them to go to the office. I have nothing to

do with it.

That is not the question. Have they ever offered money shal to you to pass work, which you could not honestly pass ?

Not directly handed you money, but simply offered to make it worth your while.

Have they ever suggested it ?

I cannot remember, I have never had anything to do

with them.

To do with whom ?

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The Chinese, If they had a ything to tell me, tell them to go to the office,

I used to

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Mr Frith. At any rate, it would be very extraordinary if they did not come before you, in No 9 District, when we

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