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contractors. The bulk of the work is not properly done,

and it is difficult for a man to judge.Unless they rake the joints and remove all the filth, it will never

romain.

Supposing three years afterwards it flaked off, which would be the natural consequence of what you say, and you scraped the other part which remained on superfio- ially with your nail, and found it was all sand, should you have been able to have ascertained that, and would you have passed it ?

No, Sir. I couldjudge whether it was properly mixed, or the materials of good quality.

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The difficulty only is as to what condition the wall 4531 was in that was made to receive it ?

That is the essence of the whole thing. Cement will not remain on grease, and you must first remove the filth

and gressO.

Now, should you give fire as a reason for it flaking 4532

off ?

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Certainly not.

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Then if one of the ganitary Inspectors, who holds the dertificate of your Institute, made such an assertion as

that, you would not think he was technically capable of

judging ?

I should say he made a mistake in that case. I dont say a man should be condemned on that oase.

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It is not certified that it is well done b cause it will come off by the dirty state of the wall, which it was put over in the first place, after the action of fire, or to bad usuage. Now, I limit it particularly to the action of fire, because the owner is required by law to put it round the kitchen wall, and you say the actiop of fire will bring off cement ?

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