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along, and says it has not been done, There is no and

to it, unless you have a man stopping there all the

time, to see that he does not damage the property.

Have you ever suffered any loss, or has any Company | 8102.

under your control, for which you are in any way

responsible, or any Company partially under your

control, suffered loss through the system of granting

certificates for buildings that now exist. For instance,

you get a certificate from the Director of Public Works,

and you get another from the Sanitary Board, saying

that your house is fit for occupation, and your house

is passed, for instance, take the case of Hotel Mansions,

is it not the fact that the pass fro:. the Director of

Public Works was ready five days before it was passed

by the Sanitary Board, and that the two together,

dated the 16th August, were not received by you until

the 18th August 9

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference:-

HGO. 537

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A.

They were not received by me at the same time, but I

can tell you the dates.

03 Q.-

18703 And the whole thing, taken together, meant a loss to

someone of about eight or nine days in rent, equal we

will say to upwards of $1,000.

A.

Yes, there was a big loss.

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OUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC

RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

That is the case of one building only. Now, it is (S104

ha pening all over the Colony, every day, and the loss

that must accrue té someone from it must be pretty

considerable.

That is the only instance that I know of, but the most

of the buildings 7 am connected with are godowns, and

they dont come in.

Of course, I can put questions, and I ask you that 19165***

as it in a thing that

I can answer.

A.

Yas.

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