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the contractor has not finished within a certain time,

he has to pay a penalty ?

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Yes.

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And if you fail to get these certificates, for no

reason at all practically, and it is kept hack for a

couple of months, this poor contracter has to pay two

months penalty?

A.

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I am sorry to say that that clausa is not -

But he is entitled to pay that penalty ?

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A.

Yes.

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In fact,

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But the contracter pays it on that ocession, and the

next block he puts up for you, he says "My word, because

the Sanitary Board would not give me a certificate in

time, I am going to put on an allowance for that". That

is quite possible.

And the contractor, you dont pay him presumably his 18159

final payment until the place is pasɛed for occupation ?

The clause in our agreement is that the thing is not

completed, until the oertificate is issued.

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And the man is kept out of his money for six weeks say

for no reason at all ?

ne Chairman;-

A.

Yes.

Yr Lau Chu Pak: -

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference:-

C.O. 537

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borrows?

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Yes. Under the existing conditions, under which the officers of the Board are Civil Servants, they are of

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course liable to reprimand, and be called over the

coals by the Governor for any departure from the

Ordinance. They practically admit to you that the thing

is absurd. You go to a Government Official, and say

"Have I got to wait" and they will say "It is absurd".

and they will say "Thers is the Ordinance, there is ng

help for it".

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