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were to sleep there, and there were cuhiolès, should

you object to cubicle walls being made of iron ?

No, I dont think I could object to that.

Then, a fortiori, dont you think that these should be 18470

permitted

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No.

210.

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Solely on the rounds that you have stated ?

Yes.

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720.

Because it has got two stair cases ?

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Because they are s eparate houses, yes.

7.Q.

You say they are separate hoɑmea' ?

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Yes, substantially so.

24.3.

When you come to separate houses, take it from the insurance point of view, it has to be described whether

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they are adjoining, or adjoining and communicative. Now, in this nase, you would hold that they are

adjoining and communicative,?

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Yes, you must.

And two distinct hauses ↑

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I should call them so, substantially yes.

Mr Shelton Hooper:-

I havenothing more to ask Mr Chatham,

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Mr Humphreys;-

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Mr Chatham, I would like you to refer to section 175 of the Ordinance, (1). Every existing domestic dwelling shall be provided by the owner with an open space in

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the rear, by opening out on each storey one half of the entire space intervening between the principal room or rooms, and the main wall at the back of such building, as well as the corresponding portion of the roof, ko.

I would like to ask you whether you have any idea how many lakhs of dollars that has akready coat the

landlords of Rongkong ?

I have no idea.

Are you prepared to admit that that has already cost (7) property owners many lakhs of dollars ?

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