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amended. I have not gone into the question.

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As to the cause ?

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Well, I have not gone into the question as to whether

it was altered in respect of cubicles, because the

previous clause was impracticable.

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Therefore you cannot say you were mistaken in the (5.497

advice given to the Government ?

I am not prepared to say that I was mistaken.

Do you remember shortly after the law was passed, 15498

advising the Government to make a general scheme by

which the existing yards would be counted as external

air, namely by having 12 feet at the first floor level,

10 feet at the second floor level, and 8 fest at the

top floor level, or something of this nature ?

remember some stu scheme being suggested. I dont

think it was af er the Ordinance was passed, because

the ordinance as passed on the 21st February, and I

w it on leave on the 18th March.

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erefore immediately after the law requiring the 13

fest exte ne, air was passed, you proceeded to

recommenu wholesale modifications. Thy did you not do

20, while you were at the Council ?

Unless I can get the dates of these things, I cannot

say whether it was recommended before or, after the

Ordinance was passed.

If you take the earlier question, he suggests the 1be0%

formation of the new Ordinance, the provisions of it

were if not recommended, at any rate acquiesced in by

yourself. He suggest, that, and then afterwards you

found them unworkable. That is what I refer to.

Well, I cant answer these things from memory. of

course, I must want to know the date when that proposal

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