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1st Cullen, sele

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he lives now. There is a man on the list of that name,

sir.

Have you ever had any particular difficulty in 23 386

passing drains ↑

I have never had the power to pass drains, Sir.

But you go round and inspect them, dont you 23387

Yes, Sir.

And what is your duty ?

23.388

To see that they are laid in accordance with the

drainage bys laws.

A.

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What

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in accordance with the Bye Laws, as to the 23.387

materials used ?

A.

Yes, Sir. I have to see that there is good material

put there.

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And if you find bad material ↑

23.390

A.

I would report it to the Sanitary 3 :rveyor.

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Do you ever test those traps with w iron rod, to sea

that they would stand a reasonable strain

A.

Those traps would not stand that strain. They are

very thin.

Do they very often break when you tap them

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A.

Mr Shelton Hooper:-

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference:-

GO. 537.

Only in one or two cases, since I have been in the

Department.

23395

I dont quite understand. Do you mean to say you

actually apply an iron instrument to tap an earthenware

trap?

A.

No, Sir, we would knock the bottom out.

Q.

A.

233944

When a notice is served to repair a trap, and a new trap is put in, in your experience have you not found

very often that the trap has to be renewed in a day or

two,

that it has been broken almost immediately

after it is put in ?

Sometimes two or three weeks after, the tenant being

igr.orant and not knowing the strength of the trap,

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