CO129-310 - Acting Governor Major Gen Gascoigne - 1902 [1-4] — Page 229

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The plans were to be removed; and shut the plaus had also been deviated from in several important respects.

No inspection had been made by the Public Works Department before the plans were approved, nor had any inspection been made by the overseer under the Building Ordinance during the progress of the work.

It was also brought out that, had the condition of the walls been ascertained at the time the plans were submitted to the Public Works Department, they could have foreseen what happened; but it had not been the practice for the officers engaged in carrying out the provisions of the Building Ordinance to break into walls in order to examine them before approving plans submitted by European architects for alterations and additions to old buildings; and that the staff in question was quite unequal to the duties imposed upon it.

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Page 225The plans were to be removed; and shut the plaus had also been deviated from in several important respects.No inspection had been made by the Public Works Department before the plans were approved, nor had any inspection been made by the overseer under the Building Ordinance during the progress of the work.It was also brought out that, had the condition of the walls been ascertained at the time the plans were submitted to the Public Works Department, they could have foreseen what happened; but it had not been the practice for the officers engaged in carrying out the provisions of the Building Ordinance to break into walls in order to examine them before approving plans submitted by European architects for alterations and additions to old buildings; and that the staff in question was quite unequal to the duties imposed upon it.Page 226WVA 200The findings are as follows:

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الدم#གཝཱ7a ༥༣ ག་དམ་་༥༩་ ༢ ་ད་ དང ་་ ་ ་ ་ ་ཞན་དང་ 225plausvoire ust corre illi drawn in zanec to gốc cts and dea ut show certaine Mid crosswall's chichi wete*** to be removed; and shut the plaus had also bee w' deviated fr several important respectsNo in spection had, bun wande of the buildings bow the affecceso the Public Works Department before the plans were s were approved nor had aily inspection hun made he the overseer under the Buiuting Ordinance during the progress the work.It wasalso brought out bat, sad the baculition of the wails bean ascertained at the time the plans were subiuitted the rublic works Repartiment could have refund What, them; that it but not"The officers been the practice. for ご engaged in carrying out the provisions of the Bibilding Ordi buaner to break into walló in order to examine there before upproving of planssubmitted by &urop Wiclutects for alterations and addition to old buildings; and" that the staff in consultion with the inspection of buildingsclasquile i'urta quote for the dutie embord upon it.with boroverIn finding gilaWVA 200*で follows:

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engaged in carrying out the provisions of the Bibilding Ordi buaner to break into walló in order to examine there before upproving of planssubmitted by &urop Wiclutects for alterations and addition to old buildings; and

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quile i'urta quote for the dutie embord upon it.

with borover

In finding gila

WVA 200

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follows:

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