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520.-Was it of the same type?
A. Just the same.
521.-How long did it last?
A. Sometimes it only lasted a day and a dose of quinine put it all right.
522.--You complain I see in your paper about the smells in the neighbourhood of your present house?
A. Yes, during the summer we were obliged to keep our windows closed on the upper verandah. In the early morning there was a disagreeable smell from the Chinese squatters' village in the neighbourhood.
523.-Do you know of any one else who had to do so?
A.-No, the same smell was noticed about a fortnight ago by my wife and Mr.
OST when coming up from Mr. OST's house.
524.-You are aware the bath-room pipe was stopped up about that time?
A.--Yes.
525. Are you aware it was stopped up all the summer?
A.-The water didn't flow away freely.
526.-But it never flowed on the verandah as it did lately?
A.-No, the pipe was put right in October, but was not properly done.
527.-Do you think that might have caused the smell you thought was from the squatters' village?
A.—I did not know until lately there was a connection between that pipe and the main sewer.
528.-Is there a connection?
A.It is not connected but there is an outlet at the corner of the house which leads into the main sewer.
By the Chairman.
529.-Is the pipe directly over the sewer?
A.-No, when the water comes from the outlet pipe it goes to a brick drain and then it goes to the main sewer.
530.-There is a little distance between the opening of the pipe and the sewer then?
A.--Yes.
By Dr. Cantlie.
531. Then on the east side of the house you have a pipe?
A.—Yes, it is directly connected with the sewer; it is not cut off.
532.--What pipe is that?
By the Chairman.
A.-The waste pipe from the bath-room.
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