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Q.--And how do you check the work these men do?
A. -If an instrument breaks down at Tytam or Stanley, and there is no commu- nication, I should send a man to try the line, and if he finds the line all right, then the instrument, and if that is all right, then the battery, until we find out where the defect is.
Q. Do you find these men work satisfactorily?
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Yes, I find they work satisfactorily after a little pressure.
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And is your staff sufficient for that purpose?
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A. Yes, the staff is sufficient.
By Mr. Shewan.-You said you had four or six men on monthly pay.
do they draw their wages? Independently of you or through you?
A.-Independently of me.
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Q. Where do they get their wages?
A. I think through the same office.
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By the Chairman.-If any of your staff is absent---
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How
A. That only occurred the first week. When they found I was a little strict they started to turn up at nine o'clock in the morning.
Q-Things were disorganised?
A. Yes.
By Mr. Thurburn.-You say to look after the roads is too much in addition to the telephone and telegraph work. What is your recommendation? Is it that you should look after telephones and telegraphs alone, and that another man be appointed for the outside roads?
A.-Another man should be appointed to devote his time to the superintending of the roads.
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P. T. CRISP, sworn:-
By the Chairman.-You are Inspector of Buildings in the Public Works Department?
A-I am.
Q-How long have you been in the Public Works Department?
A-My duty bere started last January.
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Q-Almost a year?
A-Yes.
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Q-Before you joined the Public Works Department what experience had
you
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A-I was for about eight years with GEORGE TROLLOP & Sons.
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Q-What were your duties there?
A-I was head draughtsman in the Grosvenor Road Works,
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