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P. T. CRISP, recalled:-

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By the Chairman.-When you were last before the Commission, Mr. CRISP, referred to a certain letter that had been received by the Public Works Department from the Police regarding baskets and other obstructions upon the roofs of buildings, and, from what you then said, you rather led the Commission to believe that it was within your province to have these obstructions removed from these buildings. Since then, you have sent in a letter showing us exactly how the matter stands. Have you to deal only with inflammable structures ?

A--Yes. I did not understand that before. I have had other chits like that. It always lay with me, and on several occasions when I have found inflammable stuff I have ordered it to be taken down off the roof; but they are no longer inflammable structures. I have also had to proceed against them. I thought baskets came under the heading of inflammable structures.

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you ever prosecuted a man?

A-No, I have never prosecuted.

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Q-It is clear to you that a basket does not come under that heading?

A-I am satisfied of that. For the future I shall know what to do.

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U. A. FARRELL, recalled:-

By the Chairman.-As Chairman of this Commission, I have received a letter from you stating that, on reading over your evidence, you noticed that there are some statements which might tend to mislead the Commission. To which statements do you refer ?

A-One relative to the price of the articles in this store and at Wanchai,

Q-You made mention that there were two stores-one here and one at Wanchai. To what part of your statement do you allude?

A-I gave a certain price, and it is very possible I might be wrong.

Q-What price did you state?

A-I said about five hundred pounds.

Q-What do you value it at now?

A-I would not care to say what is the price of them. They contain all the new instruments and I could not very well say the price.

Q-You simply want to tell the Commission that you do not wish them to set any value upon your estimate, as it may be quite wrong?

A-Yes.

Q-Are there any other statements to which you wish to draw attention? A-There is another relative to the inventory. I said there was no inventory

of this store, but I believe I said there was one kept at the Wanchai store.

-As far as the store was concerned, you stated there was no inventory so far as you knew, and with regard to the Wanchai store, you said you thought there was an inventory kept?

A--There is an inventory kept at the Wanchai store, and the goods in that store are in that inventory. They are not kept separate. This is what I believe. I am right when I state that I never took over any inventory.

* Appendix No. 16.