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Q--Speaking for yourself, would you not make it a little better?
A-No, I would not. I did not look upon my work on the Clock Tower from a financial point of view. It was from an artistic point of view.
Q.-Who are the architects for the Law Courts ?
A--Messrs. ASTON WEBB & E. INGRESS BELL, the consulting architects, and the leading firm of architects in London.
Q--And what about the tropics? Can they design buildings for these climates?
A-Yes, I think so.
Q--Why do you think so?
A--Taking men of their standing, I don't think any one can say that they are not fitted for it.
Q-I don't suppose they would know the requirements of the East ?
A-I say they would.
Q-They would not be as well fitted to design such a building as an architect out here ?.
A---There can be no comparison between Messrs. WEBB and BELL and any archi tect in the Colony.
Q-Surely a man out of China would not be so well fitted to design a house for China as a man resident in China?
A-I should say yes, Sir.
Q-As regards his local knowledge ?
A-That is confined to a very few things, such as higher ceilings, verandahs, etc. Q-But there are a few things of importance ?
A-Not if a man knows his business.
Q-Is it not possible that, when a man designs a building for a country he never lived in, he will design an unsuitable building?
A-No, Sir. It is not very likely, because if you take three-quarters of the work in England all the principal work is done in London.
Q-We are talking about a country under different conditions altogether ?
A-As far as I am aware, Sir, it is simply a matter of individual taste.
Q-I am asking your opinion. He has never seen houses with verandahs and he doesn't know their uses or requirements?
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A-I think it is quite possible for such a man to design equally as well as one out
Q-Do you say you could design a house for a country you had never lived in ? A--I don't say I would succeed in pleasing every one, but I would do my best. Q-Don't you think it likely that the chances would not be in your favour?
A---It just depends upon the man I have to deal with.
Q-It is a question of chance. Would not your want of experience be against you i
A--I don't think so.
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