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Q-Do you think that the work, taking everything into consideration, has been carried out expeditiously?
A--It has been rather slow, I think, but that is due to the situation of the work, of course. It has been much hampered by traffic, both land traffic and water traffic.
Q-But taking these considerations into account, would you, regard it as having been carried out slowly or fairly expeditiously?
A-I think it has been carried out fairly well as regards time.
Q--Then with regard to the roads on the New Praya, are you responsible for
them ?
A-Yes.
Q-Do you find they have worn well so far as they have been used ?
A--They have been much disturbed by the laying of gas and water pipes, and that sort of thing. Of course, immediately after a part of the Reclamation is completed, the erection of buildings is commenced, and they want water, drain, and gas connec- tions, and so on, and that means cutting up the streets to a very great extent.
Q-Have these New Praya roads been made with foundatious or not?
A--Some of them have.
Q-Not all of them?
A--The greater part of them are simply laid with about six inches of macadam.
Q-Where there are foundations, how have they been made ?
A-About six inches of hand-packed rubble first, and six inches of macadam on the top of that.
Q-How do the two kinds of road compare, judging from your own experience?
A--I can't see much difference of surface as regards wear. Not a great deal has been laid with the rubble foundations.
Q-You have not found the road with the rubble foundation to wear better than the other road ?
A-It has not been much tested. There is only the part from Pottinger Street to Ice-house Street done in that way. Since then the part opposite the Harbour Master's office has also been laid that way, but it is only newly finished, and the part between Ice-house Street and Pottinger Street has had very little traffic over it.
By Mr. Shewan.-Why was this foundation not laid in the first instance?
A-The original plan was to lav all the streets with lime concrete, and that was done in the neighbourhood of the Club. Down there all the streets are lime concrete.
Q-And has that not been done all over?
A-No, it was given up.
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Q-Why was it given up?
A-It was found that it makes a very uncomfortable road when it gets a bit out of repair, and is very difficult and expensive to repair.
Q-So that the whole plan of road-making was changed?
A-Well, it was a matter of repair.
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Q-So then, the original plan was a mistake?
A-It was thought to be a mistake.
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