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Q.-Well, is that not natural that you must clear out the things in order to limewash the walls?
A. There is this difficulty. The Inspector does not come to look at it, immediately the limewashing is done.
Q. The point I want to know is this: They move out all the things in the first place to limewash the floor?
A. Yes.
Q. He doesn't object to that?
A. He does not.
Q. Then they put the goods back in to the shop?
A.-They dont dare to.
Q. Half a minute. They dont dare to? Then how many days is it before the In- spector comes to inspect?
A. Well, I did not follow that up.
Q.-Well, was it three days or a month?
A.-Well, I did not follow that up.
Q.-Well, where was the cause of complaint?
A. He complained that the things were all moved out, and left no space to walk.
Q.-Walk where?
A. The things are moved into the centre of the shop. You can't take them out into the street.
Q.-And they were kept in that position, he does not know how long?
A.-No.
Q-Now, supposing they had moved after completing this, and three days had elapsed, they put these things back round the walls, does he mean to say that the Inspector would have compelled him to move those things again?
A. Well, it is hard to know what the Inspector would do about it.
Q.-Well then, why does he grumble?
A. I dont know about that.
Mr. Lau Chu Pak.-But you have just told us that the Inspector would not come to inspect the limewashing until three or four days after it was done.
A. Yes.
Q-Well, he must have the bricks moved out, in order to see whether the walls have been properly done or not.
A. Yes, then that is a waste of time.
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