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     1        associations immediately next to you, are there?  The Royal
     2        Hospital Ward residents association and the Smith Street
     3        residents association?
     4        A.  Immediately on either side of us there is the
     5        Wellington Square is before the Smith Street and on the
     6        other side it is the Royal Hospital Ward.
     7
     8   MR. RAMPTON:  My Lord, I think we have four in total.
     9
    10   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes.  I am amazed by how they divide
    11        themselves up into such small areas but, no doubt, they
    12        find that effective.  There is a society, I see, of Chelsea
    13        residents associations with an acronym, according to
    14        Mr. McIntyre.
    15
    16   MR. MORRIS:  If it helps, the way I understand is that there is
    17        the Wellington Square association, the Smith Street
    18        residents association, some which I cannot find, and the
    19        Royal Hospital Ward one is an alliance.  It is an umbrella
    20        one of all the ones in the area.  So, Dr. Taylor speaks
    21        for, if you like, all the residents associations.
    22
    23   MS. STEEL:   When letters are sent to head office, do they
    24        forward copies on to you because you are the local
    25        restaurant concerned?
    26        A.  Yes, they would do, yes.
    27
    28   Q.   They would do?
    29        A.  Yes.
    30
    31   Q.   So you would see residents' letters?
    32        A.  Yes.
    33
    34   Q.   Could you turn to page 787?  This is from someone at
    35        36, I think it is Royal Avenue, it might be 38.  In the
    36        second paragraph it says:  "You contend that environment/index.html">litter patrols
    37        take place every 15 minutes and nothing could be further
    38        from the truth, or they are extremely ineffective.  We have
    39        never seen any of your staff cleaning environment/index.html">litter since the
    40        first few months of operation, unless they are not wearing
    41        your uniform."
    42
    43        You have seen this letter before?
    44        A.  I believe so, yes.
    45
    46   Q.   When you saw that, did not you not think:  "Oh, dear, here
    47        is this 15 minute business that is all wrong.  I must make
    48        sure that this incorrect impression is corrected so that
    49        the residents are not misled"?
    50        A.  Well, obviously I would know the 15 minutes came from 
    51        Philip Cobden's letter and that is why I would have 
    52        understood them to have made that comment.  I cannot 
    53        remember what action I took at that time but, yes, it would
    54        have concerned me.
    55
    56   Q.   If we turn to 792 there is a reply to this letter and
    57        Mr. Cobden says:  "I acknowledge receipt of your letter of
    58        21st November and am, of course, concerned to read your
    59        comments.  Although I am satisfied that Mr. Stump is doing
    60        everything that is reasonably possible to control environment/index.html">litter,

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