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were submitted to Your Lordship.
The Commissioners have confined
their investigations on this subject to the Sanitary
Department, the time at their disposal being probably
insufficient to enable them to pursue their enquiry into
the Public Works Department.
The corruption which they have
brought to light is very discreditable to the Subordinate
Staff of the Department, and to a large section of the
Chinese Community, who, in many instances recorded in the
evidence, pressed presents of money on men who had not even
asked for them.
At the same time I must point out
that the report as it stands tends to give the erroneous
impression that the entire Subordinate Staff was found to
be corrupt.
The Commissioners enquired into
charges against 14 British Inspectors and in 8 cases have
recorded the opinion that "they do not think the charges
against them have been proved" while 2 cases are still under consideration. I enclose copy of the
original Appendix 'A' to the report which was modified for
publication.
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