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resent the visits of the Sanitary Inspector or indeed of
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any official. I am, however, satisfied that as a rule the
Inspectors are as considerate towards Chinese, whose
premises they are obliged to visit, as they are to Europeans
under similar circumstances. But, as I have indicated in
my minute, if I am wrong it is impossible in the absence of
specific complaints to deal with irregularities if they do
exist.
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In the matter of the administra-tion of the Department generally I consider the remarks of
the Commissioners are not justified by facts. I take this
opportunity of forwarding copy of a report by the Secretary
of the Sanitary Board on the facts of the case referred to
in paragraph 227. I have consulted the depositions taken
by the Magistrate and find that it was the owner of the
house one Tai Chi Ho - who was summoned and that he
pleaded guilty and offered no defence. If Tsang Tim was
really present at the Magistracy, he must have personated
the person summoned.
It is possible that in the
Accounting Branch improvements may be made, and I am
directing enquiries into this subject.
It
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