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then I told them that to the best of my knowledge the usual prices
for two passport photographs were in the vicinity of $1.
Forrest nakod hr. Les if he would try to find out through private
channels if that were so However, for quantity work like the
Immigration Office's, I said, $1 would be too much and 50 cents
would be ample; so I was asked if I could undertake the work
charging 50 cents per pair of photographs and I agreed to that.
as anything said on that occasion with regard to providing you
with a etudo f
studo
You, I was to put a studio in the Immigration Office at Farine
Rouse to start with.
Shadrann I take it you are amre that on the 13th Novebar ir.
Forreat wrote to the Colonial Searctury recommending that your
offer be accoptød?
A.
Yes.
\nd it received aproval the next day, the 14th November?
Yes.
As ynter-Blyth: And I think that approval was exraniosted to you
Lee was it noti
by
hat is right. Mr. Lec telephoned me that Government had approved
of this, and asked me if I would go ahead with preparations sinos
I had to be on the spot operating on 13th love ber at 9 o'clock
in the morning.
Then I think you opened your studio on the 19th as arranged?
I dia.
And then you received a letter of 20th loveber? ((2) in 080.28M0
I did.
And then in Deomber I think it was that fir. Forrest called you
and naked you to open a studio in Kennedy Town?
A. Yes, in the Depot.
That was of course provided for in the latter of 20th love bert
Yeo.
Then soon afterwards the same thing happened with regard to the
vanehai Depot?
Yep.
You opened a studio theref