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Do you regard it as strange that any person, however busy he was,
would give slightly more attention to members of his family than to
outsiders?
Would you repeat that question please.
Do you regard it as strange that a person, however busy he was, would
give more attention to members of his family than to outsiders?
I suppose he would probably give more attention to members of his
family.
That does not mean that he would not explain to his wife or to any
member of his family "I am very busy just now and I cannot afford time
to talk"?
No
Do you happen to know how long before that conversation your houseboy
had made application?
Two days.
Did you regard that as sufficient time to go through all the procedure
which is evidently required to produce a permit in the case of a
newly organised department?
I had no idea what these requirements were; that was why I phoned
up. My boy had spent one whole day outside the Immigration Office
and he came to me and asked me if I could do anything about it.
You knew the, from the fact that your boy had spent the whole day
waiting in the queue, that business was very very brisk?
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Yes.
Did you see the form which he was asked to complete?
No.
Did the boy tell you he had to complete a form?
No, my boy eventually gave up the idea of going out of the Colony to see his family, and got his family to come in to see him.
In view of the fact that there was a queue at the door in which a man
might have to wait a whole day, did it not occur to you that even before your application was lodged there would be an inevitable delay'
I knew there was delay, yes.
You had passed in front of my office on several days previous to
that?
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