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17.
225/
Wit osbome cat
109
to one of the men I send down "The trouble is you havE
not done that properly" it would have been done in ə
moment. There was no question of not complying with
the law, or wanting it not done at the monent, but they
would not meet us.
1807100
Did they refuse to meet you ↑
18071
A.
The Chairmant-
72 Ao
Yes, and Dr Barnett also refused to meet us.
Did you do the work with your own contractot ↑
We did it with our own man. I think I did it once with
18072
73 Q.
the contractor, and with our own nan once or twice.
18073 Was it ever suggested or hinted to you in any way that'
the work was not passed because the man had not
squared the Inspector?
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference:-
mmmmmm CO. 537
A.
749.
No never. I sent Europeans of our own to see the work,
but no suggestion of that kind was ever made.
You have no reason to suppose that the work was not (8074
passed simply because the Inspector had not received a
cumshaw ?
I think it was merely red tape. They have got a form,
How long ago was that ?
A.
Mr Shelton Hooper:-
75-
18075
A.
That particular case was, I think, in 1904, but sines
- within then at Kowloon I have had similar notices,
the last year.
18076
The ghairman:-
From the same Inspector ?
76
A.
NO.
18077
77
C.
From whom?
A.
I think I got this notice from the Board.
Mr Shelton Hooper:•
The first one was from the Board
28
A..
Yes, I think it was.
18078
18079
79
Q.
And you were able to mention Inspector Lyon as being
the prosecutor 1
A.
Yes.
18080
And since then, was it in the East or the West District?
A.
In Kowloon since then.
فا
The Chairman:-
That is still under Inspector Lyon ?
18087
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