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Mr S. Augus
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Supt Conolly
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I cannot say that,S
sir.
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You cannot say that
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I really cannot say that.
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Now, when you go out and make your inspection next time,
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and you see a grave is in a certain section, do you ask
to see or satisfy yourself that the Government have charged the proper fee for that?
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NO,
sir.
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You have not
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No, Sir.
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Is it not possible for a corpse
to be buried in a
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Buperior section to what has been paid for,
- the extra
amount which should be paid, because he has taken a
superior section ?
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Quite easily, Sir.
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Quite easily?
A.
Quite easily.
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And dont you think it is possible that there have been many hundreds of cases of that?
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Of course, you are asking a question that I can really not answer you, but I really think it is quite possible.
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I will put it this way. Is there any check at all that
the corpse has been buried in the section for which they
have paid?
Oh yes, I have that.
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You have that?
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Yes, sir.
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You have?
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Where did you get it from ?
It is simply a copy of the sexton's Chinese register.
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And who writes that Chinese register ?
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Himself.
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Who is himself ?
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The sexton.
The Chairman:-
Do you know what his name is ?
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference:-
GO. 537.
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COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITH-
REPRODUCED
RECORD OFFICE, LONDON OUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC