5x75.
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So far you know, are the majority of the`Inspectors 19910
in a position to see to that the interpretation in
** aizman: -
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explained to the Chinese "
A.
A.
12 0.
No, owing to the fact that we have only got three
Senior Inspectors who are well up ir. the knowledge of
Chinese; although they have interpreters, they coula
not say whether the translation is right or wrong.
And the District Inspectors the same way, are the 19911
majority of them not sufficient conversant with Chinese
to keep a check on the interpreters ?
If there are any, there are only a few who can speak
Chinese. I have my doubts of there being more than 2 or
3.
Generally speaking the Senior and District Irspectors 19912. in that respect are entirely in the hands of their
interpreters ?
A.
Yes.
Er Lau Chu Pak:-
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A.
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Have you sometimes served' notices yotyself ?
I have, hut my notice ie a legal one. All my notices
are legal notices.
14
?.
In that case,
notices.
A.
15
Q.
A.
The Chairman ¦-
I cuppose you do not explain those
19913
19.914
I always explain them to the bast of my knowledge.
foraman Interpreter,
Then I have at present one pid
Flugueror
who is really very good and he can practically read or
arife it, and if he makes a mistake, I can always check
it, though I am not able to speak out the word myself
in pure Cantonsue.
19.915
But you know eufficient Chinese to check the foreman ?
Yes.
19916
And thers are comparatively few of the Inspectors, whic know aufficient Chinese to check their interpreters ?
Yes.
A.
fr Shelton Hooperi-
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19917 With legard to Inspectors generally, is it not part of' their duty to be in uniform during the day 7
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