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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference:-
C.O. 537
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RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
OUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC
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Portugens foreman and ocolies, if any 1 regularities odoured and they are reported to you, dont you think it would be unfair to report them to the Inspector, who has
not been there all the time ?
I dont know. If i have a report, I naturally sené to the Plague Inapeeter, to make a report on it. I amet do anything else. It is absolutely impossible to make enquiries • it would be absolutely impossible for as to
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parties to come to your offies, bont you think it better than referring the complaint to the Inspector 1
I dont think so. How can I by sending for a lot of people to my office. It would be only waste of my time.
Do you consider it waste of time to investigate a 13.743.
charge !
I could not investigate it, because I have no Chinese
detective.
Suppose,
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in the case of a man in business, he would send
for the people and make enquiries ?
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How is he to make enquiries.
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By sending for the people. You say you have no time,13745 but supposing the Government made the time, dont you think it would be reasonable to send for that man, and
take his statement, and to listen to what his charge is against your subordinate t
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I could not send for him the man who makes the charge. I can only send for the man who is under my
orders.
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If a man makes a complaint to you - suppose I say a man meting under your directions was very insulting to me the other day, dont you think it would be a reasonable