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Mr Shelton Hooper:-

23.288

2882.

gave the order then that 40 goolies he employed at

once,

812

and ar English speaking foremar. provided. These

40 coolims were not put in the District, and the

English speaking foreman was not provided. Then a week

before I left the District, probably agout 5 weeks

after that report, I sent in another report to the

Senior Inspector, and I asked if the order of the

M. 0. H. re the English speaking foreman had been

rescinded, as the man was not yet in the District.

You applied to the M. 0. H. who ordered 40 coolles 23 288

and an English speaking foreman. Then you go on to say

these were not provided ?

Yes, Sir.

Therefore the report of the M. 0. H. in disobeyed $22 289

A.

992.

A.

Yes.

Who by

23298

A.

The Senior Inspector got the order.

And he refused to carry it out?

23291

A.

The order was not carried out.

Ware the coolims paid for ?

23242

The Chairman:-

A.

I could not tell you, Sir.

Mr Shelton Hooper:-

23.273

A.

Could you tell us why the coolies were not provided "

The order was to proviâs an English speaking foreman

and 40 coolies "this morning", Inspector Fisher.

Inspector Fisher asked me if the coolies had been

The Chairman:-

94

A.

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference:-

GO. 537.

37

RECORD OFFICE, LONDON OUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITH COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH - NOT TO BE

there. I said the refuse had been removed, hut the side

channels were not done. The work had been done by the

existing staff, the staff of coolies which the sub

contractor had.

And the extra men ordered had not been provided ? 13294

No.-

23295.

Supposing the extra men had been provided, and they

were to be paid for, would it be your duty to sign the

order to say that the men had been used ↑

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