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How long have you been in the Government Service in Hongkong, Mr Carter ?

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I was appointed on September 16th 1901 in London. To join in Hongkong ?

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To join in Hongkong. I arrived on November 12th 1901, thể position being that of cenior Sanitary Inspector.

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

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And you have held that position all the time ?

Sir.

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At the present moment you are acting as Assistant

Secretary ?

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take you all over the Colony ?

Yes, all over, and I was appointed Second Sanitary Surveyor in September 1905, which position I at present hold outside of the present tempora y arrangement.

Yr Shelton Hooper:-What is your present temporary office, that you are

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Principal clerk to the Sanitary Board. I simply have

relieved Mr Bowen Rowlands.

holding ?

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The Chairman:-

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Before we go on, I must tell you that of course you are under oath, as you understand, and we look to you,

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the position you do, to give the Commission any anstance in your power with regard to the matters which have been set forth in the Gazette, and it is very necessary, I must tell you, tha tanything which takes place in the roomis absolutely secret. Nothing is to be made public until we have handed our Report to His Excelleney, and I must impress on you that nothing must be mentioned outside of what takes place in the room, and that any

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