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1875.

894

& Cork

The Chairman: -

15490

A.

912.

A.

Mr Shelton Hooper:-

92

A.

he Chairman :-

93

A.

Mr Shelton Hooper:-

94.

A.

of the Government was allowed to reside at the station,

and to exercise general supervision over the Station

work, teaching Gidley all there was to be learned of

the management of the Station for I think a year, or possibly two years, and then when Gidley was considered

competent, he went into residence at the Disinfecting

station, and took sole charge.

15.490

Did it take a year or two years to teach an Inspeptor

There is a lot to learn in a way. There is a lot of

repair work to be done.

And he got a rich harvest by getting good quarters, 15.491

which he would otherwise not have got ↑

He would have to pay £30 a year.

15.492

Did not that little arrangement rather upset Inspector

Reidis

He was promoted. He would only be too glad, I should

think.

15493

He would get 230 a year more and lose a house, which is

probably worth mora ↑

He asked for promotion. There is always competition

for promotion.

15.474

It was not possible for him to get that promotion, and

still live there ?

I think I was at home when he was promoted. I am almost

sure of that, because it was when one of the Senior Inspectors from home (Grice) was dimissed.

Doesnt a Plague Inspector do more work in a day, than

15.4955-

A.

They work very hard I grant you, but their work is

a oncentrated into the epidemic.

15.496

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I'm speaking of the epidemic. In the epidemic time, doesnt a Plague Inspector have as much work to do ir.

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