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Reidie's training, or rather want of training, should

recommend a disinfectant which was to cost the Colony

such a considerable sum of money ↑

Each disinfectant that comes before me, I refer it first

to the analyst and the bacteriologist.

supposing you were told at the time that Inspector 6459.

Reidio was responsible for this, that he had some

personal motive in recommending it,

It is just possible that he might.

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Did such an idea ever oocur to you, do you remember ?

A.

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It did.

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In connection with Carbolosene ?

A.

I cant remember.

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And did you take any steps to ascertain whether such an

idea was well founded or not?

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I discussed the matter with the K. O. X.

But beyond that you did not go ?

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Is the Commission justified in assuming that you had 16464

an idea that possibly Inspector idie might be making

something out of this disinfectant ?

A.

It did not occur to me at the time.

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Has it occurred to you since ?

A.

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Well, from information I have obtained in other ways,

have ascertained certain facts that I did not know

then. It is just possible that it might have occurred.

How long is it since you have had this suspicion in 16466

your mind ♥

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Since I returned to the Colony.

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I take it, that if you had had such suspicion of an officer, that he was getting a returned Commission on the sale of disinfectants to the Government, you would

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