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if he were never in the office, and enough for andther

if he was never out of the office ?

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There is quite sufficient.

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Like a detective who might be everywhere supervising ?

Yes.

And it would exercise a wholesome control over the 16.482 Inspector, and if there were any pomplaints such as we haveheard of little short of blackmail, perhaps if there was on the spot a man in his position, dont you think it would be for the smoother working of the · Ordinance, particularly with the Chinese ?

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And another thing, the Inspectors are not always there. They leave it entirely to the coolies and foremen.

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Do you think, going on with what Mr Hooper said just 16484- now, that there is enough technical correspondence to require a Medical man in the office the whole day?

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Yes.

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Could a great deal of it not be done by the Secretary?

I dont think it is necessary to have a M. 0. H. in the

office the whole day.

Statistical work,

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- has he not got a great deal of that,

Mr Shelton Hooper:-

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Could not a great deal of that be done by the Secretary 1

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They have altered it, since I have been at home. There

was a chief clerk, they have altered that now, and I

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think the chief olerk is senior olerk in the Secretary,s

office. I had a European.

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again?

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