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And then does he not rely on the contractors word, or the plague foreman's, that these men are actually

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engaged the whole day. Is he not bound to rely on them? Bound to rely on them to some extent, if he is busy. Now, it says that they shall keep a record of the 15550 stores also, and you said such a record was kept, is

it kept by him 7 Is it not kept by the telephone clerk or foreman ?

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The mere clerical work may be done by the clerk.

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And you dont see my objection to that?

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It is a question of time. A man has a certain amount

of time, and so much clerical work must be done by kis assistants.

And you see no harm in that ?

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If he checks it.

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If who checks it ?

If the Inspector checks it, the whole transaction is

not carried out by the clerk.

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If he indents for 20 men or 200 men, when he comes back

in the evening, he has to say to the contracter, "Did

you send these men ?", "Yes", "And have they been there all day ?*

He would not ask him if he sent them, because they have

been working under him.

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What number would be under one Inspector,

- the amount

of extra men he would emploj ?

It is difficult to say.

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50 a day

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57 as

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No, - If he has got so many carts (they are only for work like that) every cart wants eight âen as a rule. If he has six carts at work, he would have 48 men, and he would know that the carts had been doine the work. No 5. They will be required to investigate all

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