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No, the houses ard mentioned on the warrant.

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the house that it may be overcrowded and therefore a

warrant should issue ?

The Senior Inspector would report that he thinks such

and such a house appears to be overcrowded. Then the

M. 0. H. applies for a warrant. The warrant is signed

by the P. C. M. 0. and given to the prosecuting

Inspector to pay a visit.

But it is done on the suggestion of the Senior

Inspector of the District

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Yes.

yr Shelton Hooper:-

And who makes out the warrant ?

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Mr Carter, at the present moment, I believe.

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The Assistant Secretary, or the Secretary ?

Yes, so far as I remember.

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And in that warrant, do you say when key are to go to

this house ?

the date is generally left blank.

And then you leaved to whom, to choose the date 15579

To the visiting Inspector.

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Why is that date left blank, when it is a warrant under your hand to do a certain thing, but you do not give him a warrant to do that thing in a certain time? Within what limit do you give him ?

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The definite date is absolutely left blank, so as to prevent leakage of information, so that the people should not, as they were in the old days, warned, night the Inspector is coming, take care there is no more than three people sleeping". - Within a few days,

three days.

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it is not actually written on the warrant to be done

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