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A. Yes, I should say so.

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But you dont know for a fact. You simply imagine it is

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I believe so, yes.

The Chairman:-

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But dont you think it should be so, Dr Clark ? 15887

I think that must be so, because the Government auditor would at once call attention. He pays surprise visits,

and examines the books and cheoks the stores.

Mr Shelton Hooper: Does the Government auditor check stores ?

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I believe he checks stores. He certainly checks books. But I have thought he only checked books, so far as 15.889 dollars and cents are concerned, but that he doesnt go

round and check stores.

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I am not positive on that. I made a mistake.

You say he checks the books ↑ But there are no

proper books kept in the Sanitary Department.

Well, if he considered that there were no proper booke

kept; he would report to the Government at once. The

object of having an auditor is to see that books are

kept,

and what is more, are kept properly.

Has he never indicated to you in any way that he

considered the books kept are insufficient ?

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No, he never told me that.

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And you yourself never considered them insufficient ↑

No, I cant say I have considered they are insufficient.

Of course, in the light of these enquiries which show

that there may have been corruption in the Department,

it behobes the Head of the Department to see that

additional checks are exercised over matters of that

The Chairman:-

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I dont think that is quite what Mr Humphreys meant. I

think what he meant was, that the whole of the books in

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