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not recognise the men.

Lau Chu Pak:-

He must know the men.

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The Chairman:- I don't know whether I would believe the man or not.

Shelton Hooper:- I have been trying to set traps about this other property,

and some of it that was not done properly. I sent up to ask

The Chairman şi-

Humphreys

Le Chairman:-

if it was done properly and I sent up the list to the

Sanitary Board. I spoke to the contractor about it and I find

that he does not do it at all. He anb-leta it to somebody

else and it is again sublet.

Well,

Gentlemen. You know the position. Mr Fletcher came and spoke to me about Mr Witchell to say that Mr Sercombe Smith had asked him to inform the Commission that he hoped it

would be possible to let Mr Witchell go because it is a

rather important matter to the Government as they have been

unable to get anybody to take charge of a lunatic.

I take it that if anything arose, a serious charge against Witchell after he has left, it would be possible to bring him back again.

If it is any criminal business, they could telegraph for him

to come back. There is no limitation. There is no ground for stopping him now so far as he personally is concerned. It is only the question of the prosecution of these men who have

offered bribes. Of course we may have a dozen of these cases

we probably shall. I don't think we have any grounds for stopping the man.

Agreed.

helton Rooper :- What about his evidence 7

he Chairman

:- We will let that stand over. We can carefully revise it ourselves if necessary and the Colonial Secretary would send it to London and he can sign it in London and it can be sent out. I will ank the Attorney General whether we

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