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orders for goods

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somebody pays for them ?

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When the goods are ordered first of a??, I issue an order

for the goods ?

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Do all orders come from the Secretary ?

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A: Yes, These orters are attached to the Bill and the Bills are

sant down to the Inspector to see whether the gonda Laye

bool received. They sign for the goods that have been recei-

-vedin good condition, then the orders are чent into the

office. Host of the goods we order we have contract pricas for. These are checked in the first place by one of my clerks

Mr Lo M Kwai. They are then passed or to Hr Bowen Rowlands

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who also checke the billa with the contract prices.

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of money ?

Cheques ar made out and signed by myself and the cheques

are to a very great extant landed or sent by this clerk to

those people from whon the gonty are ord wed.

Are payments always made by cheques ?

Yas. They are all paid by claque. I cannot call to mind way instance in which they have not been paid by chequa.

Do you may the Inspectors receive these cools and sign the Bills before they have been paid ?

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The goods which have boon ordered by an Inspector often an estimate is got from the Inspector in the first case and when the good.. are ordered these Bills are ment down to the Inspector and the Inspector wites an the Bills

that they have been recojved in good condition. If I order

a large amount it comes into my gedown.

I want to get on with this first. In this case it is poasi-

to order the Comig

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