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rule that a clerk translating a petition has to initial

it ?

A: Yes, that is so.

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631 28 Then he is allowed to translate the petition ?

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He is allowed to do it provided he initials it.

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Then I presume from that that there was some connection bet- 1633

-ween that and Chinese Bills. Are Chinese clerks allowed to

translate Chinese Bills ?

At-

There is no rule against it.

1633 2:- Well, if they translate Chinese Bills they have still to

initial them ?

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A:-

There is no rule to that effect.

162- So a Chinaman might send in a Bill in Chinese and a Chinese

clərk might translate it for him and the translation in Eng-

-lish goes into the Cashier or Secretary and there is nothing

to show that that Bill has been translated by a clerk in the Government employ ?

A: No, there is nothing to show except the handwriting. も

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as a matter of convenience for his friend who is presenting

the Bill would the original Bill be attached ?

A:-

Not so far as my

practice is concerned.

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Well, it might be this that a Chinaman who did not know English might bring his books along to the office to get his Bills corrected ?

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At-

I don't think that is possible. Te are constantly moving about the office and a thing like that would be discovered.

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Well, if you discovered a Chinese clerk in your office writ- -ing up Bills from a Chinese book would you not at the same

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time notice if he is translating Chinese Bills into English ?

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