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You say you gave him the keys of the safe ?

A: There are no private papers allowed to be kept in the safe.

You did not go yourself and take charge of anything there 7ŋ76

you did not take charge of his books to men what state they

were in ?

I did not do so officially.

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You did not do so at all did you ?

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I did not do sv.

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Steltor Hooper:- Those imprests what do they mean ?

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At- They are put into my account as Secretary of the Sanitary

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Board at the Bank and I can draw against them.

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What has Mr Lo Han Kai got to do with them? Why did he men-'79

-tion then in his notice to you that he had gone away?

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

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Reference:-

C.O. 537

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He is accountant clerk and keeps the receipts of the pay-

-merts which we have hitherto made in connection with clains

for compensation in connection with disinfection.

And has the accountant clerk told you he has had so much 1910

zonely want down ?

A:- Supposing during disinfection damage is done, then compens@=

-tim in paid. The arrangement is that all these payments

Mr Hanph- oya j-

The Chairman :-

are made through the Registrar General.

What has that got to do with the impresta ?

I don't follow it.

A:- The Government advanced mo Five hundred dollars and out of

that I can make any payments I like.

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The Chairman j- They give you canh in hand for current expenditura ?

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At- Two, I have spent that money paying these claimsB or the

great portion of it and I have written up to the Government

for a suplementary vote in connection with the matter. Thom

1 pali monty to these people they signed a receipt in tri- -pligate for the money received and thase necwipts are the

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