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How many ratcatchers are there ?

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Mr Tung wa Chun:”

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I think there are fourteen.

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M Lau chu Pak!- 35

In all the Districts ?

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Altogether.

Mr Fung wa Chun:-

Dont you think the number should be reduced ?

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Well, if you reduce them, you have to reduce the number

of bird lige boards, and traps. Of course, you could

reduce them very considerably if you adopted the

system of only sending ratcatchers out, upon the

requisition of inhabitants.

The Chairman;-

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Then I should think one man would be able to do the

work of the whole Colony ↑

Ir Lau Chu Paki-

How many Indian foremen are there in charge of the

Inspectors ?

A.

38 9.

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In each Distriot, there is one foreman, whose chief

duty it is, after he has assisted the Inspector, in the

general cleansing, and so on, to assist in the rat

catching.

80, apart from his duty, he has got good time to go 13 338

and supervise the work of the rat catchers ?

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If all his day is given up to that -

Q.

I dont see him going round with the rat catchers ?

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A.

The town is a big place.

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You have only three foremen in charge of fourteen

coolies ?

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A.

Three of these coolies are at Kowloon. Tan for Victoria,

and one a Peak coolie.

80 these foremen cannot go round with the ocelies all

the time ↑

then folling

(Pafen 1776)

A.

You cant have, two men at once, of course,