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13753 You admit that an enquiry ought to be made by somebody?

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I admit I woula do everything in my power to

investigate a complaint.

Yr Shelton Hooper:-

Would you do it, if you had power ↑

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I would do everything in my power.

The Chairman:-

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But you would do everything in your power to hold an3753

enquiry in your office ?

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yr Shelton Hooper:-

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That is a supposition that I am not able to answer,

What would your objection be to doing it, assuming you

had the time ?

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I have no objection.

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It is only a question of time, ther

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Yes.

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Kr Fung Wa chun:-

You think your time is too valuable for you to hold (3758 investigations of that sort ?

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Is it not a fact that some of the plague infected 13759

houses are deserted before the case is reported ?

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference:-

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I believe it is.

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Wont it be a farce, and waste of public money,

to 19760

disinfect plague infected houses, that are almost empty

of articles ?

The Chairman:-

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I dont think so.

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Do you get many cases of plague reported to you by the Inspectors. "ho reports cases of plague, reported as

- the Inspector, or the Police, being found in houses

or inhuvitants of the quarter, or who ↑

I cant give you figures without having thầm before me.

Do you think the Inspectors ever report capon ↑ 18762

I daresay they have, once now and then.

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But the majority of the cases reported, are found by

the Police ↑

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