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Are there not more cases reported direct to the Sanitary Board, than there used to be 7

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I cant tell you. I doubt whether there ever was a cage

73 Q.

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Mr Fung wa Chun:-

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of plague reported direct to the ganitary Board, by

Chinese.

From the Tuhg wa Hospital, or the Tung Wa Branch

Hospital ?

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It does not matter to ma whether they are reported by the Tung wa Hospital, or the Tang wa Branch Hospital.

As M. 0. H. you have no doubt in many instances tɔ 13714 cympathet loally meet the wishes of those who are willing to assist the Board, but I think you will admit that there is still a lot to be done to induce one to report. Dont you agree that a proper body of men should be elected to assist you in plague measures. You have left too much to the Inspectors, and these paople do not always carry out your instructions up to the standard.

That question contains a good many questions, I think.

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I understand the question is whether it would be batter

to revert to the system of local kaifongs.

r Fung Ta Chun:-

I want to know whether it would he good or not.

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We have them now. It has been good on the whole.

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Would it not cause friction with the Inspectors • 13776

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Not constant friction.

Do you think the Inspectors like to see men watching`

them?

Perhaps some of them dont like it. What they dont like is being abused, and called bad names, and having people standing round and saying "if you dont do what I

tell you, I will tell Mr Tướng wa Chun or Mr Lau Chu Pak" or something of that sort.

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13775 Why dont you tell as they say that, and we would have enquiries made on the matter at once ?

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It is hardly worth troubling about. I mooted tho

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