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When any letters come addressed to the sanitary Board, who opens them ?

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Usually one of the Chine, • clerks.

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A letter to the Becretary is opered by a Chinese

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olerk ?

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Is opened by a Chinese a erk.

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What Chinese clerk 'old that be t

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A man named Tseng.

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What position does he hold ▼

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No 3 about, I should say.

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference:-

C.O. 537

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RECORD OFFICE, LONDON OUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITH- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH - NOT TO BE

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Supposing they are of a private nature, to a certain 14553–

extent, or contained a complaint against any officer,

have you ever had such a one sent to you, which has

been opened by a Chinasa clerk ↑

I recollect two or three of a private nature concerning

myself brought to me by Chinese clerks, but they are at once brought to me by the man. I do not recollect any complaints being made against anyone, brought by a

Chinese clerk,

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He opens all letters addressed to the Secretary. Now, supposing some of those lettera were about business appertaining to the X. 0. H., would he sort out the letters, those which would have to be dealt with by the M. 0. X. or woul, he give the whole of them to you, to

let you sort them out to the mub departments ↑

All letters addreased to me, after they have been opened, are brought to me. Thay are entered in a brok, directly they are received by the clerk,

Before he opens them ↑

Then a letter comes, this man opens thm first of ald, and he stamps them.

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