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1813.

830

In twodcock at

15070

Kr Shelton Hooper:-

15070

A.

A.

72 2.

A.

75 Q.

They may have contained such information. Do you mean

to say you have never received a letter which you would

not wish that clerk to see ?

I can say that I have not received any letter, which I

would not at once have handed to the clerk to enter in the book, so that the letter could be traced.

157071

Do you receive letters in connection with contracta ?

No.

Nothing at all ?

No.

15.072

When you invited tenders for these barrels, and they 15773 case addressed to you as "G. A. Woodcock Esq.,

Sanitary Board Office", would this Chinese clerk open

thêm 1

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference:-

C.O. 537

36

A.

These letters were opened by myself.

74 Q.

A.

75 80

157074

How do you know ? Did you tell him that if any letters

oame in answer, he was not to open them ?

Since the last Meeting of the Cdmission, I have

altered the system.

15775

I am not speaking of that. You invited tenders for this

some months ago ?

A.

Yes, some months ago.

76 20

15076

The system in vogue then was that letturf were opened

by the Chinese clerk ?

A.

YOU.

OFFICE, LONDON

COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH

NOT TO BE

REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITH 3SION OF THE PUBLIC

A.

78 2.

If any answers came, they would have been opened by 15077

the Chinese clerk 7

Yes, I think they would have been.

Now, do you consider he is a proper person to be in 15778 possession of all of that in formation first - I mean

to say, if there has been a mistake, the best way is to

admit it, but I put it to you, do you think it

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