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The Chairman:-

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Mr Shelton Hooper:-

A notice sent to a certain person to do certain work, Before he receives the notice, or immediately after, contractor comes along and says he will do it for him,

and make it all right.

Of course it is possible for the information to leak out at all the points. An Inspector goes round with an Interpreter, and immediately the Inspector's back is turned, it is quite possible for the Interpreter to go round to one of his friends and say a notice will be served in connection with this property, and the man might go along, and then again when it is received in the office, the clerk goes donw to get the owners name and he might give information, and the man who makes

out the notices, he might give the information.

And all the letters that were opened by the Chineze 15775′′

clerk, they might give the informatier ?

Yes, all the letters that were spenat.

Going back to the fines. The money is not paid into 15176

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the general revenue of the Colony?

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No, it is not.

Is nt a part of it devoted to the Cricke Club ?

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It can be utilised for any purpose, wh ́ ́h Ris Excellency the Governor may direct.

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Reference:-

C.O. 537

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The Chairman:-

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Supposing then that you wanted to devote it to the 15778 Cricket Club. or to the purchase c. books for the Sanitary Institute, you send up to the Governor for his

authority

Yes, and on authority of the Govenor, it can be utiliséi for practically anything.

That is the Governor himself, not the Governor in 15779

Council, is it?

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The Governor himself.

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As regards the alteration of legal notices, I do not

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