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Mr. Haper

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2327 Q.

2880.

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Not a word. I got a pencil ahit from the Senior Inspector about 2 days before the Chinese New Year, and he said "I hear you have got extra coolies", and I replied "I have no authority to employ extra coolies, and when I get the authority from the M. 0. H. I will

act accordingly".

What were you before you joined the Sanitary

Department?

23.273

I was sick berth steward in the Navy. I went to the Sanitary Institute and got my certificates.

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74

Q..

Did you leave the Navy and join the Department ? 23274

A.

Yes, I got my discharge from the Navy Gospital here. I was in charge of the surgery in the Dook Yard.

I was

asked to join the Department when Mr O'Keefa died, but

I refused then, and took on No 6 District about 3

months after.

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference:-

GO. 537

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RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

OUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITH-

COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH - NOT TO BE

The Chairman:-

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76 Qu

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Have any Chinamen or anybody ever offered you money

direct?

That was the principal reason that I got my last interpreter dismissed, because on two occasions he told me the way things were done, He said I kicked up too much bobbery, that the last Inspectors were not so particular at all, and in one house in Connaught Road,

there were a lot of No 133, an emigration house, Aubrilos

veekies not supposed to be there, and when I served my notice, I said to my interpreter "what is that man Baying to you" and he said "He says he wants to make

you a present".

And what happened then ?

about 750

23276

I have served over 150 small notices in my time, but

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most of them are still existing.

It is the Genior Inspector'shusiness to e xanine ?~?

Yes, and see the notics is complied with.

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78

Q.

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NO,

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And it is not your business to see them complied with?

but in some cases I get notices to revisit and ser

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