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12.
In the meantime I have caused the public to be invited to attend and see for themselves how these operations are conducted. I enclose copy of a notice in this behalf. So far as I have been able to learn, scarcely any have shown sufficient interest in the matter to gain first-hand knowledge of how the general cleansing and disinfection are carried out.
12.
In regard to the entry and inspection of buildings, it must be remembered that the Sanitary Inspectors either speak Chinese well enough to dispense with Chinese Interpreters or are accompanied by Interpreters. Those who use Interpreters are in the great majority.
The absence of specific complaints and my own experience of many years visiting Chinese houses in the Colony, which I lose no opportunity of continuing, lead me to believe that the statements of the Commissioners in this connection are again much exaggerated.
Among the poorer classes of Chinese, I am convinced that there is very little complaint in this connection. The richer Chinese undoubtedly do resent
Enclosure 12.
415
12.
In the meantime I have caused the
public to be invited to attend and see for themselves how
these operations are conducted. I enclose copy of a notice
in this behalf. So far as I have been able to learn
scarcely any have shown sufficient interest in the matter
to gain first hand knowledge of how the general cleansing
and disinfection are carried out.
12.
In regard to the entry and
inspection of buildings, it must be remembered that the
Sanitary Inspectors either speak Chinese well enough to
dispense with Chinese Interpreters or are accompanied by
Interpreters. Those who use Interpreters are in the great
majority.
The absence of specific com-
-plaints and my own experience of many years visiting
Chinese houses in the Colony which I lose no opportunity
of continuing, lead me to believe that the statements of
the Commissioners in this connection are again much
exaggerated.
Among the poorer classes of
Chinese I am convinced that there is very little complaint
in this connection. The richer Chinese undoubtedly do
resent
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