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necessarily lead to bad terms?
Mr. Forrest; In this case it did; at least on my side, when the matter was brought to my notice some time considerably later, so long
later that I had difficulty in locating the person at whose request
I endeavoured to make arrangements for evacuation of his wife.
Chairman:
I see nothing here (referring to correspondence before him)
about any lady?
Major Manners:
Yes sir, there is a letter signed by Mr. Forrest.
Chairman: Oh, yes.
Mr. Forrest: Passing on from that to this letter which you wrote on
10th February, Major Manners, the only incident involving rudeness or discourtesy that you yourself say was instructions which I gave to one of my subordinates on board the ship?
Major Manners: That was an incident.
Q.
What right then have you to remark that when I came on board I was
in an unpleasant humour?
A.
That is the impression that I got.
Q.
Derived from what?
A.
Just from my sight.
Q.
The expression on my face or from words I spoke?
A.
When you came on board it appeared to me that you were unwell
I did not say that in my letter
and you appeared to be very
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disturbed. about something or other.
I don't suppose that you imagine it is the duty of the head of the Immigration Office as a usual part of his routine to visit ships
in person?
That I cannot say.
Do you imagine it is possible he should spend his time seeing ships?
If I were 1.0. I should take it to be my duty to see that the
routine of boarding ships is carried out in a proper manner. And for that purpose he should occasionally visit ships?
Oh, yes.
I suppose you will accept the statement I was very hard worked at
that time?
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