A.
Most decidedly.
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Would you care to hand to the Commission, if you have it or can you
make it out, a list of persons whom you think might harbour enmity
against you?
A. Yes, I prepared a list at your request. (Hands list to Chairman).
All your enemies, Mr. Chen?
Chairman:
A. I have not put your name, sir. (Laughter).
6.
A.
Q.
A.
Q.
I see the first name on this is Kr. Dun whom you have already mentioned?
Yes, he is no longer employed in the Immigration Office.
Have you any first hand knowledge of why he severed his connection with
the office?
Certainly, it was I who made an investigation of his activities.
What was the trouble?
A.
He was removed from the office by the 1.0. for dishonesty. He had per-
suaded-I don't know whether I could use the word "compelled"
certain
junior officers to pay him a certain amount of their monthly salaries.
What is usually known as "squeeze"?
Q.
A.
Yes.
Q.
A.
And he was convicted of that and his services terminated?
Not convicted but his services were terminated.
lir. Bertram Carmichael Hobbs, A.I.0: I have been boarding ocean going ships
since 17th February of this year and I have dealt with an average of
two ships a day. On a number of occasions I have been compelled to use
small motor boats commonly called Walla Wallas because no police motor
boat or launch was available. When telephoning to them for the use of
a launch in rough weather the Water Police xxx were invariably rude and
uncivil and on one occasion when I telephoned myself I was asked "why
don't you get a launch of your own?" I could only assume that they did
not wish to be helpful or even to co-operate with a new government
department. Consequently in rough weather when the coxswain of the
Police motor boat placed at our disposal refused to go out I engaged a
small motor boat. As an instance of obtaining co-operation from the
Police in the use of their motor boats I quote the following instance....
I don't want to interrupt you Mr. Hobbs. But we are limited to
certain terms of reference and in so far as the lack of proper transport
uld be held to be a lack of efficiency that is germane to our terms of
reference. You have talked about the incivility on the part of the
Chairman:
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