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incident occurred?
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Yes.
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Can you tell the Commission whether any member of the public interfered
with my work?
A.
There was a crowd outside and you asked the person to stand in line, but
these people would not listen to you and tried to rush in at the door.
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This person concerned, did he stay in his place or not?
No, he tried to rush in.
Did he use abusive language?
Yes, sir, he swore.
Did he speak loudly or not?
Very loudly.
What What was the tone of my voice?
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At the time your voice was very gentle to him.
Who sent the man out of the office?
A Shantung policeman.
Mr. E.S. Ford.
Chairman:
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You have sent for our use a letter which I have already read out,
In that letter you paid tribute to the courtesy shown to you by certain
members of the Immigration Office and particularly to r. Hobbs?
Yes.
Is there anything you desire to add to that?
If I may I would like to repeat here that I am grateful, particularly
to the three persons I have mentioned, for kind attention and help
willingly given in difficult circumstances.
And this was on more than one occasion?
Not on one but numerous occasions, and I consider it only right to
thank them and let them know that their efforts were appreciated,
Chairman: I understand, Mr. Forrest, that you have further questions to
put to Mr. Pudney?
A.
Yes. r. Pudney, since the last session when we were both present I
presume you have made some researches. Are you prepared to tell the
Commission that it is a normal and usuel every day occurrence for
unsecured officers to handle actual cash?
Pudney: I have not made further investigations into that. This week
Is the end of the financial year, the busiest week of the year, and
No comments yet.
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