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"of consignees from time to time, also the names of the
"articles to be sampled, and any note as to marking
"that the Customs may have sent to me.
"I would ask that you kindly inform me so soon as
"you can as to the result of your consideration of this
"letter, and of the name and address of any inspector
"deputed to see to the matter.
"Recoupment of any outlay in this matter will, of
"course, be made by the Committee.
" I am, Dear Sir,
" Yours faithfully,
" CHAS. J. HUDDART,
"Secretary to the Committee.
"Dr. W. Sedgwick Saunders,
"13, Queen Street, Cheapside, E.C."
To this I replied, on the 23rd August, in these
terms:—
"Public Health Department,
"Guildhall,
"23rd August, 1899.
"Dear Sir,
"My Secretary has forwarded to me here your
"letters of 19th inst., and I write to assure you that
"on my return to work at Guildhall on 4th prox., I will
"enter at once on the business in hand and give all the
"assistance in my power. I may, however, at once say,
"that I cannot consent to the Inspectors engaged
"reporting direct to you, it being essential, as a matter
"of departmental discipline, that all communications
"connected with their work should pass through my