Officer with Department of Trade and Customs in Melbourne. Inspected James Minahan on his arrival in Melbourne and applied the Dictation Test.
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Chapter 1: An unexpected welcome
Paragraph 3
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…briefly seen by Customs Officer Hugh Mercer. But, since it was a …
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…it was a Sunday and Mercer had no Chinese interpreter with …
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…day to formally examine them. Mercer returned on Monday and, with …
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…the saloon of the Wollowra. Mercer also spoke to ‘a reputable …
Paragraph 4
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…under the Immigration Restriction Act Mercer needed to establish whether the …
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…to the possibilities of fraud, Mercer suspected that the certificate did …
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…to him. After interviewing Minahan, Mercer was not convinced of his …
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…Test. Through interpreter Harry Hoyling, Mercer told Minahan that he was …
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…not write out the passage. Mercer informed him that he was …
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…taken for Melbourne Customs Officer Hugh Mercer and Chinese interpreter Harry Hoyling …