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Show 5545 3555 I am not prepared to any that under the rulings of the court, those reports being in pursuance of official duty, may not be admissible in evidence for whatever they contain, but I personally will frankly say if I find in those reports tion of navigation of the river, and if theat statement differs from evidence that I hear here on the stand, I shall pay little or no attention to it. So that it seems to me to be more satisfactory if counsel would stipulate on that. concerned, it is a very well prepared document, and where matters are set out there that appear to be hearsay, he gives the reference. THE SPECIAL MASTER: But it shows the very episode that happened this morning, shows the accepting hearsay testimony even in a government report, because even government officials are falliable. MR BLACKMAR: Do you regard that as a correct statement, Mr. Farnsworth? |