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time; his wife had just died, and there was no one finally appointed to do his work. Mr. ROMANO was in a great state of mind and very much put out apparently about his work being put off and he said Chinamen could get their work passed and this and that and he knew how it was done.
Q.-Did he say that to you?
A. He did.
Q-And he knew the position you occupy?
A. And I called him to account in a moment and he retracted it.
Q. What did you say?
A.-I forget the words. I think I was rather rough on him.
Q.--And he retracted it?
A. He retracted what he had said.
Q. Do you know anything of Mr. ROMANO?
A.--No; I just spoke to him and that is all.
Q.-How did he come to speak to you about this?
A.-He came into the office.
Q.-On purpose?
A.-About this work. I did not know the particulars because Mr. NEATE was not here. He was at home.
Q-And was the work allowed to go on?
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A.-I don't know what became of it afterwards. I never heard anything more
about it.
Q.-Well, that is the kind of thing. Are there not others who have said the same
thing?
cient.
A-No, not like that.
Q.-Not so straight?
A.-No. They would not have done it twice, at any rate; once would be suffi
Q.-And do you mean that is the only one you can specify?
A.-The only one I can specify that said anything definite. It is seldom I speak to any one except the Officers of the department. There are few people I know outside. There is no one in the Colony knows fewer persons than I.
Q-No complaints have ever been made to you?
A.-No,
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