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Q.-How long have you been in the Colony altogether?
A.-About nine years.
Q.-You look after the construction of these roads?
A. Yes, their construction and repair.
Q-Well, Mr. PRICE speaks very highly of you. He says you look after these roads very well; but he also tells us the Chinese are rather afraid of you, because you insist so much on having the work done thoroughly.
A. Yes, I require the works to be well done.
Q.-Now, Chinese being what they are, have some of them ever offered you any- thing to be a little easier with them?
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A.-No.
Q-It has never been hinted that if you would be a little more easy it might be
your while?
A.-No.
Q.-Have any of them ever offered you money in any shape or way?
A.-No, they have not.
Q.-You remember Mr. ALFORD, who was in the department?
A. Yes.
Q.-You remember that he was appointed Inspector of Buildings when he first joined ?
A. Not that I recollect. I think that was before I joined.
Q.-However, he had not been in the department three months before he charged
a Chinaman at the Magistracy with offering him money. Has anything of that kind happened to you?
A.-No.
Q-Have you known of its happening to any one else?
A.-No.
Q. Did you sign that Memorial to the Governor asking for an inquiry?
A. Yes.
Q-Well, you must have formed some idea as to how such an inquiry could be carried on. If you were carrying it on yourself where would you push your inquiries?
A.---I could not say.
Q-Well, it is rather hard to ask the Government to undertake a task when you have no idea of how it should be carried out.
A.-The way, I should say, would be to take the proceedings you are now taking to inquire?
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