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Q.-Have you never seen him?
A. No.
Q-Have you ever been squeezed ?
A.-Never.
Q.-Have you ever given presents to the Overseers?
A.-No. In Mr. PRESTAGE's time I sent him some presents but he would not accept them.
Q.-Why did you send them to Mr. PRESTAGE?
A.-I did not know at first what sort of a man he was, so I sent him presents, but he would not have them.
Q.-But what was your object?
A.-Often Chinese will send presents to foreigners at their festivals.
Q.—But I mean the sort of presents you used to send to Mr. PRESTAGE, that he
refused?
A. He told me he got his pay from the Government and that it was no use my sending any presents.
Q.-But did you send him presents to pay him?
A.-No; the presents consisted of tea, oranges, and so on, not money.
Q.-Well, was it not rather rude of him not to take them?
A.-I don't know why he refused, but since he did so I do not make any presents
to others, as I thought there was no such custom.
Q.-Hon. A. LISTER.--Then you don't send Christmas presents now?
A.-No, because he refused them.
YAM PING is examined,-
Q.-Hon. A. LISTER.-You are a Builder?
A. Yes.
Q.-And Government Contractor?
A.-I have not been doing much work for the Government during the last two or three years, I did formerly.
Q.-Well, before, when you had lots of work, had you anything to complain of?
A.-No.
Q. Have you any Government work on hand now.
A.-I have not had any capital to take work. Mr. PRICE wished me to do so.