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Q-The end of the tail or the whole tail?
A.--They cut the feathers off.
Q-You know very well that the small batchers do get their cattle slaughtered after they have been rejected by giving an acknowledgment to the Slaughter-house man. We shall not tell anyone what you say. We want to know how much it costs. We want to help the good butchers and stop the bad ones.
A.--Well, such practices do not exist in Hongkong. I cannot say whether they exist elsewhere or not.
Q.-That is all nonsense. We know very well that it does. There are lots of cattle slaughtered in the Slaughter-house which the Slaughter-house man makes a good profit out of. Tell him not to be frightened of answering. We all know that they are slaughtered.
A.--No, not in Hongkong; I know nothing about Kowloon or Hung Hom Slaughter-house.
Mr. Osborne.I should like to ask him what his name is ?
A.-Man Ho Tsung alias Man Mo Tsai.
Q.-And Tung Wing is his business name?
A. Yes.
Q. How many partners are there in the business? A.--I am the sole partner.
Q.--What is the size of his shop or store?
A.-About two-thirds the size of this room.
Q. What is the largest number of cattle he kills in a day—he kills about 500 to 600 a month?
A.--Say from 32 to 33; it depends on the number of ships in the harbour.
Q.-Does he supply the military?
A. He supplies the men-of-war,
Q.--Does he supply the military?
A.--Yes; as well as all the troops here.
Q. How many cattle go to the troops each day?
A. About six head.
Q. And how many head go to the ships about in one day?
A.--It depends on the number of ships in the harbour.
Q.-Supposing there are ten ships in the harbour?
A.—Some take more and some take less.
Q.- Take two.
A.-Say at present there are two men-of-war in the harbour and they consume 250 lbs. a day each.
The Chairman.--One
ttle or two?
A. Say two small size and a little more than one large size.
Mr. Osborne. When there were a lot of ships here a month ago how many heads did he supply?
A.-The average was about 11 head per day to the ships.
Q.-Does it all go from his stall to the Army and Navy or does it go direct? A.-Direct from the Slaughter-house.