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Q. Why did you leave the Godowns?
A. I was not strong enough to carry the goods, so I became a ricksha coolie.
Q. How much do you make per month nett?
A.-I make from five to six dollars nett.
Q. What do you pay for rent?
A.-A dollar a month.
Q. What do you pay for food?
A. Three to four dollars- a little more than four dollars a month for food.
Q.-Have you ever been a private chair or ricksha coolie ?
A. No.
Q. Do you belong to any particular ricksha rank?
A.-Well, I can go from one stand to another.
Q.-You are not on any fixed stand?
A.
-I don't belong to any particular stand, but I go about here and there.
Q.-May ricksha coolies frequent any stand they like?
A. Yes, I can stop at one stand and then go to another. I find no trouble in doing that.
Q. You are not excluded from any given stand by other coolies?
A. They don't object.
Q. Why did you come to Hongkong?
A.-I had nothing to do at home. We are poor and that is the reason why I came to Hongkong.
Q.—You make more money in Hongkong than you did in the country?
A.-Well, I earn something but not enough.
Q. You earn more here than you do in the country, don't you ?
A.--Well, there was no work at all to do in the country and seeing that my parents were getting old I came over to this place to get a living and support them.
Q-How much of the money that you clear every month do
A. Sometimes three, four and five dollars.
you send home?
Q.--When you send five dollars, how much does that mean that you have cleared in a month?
A.-Well, say six dollars or a little more.
Q-Do you subscribe to any association at any time of the year?
A. No.
Q. Had you to pay a goodwill for that ricksha you are running?
A.-No. I did not pay anything at all for the goodwill, but I have to deposit some money with the owner.
Q.-Does your foki make the same amount as you do?
A. I have no foki.