54.
age,
but I
the market a few months never admitted to him that Major
Caine had ordered. me to ask Jam- Alsoy for money to buy his influence. This is false whoever said it. I never
18 false
did threaten Afoon with
any
ones
displeasure, if he did not pay $ 700 to
Le Centeen. I once had a conversation
that
with Jam - Alsoy, who told me he had asked for permission to build market, but that he did not obtain it .. I replied - Why that is strange. If Afoon can get permission by paying $.400 rent, perhape you
could
I get permission if you make a petition and if you
viore
pay say $500..
were.
rvere
than he does by way
to
to
by way of cent,
(Signed) Loo Avan [in Chinese ]
me.
Sworn, taken and acknowledged before
(Signed) Chas: Molloy Campbell.
يكم
вору
(Not 1&2.)
Franslations
Wei - Afoo
1847
262
of Documents produced by and others at the investigation on the 6th July.
The person making this agreement, Wei-
teen-hwei, in 85th.
" year of Taoukwang, on 5
th
month, and 27th day, according with the English
date, the
year
1845, of the month, and 12t
"day, first
experienced the Imperial Envoy Davis and the Chief Magistrate Caine's favor and compassion, deciding in answer to my petition that I should. receive the Choong-wan market at Victoria, Hongkong, the shops of.
various sizes,
the rows
of stalls, and the nine shops outside the gate, facing the street, all complete, to be leased for a period of five and a half successive years, and. the Government duty of $400 to be paid in advance on the first day of every
But seeing
one
month.
how hard it will be for
· person to bear the very heavy expense of
building, I am willing to deliver the English Officers' Certificate of the Market, that I have received, to Chun-tai-shing and Wei-teen-foo
( True Copay)
Maine Colonial Secretary.