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as joint partners with me, they subscribing
$7000 capital. We decide on
:dividing (the
speculation) into thirteen shares, of which
Chun-tai-shing
and Wei-teen-for, who give the capital, shall receive ten, and Wei-teen-kwei three "red" shares (i.e. nominal shares, as he subscribes none of the actual capital). Chun- tai - shing and Wei-teen-kwei today advance
money to pay off the duty, and the rest the capital they shall employ in building. These two persons shall also have complete control over
the
all rents whatsoever received from shops or otherwise ;
over
during
The Market shall be properly constructed
in entire accordance with the plans and specification of the English officer.
This partnership
shall under
once made, no one
any pretence draw back; there shall
be good faith from first to last : May we be
To choo! "We are here
rich as
ow
ad
' good terms;
there is no need of many words. We make
agreement
clear
of
party holding
the month
the internal in
regulation of the market, and all such matters. These monthly receipts of rent shall be applied
by them in the firet instance to pay off the duty and defray the current expenses of the establishment; the surplus may be appropriated. by them to the repayment of their capital, and the further surplus shall be proportionally divided
the shareholders. among
in
one as
three
proof.
a
original papers, each
Wei-truen, a cognizant witness
Cheang-kei-in, a witness
6th month, 2nd
then
Taoukwang, 25th year,
The partics to the agreement.
Wei-teen-kwei. Chun-tai-shing. Wee-teen-foo.
(True Franslation,
(signed). C. B. Hillier.
M. B. These documents are
three of which six are
day.
each sealed with six seals,
alike; the other three are