I am the Owner and Master
of the Shun Kat Junk. I have no
licence from this
Colony,
but I have a Chinese Licence. I am a
regular trader with this Colony.
If I saw the steam-launch
referred to I should
recognize it. They
were all Chinese. The
Dragon-Flag was at the stern. I
could also recognize
some
of those on
board - They
(signed)
10th May, 1877.
Cecil C. Smith
Registrar General.
By order of the Registrar General
I went yesterday to 2028 Bray's West
and in a small room on the 2nd
floor
I saw an old man who in
answer to my queries said.
I am a trader and my sign is Kin-Lung - I Know Chai-You and have had dealings with him. He brought
sugar from Fuk Min in
his junk the "Shunkat". I sold the sugar to Cheong Hong on the 18th of the 3rd moon (1st May).
I sold 180 piculs part
came in the "Shunkat"