27.
A. I would not say,
His Excellency: Do you wish to ask him any questions?
Mr. Guterres: No, sir. There is no occasion.
Inspector Hanson, called.
Examined by Mr. Sercombe Smith,
Q. 4. What is your name?
A. John Tillwyn Hanson,
Q. Are you chief Detective Inspector?
A. Yes.
Q. You speak Chinese?
A. Yes.
Q. Cantonese?
A. Yes.
Q. In consequence of receiving anonymous letters did you sometime ago make inquiries concerning Mr. Guterres?
A. I did.
Q. This year?
A. Yes.
Q. From whom did you make inquiries?
A. From Ng Sz Ko and Ng Ying Sing.
Q. Any others?
A. I think there were two: I gave the substance of their statements.
Q. And you reported to the Governor in writing did you not?
A. To the Captain-Superintendent of Police.
Q. And the result of your inquiries led you to report that the pay of crews was handed in at the Mercantile Marine office in bank notes, and that it was the practice to pay certain sums in silver so as to allow of certain gain going to the paying clerk?
A. Yes.
Q. Did you say the arrangement was something like this: In any amount of pay to any one person from $20 to $50 two silver dollars were paid of the true value of 30 cents only, and two Japanese half yen each of the true value of 45 cents, a loss of 80 cents in all to the recipient?
A. Yes.