Q. Any shares?
A. Yes.
There?
A. Ten shares in the waterworks.
Q. Any more?
A. 190 of the Green Island Cement.
Q. That is nearly $2000?
A. I have had them for some time.
By Mr. Sercombe Smith:
Q. How long?
A. Four or five years.
Q. Are you a married man?
A. I am a widower.
Q. Any children?
A. Six.
Q. Are they grown up?
A. Yes.
Q. Do you support them?
A. They support me. One, my second son is getting $300.
Q. They live with you?
A. Not all of them.
Q. How many married?
A. The older boy is in Shanghai, and one boy was married lately.
By Mr. Hewett:
Q. That is your salary?
A. $195 a month. Besides I get $50 from the Sailors' Home.
Q. That makes $245?
A. Yes. Besides that I get $3.50 when I go on board ship. I average $35 a month for that.
By His Excellency:
Q. How long have you been shipping clerk?
A. Since 1881.
His Excellency: No other questions. Thank you.
Mr. Guterres then withdrew.
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