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No 85.

560

550

Me Lan clm Pak st

91- So he has never kept books ?

4196

A3m

Yes.

Q:" That might be so if he is saking irregular payments ?

4197

4198

4199

Ab

195.

22-

At-

Will you be able to go through Sam Iu's books shortly ?

Iem.

Q:- Are you aware if there are any other entries ?

~199

At-

Humphrays

4258

There are no more entries except those three entries me van four dollars out of five dollars paid to Woolley and the

other two entries were that small suss were expended on cigars and wines. It does not say for whom these cigars and

vibes were.

At what time of the year was that?

421

1906

4200

4201

At Christmas or China New Year ?

At- No, June 14th. On June 15th mone money was spent on lemonade

and the entrios appear to have been altered.

Chairman I-

420

A3-

Are the amounts altered ?

1

Not the amounts, the mall notes at the foot of the entries. eng Qim what do you think these small notes might be ? the amounts

426

། ་། ་། ་། ་།

4201

4203

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference:-

C.O. 537

35

or the names of the poorle to whom they were paid ?

A1-

I think these notas told whon the lemonade was for.

4204830

Would it not be possible with a microscope to read the

Characters there ?

4204

A: No, the superficial entry was thicker.

Humphreys -

4.5

What about the wines and cigars ?

A2-

The entries are in another Cash book.

4205

4206

At-

Humphreys -

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Do you remember the date 7

I don't remember the date, I can look it up from the book.

I think that in rather important. It is most unusual for Chinese to give presents at any other time than it Ohristmas

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