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*Tong U, contractor, of the I Kee Lung, Cheung Hing
*Lane,
said when I asked to give me an estimate for *some work (which ny friends asked me to do for them) "that as he had to pay the Inspectors $5 or $10, he "could not do it cheaper than his estimate, which I "considered high. The work was concreting floors in "Queens Road West (about No 250) and enlarging windows "in Gilman's Bazaar, in Kwong Tsing Tai shop. He only "did the latter work. I believe the bribe was paid to *the Senior Inspector. It took place in December 1905,
"or January 1906.
"Chan Sin Po, clerk in District Land Office, complained "to me about Inspector Ward in connection with limewash- "ing a house in Wellington Street behind No 5 Police "station, as on each occasion of limewashing, he wanted "$10 or goods to that value from shop. He notonly took "it from this shop, but every shop. The Master of No 1 "Poultry shop, Sanyingsun, Chiu Yat Kai, told me that "C. W. Brett received $10, February this year, after "threatening to prosecute him for notkeeping his place
#clean.
"The District 'Inspector of No 9 District was in the "habit of going into 249 Queens Road West, and having a "bottle of beer every day without payment. The master
"of the shop complained to me about that.
*Ho Taoi. I have an interest or share of $100 in the "Kwong Tai Loong pork stall in Western market. Last "year about September, I complained in writing to Dr "Clark (and which is now filed) that the Kam Cheung "Building contraster used my name to solicit business. "Dr Clark wrote to Registrar General, and this man was "gent for and warned. The Kam Cheung is in Hollywood "Road, near Central Police Station.
*I have heard that the messenger Ho Fat used to ask the
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