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Accountant and clerk,
Well, try to read that entry as best as you can.
Yr Lau chu Pak:-
That means "paid by the inner counter".
A.
Yes.
Yr Humphreys:-
What is the amount ?
A.
$10.
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference:-
minimumimGO. 537
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RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
OUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITH- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH - NOT TO BE
The Chairman:-
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The Interpreter:-
The Chairman: -
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The Chairman:-
he Interpreter:-
The Chairman: –
The Interpreter:❤
The Chairman; -
The Interpreter:-
And what is the date?
24th November.
18212
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He cant read it all, he says. There is something about coolies, and carrying, and expenses, amounting to $10.
Has that entry been altered ?
Well, I dont know about it. It did not pass through
my hands.
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Something has been written down, that has been struck
out. Can you read what those characters are that have
been struck out ?
I cant make out what it was.
(To the Interpreter). Can you read it, Mr Ball ↑
Really, I cant.
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Can you read the second entry the new entry ?
I cannot.
Are they intentionally badly written, or carelessly
written ?
The former characters have been slightly altered, so
as to make new characters.
The Chairman:-
Fow,
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Mr Lau Chu Paki-
I cant make out the original writing, but it has been altered to say "paid by the inner counter, on account
of coolie and boat hire".
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Mr Wong, if you have an entry like that, x presume you read your books through regularly, dont
you ?
A.
No,
I dont often look at my account books.
Mr Jung Wa Chun:-
A.
Is that ink not much thicker than the other items ? ¡8216
Yes, it is the same.