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20.421
Chrastin
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2522
2003
Cherry J, Ca
416
You say he was in the employ of the Sam Ling?
20421
A.
Чев.
11
How did tha particular entry in the book read ? What
are the exact words of that entry ▼
22422
A.
"5th day paid for washing floor ceremonial present
money 7 taels 2 mace".
23
4.
!
Now, what does that entry really mean? That is a 20423
ceremonial payment, what does that mean ?
A.
Well,
at half past eight in the morning, the most of
our customers goods arrive, I mean people that put
goods with us on sale, between 8 and 9 and 9 and 10
the time is occupied with weighing goods. Then it comes
to washing the floor which is an obstruction to the
people that have the goods there and Lau Sau Pun said
that if it was decided between the different firms, it
would only amount to a few ten cent pieces each, and
the money was handed to him. He told us to make this
payment, and the person, • or the firm I suppose it
with whom the accounts were, made the
is rather
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Fayment.
24
Q.
20424
Do you mean to say that people came to wash the floor
at about 9 or 10 o'clock in the mom ing, when you were
very busy with your work ?
A.
You, that is what I mean.
20425
25
Q.
A.
And who are those people who come to wash the floor?
I dont know them.
20426
26
A.
But I mean to say, were they strangers in the streets,
were they government Officials, or were they polics or
what?
I think it is the Sanitary Board, They first give A
paper,
and come afterwards to wash.
27 Q.
Well, do they come very day to wash. ?
20427
A.
Oh no.
How *ten?
20.44$
A.
I think it is once a month.
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Reference:-
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RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
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