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Yeung Pit Ting, of the Ho Hop shop, declared, and

cautioned:➡

The Chairman:- 5 £8

What is your business 1

A:-

I sell fowls and ducks oggs.

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Q:-

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Do you do a pretty big business ?

Well, it is the usual egg business, and I sell sugar

and oil.

Have you ever had any business transactions with any 5891 of the Sanitary Inspectors in your District ↑

I have sold several dozen of eggs, for a few ten cent

pieces.

What do you mean by that

what is the price you got $91

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for the dozen ?

A:-

Ten cents a dozen.

Q:-

Was that the price the Inspector paid you?

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A:-

Well, he sends you a coolie. He doesnt deal with his

own hand, and he pays ten ce nts a dozen.

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Q:-

Since when was he buying eggs?

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Last year.

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Do you remember what dates they were f

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference:-

C.O. 5

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I dont remember the dates. I sold at the market price

to others. 15cents a dozen, sometimes 16 cents a dozen.

Did you allow this Inspector to get them at ten cents 5896

a dosen ?

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What did you do that for?

He gets so many dozens, and tells the coolie to bring

so much money, and there is an end of it.

A:-

Yes.

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A:-

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But you must lose by selling them at ten cents' a

dozen ?

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A:-

Well, a loss more or less.

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Why do you allow a man to buy things from you, when you

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