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$40 a month. I said "How is it that you want so much money". He said "you tell the boat people to put on board one or two people loss!. I said "what would it amount to in money to put one or two less on", I said "there are six or seven fokis on the boat, and there must be that number. If there is less people taken, it would be very hard work for my fokis". I said "I camet

do it". I said "If you wish to', go and ask the boatmen

about it.

Did he ask for any more money besides ?

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I said "You want $40". He said "Conolly wants $50".

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Ward said that. I said "why, that would be $90. I cannot get on". I said "I cannot do ". He said "You are the master”. I said "I am master only”. I said "I cannot give it to you". I said "I have got no power to

money to people". He said to me "you go back and

alt with the master". I said "there is no need As

to giving money it certainly wont do".

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Did he tell you what he was going to give you in exʊbange for the $90. $90 is a large sum to give avery

month. There were you to come in ?

I did not ask him about that.. I said "why do you want

se much money". He said "Yes, if you give it to me, it

will be right".

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I said "If there is anything not right, tell me,

it will be done until it is right. I said I would not give it, and he said he must have it, I said I would

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