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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".

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Yes.

Yr Humphreys:-

What is the amount ?

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$10.

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

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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:-

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The Interpreter:-

And what is the date?

24th November.

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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:-

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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 ?

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No,

I dont often look at my account books.

Mr Jung Wa Chun:-

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Is that ink not much thicker than the other items ? ¡8216

Yes, it is the same.