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Yes.

The Chairman:-

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Witness:-

Now, I will alter these two words, from "floor" to 18285′′

"house".

I was sued and fined $10 (Witness produces Summons

signed by Inspector Coysh).

Mr Lau Chu Pak:-

Because you refused to pay ?

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The Chairman:-

Mr Shelton Hooper:-

Mr Fung Wa Chun:-

Mr Shelton Hooper:-

Yr Lau Chu Pak: -

The Chairman:-

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The first quarter of this year, I was unwilling to pay

him. It was on account of this matter in the tenth

moon of the Chinese year.

Sign that (witness' statement) please, and certify it,

Mr Ball.

Statement signed and certified.

But this (the summons produced) is last week.

He meant to say that he refused to pay it, the last

time and that is why he gets this prosecution this

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time. He only suspects that is why he got this summons.

But this is not his name.

He had to pay the fine, though.

The contractor had to pay the fine. Other contractors

have told us that already.

It is signed Coysh. That is, the prosecuting inspector.

With regard to this Inspector, do you know what his (8287

Mr Shelton Hooper:-

The Chairman:-

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name is ?

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I do not.

$8 Q.

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Do you know what the Chinese call him ?

"Inspector", is what they call him.

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Is he the No 1 Inspector, or the No 2 Inspector?

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I dont know. "He is the man that oversees the work,

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Hr Fung Wa Chun:-

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looks at the work.

Do you know his house ?

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I was directed to go and the interprster wrote down the

number and the street.

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