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receipts referred to by Mr Lo Han Kal .

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Mr. Hardcock: sz

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You have found these receipts have you ?

A:-

No, I have been busy this morning going through the evidence and preparing documents and I have simply left it over. I could not do it. I shall go through the work very carefully

tomorrow and if they are there I will get then.

Inu gave the keys to this other man and he may have taken

them away?

Nr Humphreys :-

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Stelton Hooperi-

And this man has given notice of quitting ?

A:-

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference:-

C.O. 537

RECORD OFFICE, LONDON OUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITH COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH - HOT TO BE

I don't think he will do that,

Shelton Hooper You thought that of Mr Lo Nan Kai.

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1725

An! I understood you to say that you did not doubt the

honesty of the other clerks and it never occurred to you

that they would make us› of their positions to benefit then-

-selves ?

A: I had great faith in Lo Mau Kai. I know nothing of the pres-

-ent clerks of the office hat I keep a watch as to what they

are doing and Mr Rowen Rowlands makes an inspection to see

that the work is kept up to dalo.

172:- Have you ever heard of any incidente which led you to beliwv *`1716

A:

that your Chinese clarks abusel their confilence ?

So years ago I had a case. It was brought to my notice by

the Registrar Geners3 that one of any clerks was insisting

upon some money being given him in connection with the trans

-lation of a petition in connection with cocklofts, I receiv

-ed a great many.

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Was it a man who is with you now ?

A1-

No, Sir.

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All right, Who pays the wages for the coolie of the Sanitary 18

Department ?

My Lo Han Kai.

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