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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference:-

C.Q. 537

allowance

1828 1830 08-

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299 Mur horde the in

From his Bill. Tis led to Dr Clark writing a minute to the

Barl in which he recommended that the money for measing

ree dollars and for bait One dollar should be deducted

from their wages. This went before the Boant and the Board

approved of it. I was not quite satisfied about it because I

Tell sure it was against the Government regulations and I

grote down a minute to the Oclonial Treasurer and he said

that the system was indefensible and shortly afterwards, I

can't recollect how it arose. but in order to meet the dif

-ficulties of having so many nan fed there and no one being

- inclined to take the responsibility or guarantee the shop

keeper for their Bills, the present system arose that the coolies must be paid in full but that Han Hing should supply

them with food and should be allowed to collect the messing

account on the verandah as soon as the coolies had been paid So that they were puid by Lo Han Kai and Man Hing collected 1828

their three dollars before they went down stairs ?

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That is s01.

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Q- Was Man Hing there to collect the money hingelt ?

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A:- Yen, he was there, Usually he was there.

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If Man Hing was not there who collected it ?

Someun, from the shop.

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Oh, N.

Leu Chu Paki-

You did not get one of your clerks to collect it for his ↑ 183!

Who did this business deface Man Hing ?

1832

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Inspector Reidie.

1833

/613 Q1 - Me. Ban Iu was contractor ?

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1)action of the fuots is that the unaliest wages were ment to the Disinfecting Station and Inspector Reidie guar- -anteed the payment of their nomming account and he used to

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