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Poo Bik declared and cautioned i-

The Chairman 1- You are contractor to the Government for sone Cemetery work,

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What is it ?

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Some work in connection with cemeteries with the Sanitary

Board.

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Por the Chinese cometeries ?

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A: Yes, and the Plague cemetery at Lai Chi Kok.

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Are you engage in any other contract? Have you any interent

in the other Government contracta ?

At Ies, for the drainage for the whole of Rongkong, training

gullies and cleaning out the old ones.

Shelton Hooper:- Don't your men live at Tai Hang who do that?

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The Chairman 1-

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No, and I repair all houses in Hongkong belonging to the

Government. That is this years contract.

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And you have the cementing of graves, the providing of head

stones and coffins in Chinese cemeteries ?

At- Ten, head stones and coffins for Plague not cementing.

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Are these the only Government contracts you have any inter-1540

west in ?

Am No, I have many others

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turfing, shoring up houses which

fall down and many other things.

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Shelton Roquert- Have you got a contract for that ?

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The Chairman -

These are only jobs taken from time to time. They are not

contracts.

The Interpreter:- Ent contracts. He is called upon to do it.

The Chairman Im Have you any partnera ?

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The business belongs entirely to you ?

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Yon.

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Have you brought your books for all your Government contracta

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