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Lo mean War.

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NO,

Sir, he was very careful about that.

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dr kuŋg Wa Chun:-

Who was careful ?

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Sham tu. He did not like to tell about that.

The Chairman:-

"ow did he get the Strest Watering contract ?

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In 1903 - 1904 a man called Tak Kee got the contract

for street watering, and there were a lot of complaints

against him, and the next was Sham Iu got the contract,

And there were no complaints then.?

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference:-

C.O. 537

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au Chu Paki-

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Then I asked him,

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Asked who?

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Sham Iu.

Q.

What did you ask him?

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How it was,

when he did the work under Inspector

Reidio's supervision, that he could do it satisfactorily

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What was the answer ?

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His answer was that he paid money.

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Did he say how much he paid ?

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He did not.

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Fr Lau Chu Pak:-

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Was it that he put less coolies on the work, and saved

the wages, which he paid to the Inspector ?

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Yes. As regards coolies for street watering, and

oleansing and disinfecting, yes.

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Then he used fewer coolies than the contract said he 11156

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The contract for street watering does not require him

to give a certain number of coolies each day. The

matter vas left to the Inspectorks discretion not the

Inspector's discretion; the Inspector had orders to

require him to put so many coolies on, but if he

considered the streets should be watered on that day,

he did not put the full number of coolies.

What do you mean by saying he did not put the full 11.15

number of coolies on, when there was no limit mentioned

in the contract ?

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Mr Fung Wa ghun:-

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