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Clemen

1204.

(Permission given to witness to be reated.)

211

Yum. But

A.

"6th moon, 17th day paid washing floor, present money

7 tuels 2". By Lau Shau Fun's hands, in small characters.

iv099

A.

who was Lau Chau Fun ?

A.

He is in the San Lung Lan, the weigher.

10100

A.

0.

A.

10099

Was the Sam Lung Lan taking charge of the books, that to 100 month.

No, it was the Lun Lung. He knew the Inspector. It was always he, who attended to it ?

10.101

Did the weigher always pay the money every month ? Yes, he did it mostly. The rule was that the firm who kept the books, generally gave the weigher the money to give to the Inspector. The weigher went that month to the firm, who had charge of the matters, and got the money, and paid it to the Inspector.

Was it always the rame Inspector?

10.102

2

0.

A.

The same Inspector.

30.

Well now, the next month

18.103

A.

Interpretan:-

1016

The 7th was the Wai Lung. "&th moon, 4th day, paid to Inspector washing floor, present money 7 tasls 2". "hat is not quite right. It is "presented a bribe". Did they use the word for bribe there?

10104

A.

Yes.

ung Wa Chun;-

Chairman:

interpreter:-

Chairman:-

A.

+༦༦༣༠.

Q.

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference:-

TIC.O. 537

36

RECORD OFFICE, LONDON OUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITH- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH - NOT TO BE

It is a slang word for bribe.

But it is actually entered that month, that it is paid to lost

as a bribe. Well now, the 8th month.

He says there is none under the 8th or 9th moons. Now,

we come to the 10th moon.

Was not the understanding that you should pay $10,

regularly every month ?

Well, it

ay have been that the man in whose hands the

matter pasped, was away home during these two months.

There were 9 months, in which it was paid last year.

You think that the 8th, 9th, and 10th monns TATA

to sob

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