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Clear.

162.

The amounts are entered dom in the book as paid to Mr

"the middle of the sea", to ir "Water", and Mr "Water

Engineer" - entries of that sort.

Cheng Po Shumani

12535--

473

A.

Well, he got much from us, so it was put down in a number of different waYE.

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Q.

Why did you put it down in different ways. Why did you not put it down honestly that you paid the Sergeant of

the Water Police ?

12566

A.

Well, our people are fond of saying that » of using

machinery.

You mean using something to obscure what the real

meaning of the entry is. Is that what you mean ?

12567

A.

YOS.

Mr Tung va Chunt-

6.

No, dont say you,

Chinese question.

when you dont understand the

12568

A.

Too much winding up.

ir Fung Wa Chunt-

It means trickery.

The Chairma} {*

Well then on the 24th day of the 12th moon of last

year, you paid $100 to So Chau. That was his regular

payment ?

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A

Yen.

Q.

A.

A.

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference:-

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But in addition to that, on the 15th day, that was 9 (1570

days earlier, you paid $95. Why did you pay that extra

$95, over and above the $100 ↑

He wanted it. If you did not give it, there would be

arrests.

Was it for himself, or to give to other people, or

what?

12571

I think he used it himself, but he said he was going to

divide it amongst people, and he had not a cash himself

to spend.

Dont you think the Kr 80 Chau absorbed all that money/1572 himself - that he never gave anything to anybody olsa, either his superiors or inferiora 9

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