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"nullahs under the trees, large quantities of rubbish "ware deposited. This was no doubt done with the "knowledge of the previcus sanitary foreman, as he waŁO "paid regularly by the last contractor. I reported the "matter to the present sanitary foreman, and he said "that he would inform the office of it, and that I need "het go to report myself. I did not therefore go to "report it myself. On the 17th January 1907, Sham Iu *was told by the K, 0. H. to send 40 coolies every day *to the Peak to remove the rubbish. These coolies did "not clear away the rubbish I referred to. They simply "went shout and swept the roads. The rubbish at the

"nullahs and under the trees is still there. I have

"been called upon by Shar: Iu to pay for his coolies, "but I refused to pay. I think their wages will be "deducted from my pay later on, though the M. 0. 5. "has not yet tola me eo. I submit that if ext: hande "were required to remove the rubbish left by the last "contractor, it would only be fair to ask me to put *them on instead of Sham Iu. I can get man cheaper and "besides I have plenty men at work. When extra work is "required to be done, my men can do it without "incurring so mich extra expenses. It is not fair to "make me pay for work done by Sham Ill's men,

which my

"own men can do, and of which I have not received any "notice. I have 877 coolies working regularly every

"day besides 11 foremen. On rainy days, I have in "addition to the regular hands, to engage about 100 "extra coolies to scrape the mud. The Peak and No 3 "districts are under the control of Inspector Kolwen. "Sham Iu's was the last contractor's sub contractor for "the No 3 district. When I commenced work, I took the "sub contract out of his hands, but aftre 15 days I "felt compelled to give it to him again, as Inspector

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