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How many coolies were they supposed to have, under23.2/3

the contract?

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I think 28, and one foraman, 29.

Mr Shelton Hooper:-

What date are you speaking of now ?

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I am speaking of during the time when I was in the

District. I was there four months.

The Chairman:-

Was it shortly after you joined ?

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It was within the first fortnight.

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Sometime in the early part of November,

then?

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Then Mr Lee informed you that he would interview both the Conservancy and Scavenging contractors with a view to obtaining money for you ?

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Yes.

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Were there any witnesses there?

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Both my interpreter and his, but they were not

within hearing distance.

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Where did this conversation take place?

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Mr Lau Chu Pak:-

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference:-

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At the top of Circular Pathway, in Shing Wong street. Could the interg eters have overheard the conversat- ion? Were they within such distance ?

They were both talking themselves, so they probably would not have heard it. Lee spoke quietly, he did not

speak loud.

What is the name of your interpreter 1

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The interpreter I had then was dismissed afterwards. What was he dismissed for?

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I reported him several times, and he was dismissed for general slackness. I believe I reported him on three times, two times for not turning up. On the first two occasions he was late in tuming up in the morning. He did not turn up until 7.30, and as I had no knowledge of Chinese, I had to wait for him. On the third occasion he did not turn up at all in the

The Chairman:-

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