CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8] — Page 244

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6.

I

I do not Recollect which day, went up to the Land office to report the death of one of the Overseers, when M. Cleverly called me in, and told why do you pay so much money month to people ? It is only

a

squeeze.

see

Don't do so

a

more, and

what they will do with

e you..

me in

Mr. Tarrant accompanied to Mr Cleverly's presence when he

called.

me.

Shad

some conversation

with Mr. Tarrant before. Mr. Cleverly

called

me

in.

It was. Mr. Tarrant

this

and that

said he had told Mr Cleverly about my paying Mr. Cleverly would call and ask me

money,

or

کو

about it . About 8 or 10 days signed a document at Mr. Gentzlaffe office relative to some money

owed Isov-Oan. It was

ar

I

assignment of the gross proceeds of

*

233

security for

the market to Aoan as a

Sower him- and after-

the

money

paying the

interest of the money aving,

gouund Rent and the

surplus, if any,

Was

to go

the

to the

payment of the principal sum

due to Avan. This

was in

ent

agreeme English, and Mr. Gutzlatt

interpreted it to myself, Aran, Kaong - Chaong,

and Achen; and we

all signed it . I don't know who drew it up .. I found it in Mr__ Gutzlaff's Office ... This document is

either with Mr. Tarrant

Mi

Gutylaff. I did not pay any fee

upon it (55) I don't know whether

the Room,

and said:-

(4) Note. Mr Tarrant being in here interrupted the Witness "That it was to be paid for after it was "Registered" -

(Signed) Chao Holley (ampbell.

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