CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8] — Page 245

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

8.

any of the others paid any thing.

(Signed) Wie Afro on Chinter]

Swom, taken and acknowledged before

Sam

fin.

(Signed) Chas Molley Campbell. So-Een-teen, Swom, states i

Compradore

Love to the Honorable Major Caine . I am interested in

the Central market – I became

interested

ove

the 24th

20

27 day of the mouth

15th Year - I produce a Chinese

document as

my title (B), The

substance of which is that the

market

vvas

taken in the name

of Aqui alone, although there

A

9.

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it amounts to a hundred Dollare,

sometimes 50, and sanctimes less,

according to the Ections .. My share

amounts to

tre

tenth- the

money is

sent to me. I have never asked.

always Afoo for any money,

given

to

me

money

vree

has be

vor

ever

any. My share is not paid Regularly every mouth. All the I have received has been from

Atai . I do not exactly know the

amonut . It may be about 200 Dollars- tell the amount. There are

Atai

car

still 750 Dollars due to me. I have

evere

never received

three others besides him interested

in it . Their

Rum-chaing

names are,

i.e.

chun

Chem thing,

Lo-Ken-teen, i. e. Lo-Cen teen,

and

the market

Toong - Chen-Oo, &c. Mai -- The only

I receive from share of the profits - Sometimes,

money

is

my sh

-

a

regular account of the profits of the market . I was induced

by atai to enter into this know nothing of Afor

affair.

this business.

Sonly look to alai. I never threatened Afor at any time.

Seen

(Signed) Leben Jeon [in Lincess]

Groom, taken and ackn

tree.

acknowledged before (Signed) Chat Holley Campbell.

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