CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8] — Page 256

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Wei - Acho, Oveneer of the Central - market, Sworn, states:. I know Lo-

Con teen, I know Afoon : Brother. I have

younger

he

seerr

Afoon

to Lo Centeen - It was

pay money for off

as

Cumshaw -7 150 a

much fish and fruit.

mouth, and

S. Een

-de

teen chose to take.. I cannot Recollect

how

many beet have

than

times the $ 150 were

seer

once. -

paid,

more

that sum paid. Shave heard but of two made by Afron to Lo-

fragmente mode

-

ben teen - Once f 60 or 66 by

ove a

an

order

shopkeeper in the market, quon- Rut (shose names, another $50 cash, I have

any payments made by Afoon to Lo. ben-been, I have

avever seen

only heard that such payments

made - I was told so

was de

during

He gave

the

were

so by Afoon. This

the last Chinese mouth -

money for that purpose

When Aqui

was alive. I myself tak

$ 1,000 to Lo. Een been at the old

Magistracy with a Cooke. It was

when the Market was

It is about two

$1,000

a

being

。 years ago -

Ee-built.

These

$150

were on account of the, outh payable in advance. The Compradore was out - I waited for his Retum when Ileft the monty

with hime in his

did not weigh it,

me

a

ovver

hand. He

nor did be

give

Receipt for it - I left it with him telling him how much there

I do not recollect

of any other. instances of money being paid by either Aqui, Afoon, or myself, The only persone present when I paid

the

own

money.

werE

the Compradore

s

Servants. I do not Excollect-

Yoong. Mai being present when I

fraid

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