CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8] — Page 258

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3.4.

35.

Compradore - Igathered so much from

their conversation. I never

order

ove

AMA

w any

for money in writing produced

these occasione.

Inever

ver saw

any money paid, though money

asked.

Wei-Anam

waz

(Signed) Wei - Anam [in Chinese]

me.

Sworn, taken and acknowledged before

(Signed) Chas : Molley Campbell.

Men - Awong

watchman in

sworn, states : - Iama

the central market -

I know Afoon and Lo- Cen-lang Major Cainée Compradore . I have

Reen

a

Lo. Een been f150

Afoon pay

for every month since

month

the fourth month of last year.. Compradore himself came

the

monty..

I have

came down

ovice a

seen

the

252

Spanish Dollare .- Wei- Acho, and

also present on every

часте

Wei-Achuen

occasion when

monly

wae

a paid by

Afoon to So. Cen been . Seat my food

in

Afoon's house, that is how I happened to be present when the

monly

that this

was paid. This payment is custom Aqui before beis death told money was for Major

also told

me

Afoon The last payment

the

me

Caines

240VVe

use.

thing.

was made in

second month of this

of this year-

the

It was

about the middle of the mouth. The

payments

were

& of

usually made

between the fifteenth and twentieth the month... Afoon himself paid

the

I saw him do so.

The

of t

for

money. I saw

He

always paid.

the

same sun, n

namely

e payment

mon the to the

made regularly Compradore himself.. The money always weighed. It was always

wves.

$150. – Since the market has been built, these monthly payments been made. I saw Aqui pay

have.

the

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