CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8] — Page 260

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38.

present or Cumehaw. I do not know whether the Compradore has a shave in the Market. I am not intimate

with either Afoon or the Comprador.

All I know about theme is that one and the other in

I hire a shop from,

my

customer.

(Signed] Chamg. Akum [in chines ]

me,

Sworn, taken and acknowledged before

(Signed) Chae: Molley Campbell. Ing. Chen -kisan . Sworn states:

I am the Accountant to the Central

and Lo.

Market .. I know Afoon Een teen, Major Caine's Compradore Aqui told me that he had to pay $400 to the Governor for the market Caine.. The $400 |

Major

and off 150 to M taken

were

the

up

to the Treasury,

and

Compradore

addove Lo-Cen-been used to me for the $150. I have paid by Aqui to the

Come

seen

monly

Compradore,

Colies. Large

and sometimes to Coolies.

254

39.

June

be paid to the Compradore himself, and small ones to Colice. Latterly

the market did not

A produce any un

Retum - Aqui became indebted to the Compradore in $ 1,300 . There is no

entry of

this son in

the books of

Aqui, but: Afoon gave

a

&

the Compradore

note for that amount. I

Promissory note

did not see

paper ..

never saw

A four make

He told

ne

orgive

this

he had done sor

Afoon pay any money

Le. Cen-ben. I was Accountant

tom.

t of

the market for a year and a few w

monthe_this

evas

before Aquis death...

Since I do not keep Afooris.

I do not recollect.

Books.

any payment being

th

made by Aqui after the second month of last year. Aqur commenced the market on the 27th day of the 5t -month of the year before last -

._ I

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