CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8] — Page 264

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46.

I do not know why this

money

vvae

paid by Aqui to So-Cen_teen.

Ais

(Signed) Wei wing & Sewong.

me.

who

was

47

258

to execute the deed was

very

ill, and that I wished Mr Meadows

in

would be particular in that it was

ascertaining

signed by the proper person.

When I was in Canton lately, Sasked

Mr Meadows who

Dva

the

that

not

Signed the Deed before him. He said

he

a

Sworn, taken and acknowledged before n

(Signed), Chas : Molloy Campbell. Norcott D'Esterre Parker, sworn, State : - In the mouth of November last Attai applied to me to have transfer of from Wei- Aqui to himself, as he stated that Aqui owed hinda 2,000 Dollars, besides his being security for the payment of ( a number of debts due by the Market to various. parties, who had lent money for the building of the Market. Sprepared

accordingly, which was taken

the Central Market drawn.

adeed

up

was, and

to Canton where Aqui- signed at the British Consulate in - presence of Mr. Meadows. At the time I sent the deed up I wrote to the

the

Consul stating

that the

Aqui

was

brought

in a

Chair and appeared

at the time as if he would not live. another day. He appeared so very

The deed was Returned to

it was

very ill.

Returned to me atter

Signed, allested.

after

attested by Mr. Meadowe

who was the Interpreter at the Consulate, and I had it Registered in the Land office.

The Deed is now in that office.

"On the publication of the Ordinance Regulating Markets, I wrote

arr

official

letter to the Colonial Secretary to obtai

a License in Attais

market... That letter

nawe

wal

the Central

e for

Referred to

the

:

the Acting Attorney General, by

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