CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8] — Page 335

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Land Office, 5th July 1887.

I deem it my duty to inform you that reports have been fourrelit for some time past that some Chinese, Servants of the Government are in the habit of extorting money from their countrymen on falsé, pretences, in fact it may be said that these practices

are the topic of

your

common conversation coupled with insinuations that they are known and winked at by those whose duty it is to check them. On particular I beg to draw attention to the allegations of Wei A foon Overseer of the Central market, who stated Yesterday in your presence that mouthles he pays the sum of one Hundred Dollars. As the Honorable Major Caine's Comprador, and also stated that Chow Avan, Your Theasury Comprador, acted as a go-between in matter, holding

over hin various threats. latterly inciduating that unless he agreed to pay at one time the sum of Seven Hundred Dollars, out of monies which Ajoon will have

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To Chat Dr. G. Cleverly Eige

Surveyor General and Acting Colonial Treasurer.

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