CO129-064 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [8-10] — Page 156

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into Court,

Court / being present when

the man who had been flogged

was

his

brought to me. I remember

speaking to me.

Cross Examined by M. Day: -

The Coolies could have gone from one room into another,

And on to the Terrace which

was used as

a watch house.

Chinese houses are all darte -

They

airy

do not

care about

S

tenements. The accommodation

was the same as common

coolics enjoy except that the latter are not so closely packed. I think there are at

6 present.

13.

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be

fifty houses which might he

· hired for the occupation of Chinamen - but this of course

would entail a

great expense.

There is considerable destitution

the Chinese on the

among

Mainland - Rice is dear-

The three men in the watch -

-house were chinamen. I

any of

Cannot say

whether the Prisoners were among

them :

I think the third hisoner said he was a servant looking after the business. I was at the Police

Court ding the whole of examination . The Chief Magistrat

the

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