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complained of not having

received their money, and

one

of

them complained of having been deceived as to

the nature

of

the

voyage.

The English Copy of the contract

<- The Chinese is for five years. Translation for Eight. The

Spanish contract from which

the English copy was hanslated

was for five years. Cross examined

General:-

by the attorney

The examination of

j

the Coolies (fire: butch ; which

took place

on Dept

March

Oflack

lasted from about !! 1 1/1 a.m. till past 4. p.m

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The examination of the other Coolies took place at my

I did not reject any

Office -

of

"Of the latter. I cleared the

vessel the same dai

She

day,

Sailed, the morning of the 24th

and anchored outside for for

or five days;

outside for Your

The man who

said he had been deceived

did not tell me who had deceived him - I did not ask him. He said he thought

he was going to the Gold Countries. (The Spanish

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