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505

found he was not dead and gave him some medicine, he got better, and I landed him alive at Havana,

if it had occurred at night the Man would have been thrown overboard.

Cross examined by Mr. Turner

The "Norma" is 427 Tons British.

The Coolies were stowed between Decks, - the height between decks is 7 feet, - length 100 feet, the vessel was not measured by an Emigration Agent neither at Hong Kong nor Swatow, there was no Cargo besides the Coolies but provisions. The provisions were not surveyed,

I distributed the clothes for the Coolies, they were found by the Charterer, the ship was fitted up fore and aft the 'tween decks with berths for the Coolies, some of the berths held 3, some 4, some 5, - the berths are the length of the ship.

I have studied Medicine, I did not make post mortem examinations of the Coolies who died. I think the deaths were caused by bad treatment of the Doctor (Plaintiff) and the supply of opium falling short, diarrhoea set in. I found a great difficulty in getting the doctor to look after the Coolies,- The Coolies were examined at Swatow

(signed) Joh Geo Normann

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505 found he was not dead and gave him some medicine, he got better, and I landed him alive at Havana, if it had occurred at night the Man would have been thrown overboard. Cross examined by Mr. Turner The "Norma" is 427 Tons British. The Coolies were stowed between Decks, - the height between decks is 7 feet, - length 100 feet, the vessel was not measured by an Emigration Agent neither at Hong Kong nor Swatow, there was no Cargo besides the Coolies but provisions. The provisions were not surveyed, I distributed the clothes for the Coolies, they were found by the Charterer, the ship was fitted up fore and aft the 'tween decks with berths for the Coolies, some of the berths held 3, some 4, some 5, - the berths are the length of the ship. I have studied Medicine, I did not make post mortem examinations of the Coolies who died. I think the deaths were caused by bad treatment of the Doctor (Plaintiff) and the supply of opium falling short, diarrhoea set in. I found a great difficulty in getting the doctor to look after the Coolies,- The Coolies were examined at Swatow (signed) Joh Geo Normann (signed) Joh Geo Normann

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J 505 found he was not dead and gave e got better, him soure medicine, be and I landed him alive at Havana, if it had occurred a at nightt ht the Man would have been thrown. overboard. Cross evenined vamined by Mr. Turne The "Norma" is 427 Tous British. The Coolies were stowed between Decks, - the height is 7 feet tween decks,-length the 100 feet, feet, the vessel was not measured by an lenigration Agent neither at Houghong Swatow, there Avas rro Cargo~ besides the Cookies but provisions. the provisions isions were note not surveyed,- I distributed the blothes for the (signed). Joh : Geo: Normann. boolies, they. found by the fitted up Charterer, the ship. fore and aft the 'tween decks with berth ship. Мамле ص کے any other luigrant some of the berth's held is, some 4, some 5, - the the berth are the length of saure, I have. studied Medicine, I did not- Idid mathe post mortem examinations of the boolies who died. _ I think the deaths were caused --- by bad treatment of the Doctor (Plaintiff) and the supply of opium falling short, diarhaa set in. I found a great difficulty in getting the doctor to look after the boolies,- The Coolies were examined at Swatow (signed) Ich Ges. Normann Joh.

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505

found he was not dead and

gave e got better,

him soure medicine, be

and I landed him alive at Havana,

if it had occurred a

at nightt

ht the

Man would have been thrown.

overboard.

Cross evenined

vamined by Mr. Turne

The "Norma" is 427 Tous British.

The Coolies

were stowed between

Decks, - the height is 7 feet tween

decks,-length

the 100 feet,

feet, the vessel

was not measured

by an lenigration

Agent neither at Houghong

Swatow, there

Avas rro

Cargo~

besides the Cookies but provisions.

the provisions

isions were note

not surveyed,-

I distributed the blothes for the

(signed). Joh : Geo: Normann.

boolies, they.

found by the

fitted up

Charterer, the ship.

fore and aft the 'tween decks with

berth

ship.

Мамле

ص کے

any other luigrant

some of the berth's held is,

some 4,

some 5, - the

the berth

are the

length of

saure, I have. studied Medicine, I did not-

Idid

mathe

post mortem examinations

of the boolies who died. _ I think

the deaths were caused

---

by bad treatment of the Doctor (Plaintiff) and the supply of opium falling short, diarhaa set in. I found a

great difficulty in getting the doctor

to look after the boolies,- The

Coolies were examined at Swatow

(signed) Ich Ges. Normann

Joh.

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