CO129-184 - Governor Hennessy - 1879 [1-5] — Page 394

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years. He borrowed money from and in

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IHe then said "gil it to Mr Ian Sintung "_

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February 1877. I received at

In the

January that time a gratialis of $25.

Morning,

on the pay day before the gratuities bere paid, he came to

house

and asked.

The to lead him $10. I promised to lead him the sun. to woods, in the occasion, were "You are to get $25 pratiuty, land we $ 10 out of it _ I will return it in a mouth I was not sure then that I would

receive a gratuilis, but I had a notion. I knew at that time he could not prevent B. be If getting the gratuity. There was no interest for the loan. When I received the gratuity, it was in the presence

ce of hin Falcons and Mr. Chun This Young axited me,

the thy, bey groing sur a hint "You

" promised bur that "I replied

"

I will "

H2

the

paid outside the pay

of 10 to Lan Hin Lunch,

wom, in the corridor. Lau

Hi hing to dead. He died on 12th September 1878. I acted Mr. Chen the Yeung after the lapse of come

come, six months, to resuch

Repay me,

did not ask (sooner, because it would have been unspossible to dem him. I asked him, on mecting him in the street, when I went up bum and we then went together to my achoche where I asked him to repacf

sur the money-

"He replied "I did ait repay any of the masters from Brom I borrowed money, it was a_ Special gratuity.

When then that he was

oktressing me, that he had reusezed me,

sunder the metence

of borrowing money.

then knew what he meant and I dared hot ask him more as he was too influential

bitt

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