CO129-227 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [6] — Page 133

D 131 had on his person $12 in Bank notes, $2054 in 20, 10 and 5 cent pieces. The money was loose in a bag round his waist. The notes were in his purse round his waist. P.C. 217 Fau tai was one of the police standing at the table when the prisoner first got up. It's performance appears on the package marked A, and also on the list marked B2. After arresting the prisoner, we took them to the Station. He also brought the table with us. It was in the street that we found the things I have mentioned with the exception of the List A. This we found at the Station. At the Station, we made a further search, but found nothing more. The package B1 contains 40 cents, B2 contains 40 cents, B3 contains 40 cents and B4 contains 40 cents.

One party went to this place by arrangement in consequence of information which I had previously received. Mr. Hutton asks us a question.

Chan Kai-ming sworn states: I am a clerk in the Magistracy and interpreter in Chinese. I have handed to me the List A and 9 packages, four of which are B1, B2, B3, B4. The other packages are marked C1, C2, C3, C4, C5.

C1 contains 3 one dollar notes, one 10 cent piece and 1 five cent piece and is addressed "Western nine, three one five: one". C2 contains four 10 cent pieces, 5 cent piece and 2 cents and is addressed "Coolie 47 cents". C3 contains three 20 cent pieces, one 10 cent piece and one five cent piece and is "Western three, 75 cents". C4 contains one $1 note and is addressed "In Le", and I am morally certain that these words mean "Indian". It is the common uneducated way of writing "Indian" and I have no doubt about it. The figure "One" follows the characters...