CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8] — Page 517

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6 April

*B*

4 May

(

9 June

1.75

15 do

3.50

upon the other side of the paper is written

1st.

$59

2nd.

67.50

1st, June

"A"

528

Referring to the figures on A

1st.means

1st.of January 1897. The money represents the payment for

the month of December 1896. The $59 was handed to me by

young Quincey, the clerk in the Registrar General's Office.

Quincey said that Wan Shing had handed the money to him.

The money was paid in respect of two houses one in Wa Lane

and one in Cheung Hing Lane. The gambling houses paid $1.20

each day. Quincey told me that at first they refused to pay

$1.20. Mr. Osmund said a friend had told him the houses were

willing to pay $1.50 how was it they only offered $1 a day?

I told him that they would not pay more than $1.20 for the

first week or so. $1 was paid by each house. The amount was

afterwards raised to $1.20 for each house. Payments were

made weekly but if gambling stopped payments stopped. The

payments on paper A are for 6 months and amount to $412.50.

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6 April $4 *B* 4 May 6 31 do 5 ( 9 June 1.75 15 do 3.50 upon the other side of the paper is written 1st. $59 2nd. 72 3 67.50 4. 72 1st, June 79 28 do 63 "A" 528 Referring to the figures on A 1st.means 1st.of January 1897. The money represents the payment for the month of December 1896. The $59 was handed to me by young Quincey, the clerk in the Registrar General's Office. Quincey said that Wan Shing had handed the money to him. The money was paid in respect of two houses one in Wa Lane and one in Cheung Hing Lane. The gambling houses paid $1.20 each day. Quincey told me that at first they refused to pay $1.20. Mr. Osmund said a friend had told him the houses were willing to pay $1.50 how was it they only offered $1 a day? I told him that they would not pay more than $1.20 for the first week or so. $1 was paid by each house. The amount was afterwards raised to $1.20 for each house. Payments were made weekly but if gambling stopped payments stopped. The payments on paper A are for 6 months and amount to $412.50.

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6 April $4 *B* 4 May 6 31 do 5 ( 9 June 1.75 15 do 3.50 upon the other side of the paper is written 1st. $59 2nd. 72 3 67.50 4. 72 1st, June 79 28 do 63 "A" 528 Referring to the figures on A 1st.means 1st.of January 1897. The money represents the payment for the month of December 1896. The $59 was handed to me by young Quincey, the clerk in the Registrar General's Office. Quincey said that Wan Shing had handed the money to him. The money was paid in respect of two houses one in Wa Lane and one in Cheung Hing Lane. The gambling houses paid $1.20 each day. Quincey told me that at first they refused to pay $1,20. Mr.Osmund said a friend had told him the houses were willing to pay $1.50 how was it they only offered $1 a day? I told him that they would not pay more than $1.20 for the first week or so. $1 was paid by each house. The amount was afterwards raised to $1.20 for each house. Payments were made weekly but if gambling stopped payments stopped. The payments on paper A are for 6 months and amount to $412.50.

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