CO129-277 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [8-10] — Page 213

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Ng Ying P.C.299 present.

Sam Yin states:-

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Victoria Gaol,

Res 22 W 7;

2nd. September, 1897.

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I know the man present. He is P.C.299 Ng Ying.

He used to be on duty in the charge room Central Station. I saw

him at the Magistracy during my trial. I have also previously

seen him at the Magistracy when I went there to listen to cases.

I have paid Tang Kan money for Ng Ying. The money

was hush money. The amount used to be 20 cents a day. It was

raised to 30 cents a day some month ago. The payment was commenced

after the great Plague. I began to pay him when he went on charge

room duty.

He did not come to ask for the money himself. Tang

Kan came to me and said that Ng Ying wanted 20 cents a day. I

then made enquiries of my coolies as to who Ng Ying was. I learnt

that he was a Constable on charge room duty. So I agreed to pay

20 cents a day. At the beginning of this year Tang Kan came and

said that Ng Ying wanted 10 cents a day more. I agreed to pay it.

I paid 30 cents a day from that date up to the day the gambling

house at No.2 Wa Lane was closed.

All the payments made for Ng Ying were for hush money

in respect of the Wa Lane gambling house. I never spoke to Ng

Ying personally on the matter. I never spoke to him in my life. I

do