CO129-277 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [8-10] — Page 275

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I see the item on page 4 of "No. 3 $1.90/100". This means that I paid Tang Chung $1.90/100 a day for European Sergeant No. 3. He used to search houses at the time of the Plague. I have seen him at the time of the Great Plague. I have not seen him since. Two or three months after the Plague, I began to pay this money and I paid it up to the time that he left Hongkong to go home. It was this year that he went home. I know that I stopped paying this money because he left the Colony. It was Yeung Tat who came and made the arrangement with me. Yeung Fat said No. 3 also wants money. He said "if you do not pay him it will be very inconvenient for you as he is continually inspecting houses!" So I agreed to pay $1.20/100 a day. The $1.20/100 a day was paid into the hands of Yeung Fat. I continued paying Yeung Fat till a little over a year ago. After the payment began to Yeung Fat, he did not inspect the house in which the gambling was going on. He would skip it out. About a year ago, Tang Chung came and said that No. 3 said that Yeung Fat was cheating him. He said No. 3 wanted $32. I said that Yeung Fat was not cheating No. 3, that he really paid the proper amount, viz:- $1.20/100. Then I said "I suppose he wants some more money" and I arranged to pay $1.90/100. I continued to pay that amount to A Ting.

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COPY. 274 I see the item on page 4 of "No. 3 $1.90/100". This means that I paid Tang Chung $1.90/100 a day for European Sergeant No. 3. He used to search houses at the time of the Plague. I have seen him at the time of the Great Plague. I have not seen him since. Two or three months after the Plague, I began to pay this money and I paid it up to the time that he left Hongkong to go home. It was this year that he went home. I know that I stopped paying this money because he left the Colony. It was Yeung Tat who came and made the arrangement with me. Yeung Fat said No. 3 also wants money. He said "if you do not pay him it will be very inconvenient for you as he is continually inspecting houses!" So I agreed to pay $1.20/100 a day. The $1.20/100 a day was paid into the hands of Yeung Fat. I continued paying Yeung Fat till a little over a year ago. After the payment began to Yeung Fat, he did not inspect the house in which the gambling was going on. He would skip it out. About a year ago, Tang Chung came and said that No. 3 said that Yeung Fat was cheating him. He said No. 3 wanted $32. I said that Yeung Fat was not cheating No. 3, that he really paid the proper amount, viz:- $1.20/100. Then I said "I suppose he wants some more money" and I arranged to pay $1.90/100. I continued to pay that amount to A Ting.

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COPY. 274 I see the item on page 4 of " No. 3 1.90/100 " This means that I paid Tang Chung $1.90/100 a day for European Sergeant No. 3 He used to search houses at the time of the Plague. I have seen him at the time of the Great Plague. I have not seen him since. Two or three months after the Plague I began to pay this money and I paid it up to the time that he left Bongkong to go home. It was this year that he went home. I know that I stopped paying this money because he left the Colony. It was Yeung Tat who came and made the arrangement with me. Yeung Fat said No. 3 also wants money. He said "if you do not pay him it will be very inconvenient for you as he is continually inspecting houses! So I agreed to pay $1.20/100 a day. The $1. 20/100 a day was paid into the hands of Young Fat. I continued paying Yeung Fat till a little over a year ago. After the payment began to Yeung Fat he did not inspect the house in which the gambling was going on. He would skip it out. About a year ago Tang Chung came and said that No. 3 said that Yeung Fat was cheating him. He said No. 3 wanted 32. I said that Young Fat was not cheating No. 5. That he really paid the proper amount viz:- 1.20/100. Then I said "I suppose he wants some more money and I arranged to pay $1.90/100. I continued to pay that amount to A Ting

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I see the item on page 4 of " No. 3

1.90/100 " This means that I paid Tang Chung $1.90/100 a day

for European Sergeant No. 3 He used to search houses at the

time of the Plague. I have seen him at the time of the Great

Plague. I have not seen him since. Two or three months after the

Plague I began to pay this money and I paid it up to the time

that he left Bongkong to go home. It was this year that he went

home. I know that I stopped paying this money because he left the

Colony. It was Yeung Tat who came and made the arrangement with

me. Yeung Fat said No. 3 also wants money. He said "if you do not

pay him it will be very inconvenient for you as he is continually

inspecting houses! So I agreed to pay $1.20/100 a day. The $1.

20/100 a day was paid into the hands of Young Fat. I continued

paying Yeung Fat till a little over a year ago. After the payment

began to Yeung Fat he did not inspect the house in which the

gambling was going on. He would skip it out. About a year ago

Tang Chung came and said that No. 3 said that Yeung Fat was

cheating him. He said No. 3 wanted 32. I said that Young Fat was

not cheating No. 5. That he really paid the proper amount viz:-

1.20/100. Then I said "I suppose he wants some more money and

I arranged to pay $1.90/100. I continued to pay that amount to A

Ting

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