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to Inspector Quincey. It is Kwan $3. This means that I paid

$3 a day to Tang Chung for Quincey.

I did not pay it direct to Tang Chung. Former -

ly he used to send A Ting to fetch it. A Ting went to be an

apprentice Engineer at the beginning of last year. After

that A Yi came to fetch the money. A Yi was a cook employed

at No.9 Circular Pathway. No. 9,Circular Pathway is Tang

Chung's Club.

I have been paying $3 a day to Quincey since

I first opened the house. That is when gambling was going on.

When there was no gambling no money was pai.

At first I paid the $5 a day to Tam Shat.

Tan Shat was a Detective in the Police Force. Tam Shat be-

came insane and ceased being a Policeman. Then Tang Chung

came to me and said that Quincey hau saiu I was to pay the

money to him (Tang Chung) as Tam Shat was insane. I ceased

paying Tam Shat from the beginning up to about a year after

the great Plague. After that I paid the money to Tang Chung.

Tan Shat was a detective and used to do duty in the Victoria

Hotel. I continued to pay A Yi the $5 a day for Tang Chung

for Quincey up to the 19th.of the 5th.moon (18th. June) of

this year.

I recognise the bundle of slips produced.

They are the daily accounts of expenditure and receipts on

account of the gambling house.

The daily total amount of bribes was entered

in