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into the matter. I therefore made enquiries of the Excise Officers as to who were the Police that received bribes from the opium farm. The accountant told me that it was not the practice to pay the bribes every month. He said that bribes were only paid when there was smuggling of raw opium out of the Colony done. A few days after that I saw Yeung Fat in the Pan Fong Eating House in Wellington Street. I said that I found that bribes were paid off and on. I said that I also found that it was true what he had said that several of the Police received bribes from the Opium Farm. I had been told by the Excise Officers that Stanton & Quincey received bribes also that Corcoran and Holt received bribes also Yeung Fat Tang Chung, Wong Pun Tak, Leung Shing, Mi Cheung, Chu Tsoi, Hui-Hing, Cheang Man, Chu Fung, Leung Kwai Chung, Yu Po, Chu Kwai Lam, Lo Cheung, Chung Muk Sing, and Chung Tung. These were all members of the Chinese Detective Staff, except the last three who were in the Water Police. The interpreter in the Water Police Wong Hing Cheung I also learned received bribes. I then asked Yeung Fat how much Stanton wanted. He said $50 a month. He said that Quincey wanted $50 a month also. He also said that he would receive the money for various Chinese detectives also. I promised to pay Stanton and Quincey $50 a month each from the 1st of the next month. I cannot remember exactly what month it was that I began to pay in. During the 13 months that I was employed as Chinese Excise Officer prior to Witchell's trial I paid as well as I can recollect eight monthly payments at
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into the matter. I therefore made enquiries of the Excise
Officers as to who were the Police that received bribes from
the opium farm. The accountant told me that it was not the practice to pay the bribes every month. He said that bribes were only paid when there was smuggling of raw opium out of the Colony done. A few days after that I saw Yeung Fat in the Pan Fong Eating House in Wellington Street. I said that J found that bribes were paid off and on. I said that I also found that it was true what he had said that several of the Police received bribes from the Opium Farm. I had been told by the Excise Officers that Stanton & Quincey received bribes also that Corcoran and Holt received bribes also Yeung Fat Tang Chung, Wong Pun Tak, Leung Shing,0 Mi Cheung, Chu Tsoi,Hui- Hing, Cheang Man, Chu Fung, Leung Kwai Chung, Yu Po, Chu Kwai Lam, Lo Cheung, Chung Muk Sing, and Chung Tung. These were all members of the Chinese Detective Staff, except the last three who were in the Water Police. The interpreter in the Water Police Wons Hing Cheung I also learned received bribes. I then asked Yeung Fat how much Stanton wanted. He said $50 a month. He said that Quincey wanted $50 a month also. He also said that that he would receive the money for various Chinese detectives also. I promised to pay Stanton and Quincey $50 a month each from the 1st.of the next month. I cannot remember exactly what month it was that I began to pay in. During the 13 months that I was employed as Chinese Excise Officer prior to Witchell's trial I paid as well as I can recollect eight monthly payments at
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