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Mr. ThomMON: Were you inspector in his district?
A. Yes since 1st February, 1904.
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Mr. Hewott: If the staircase was altered, Mr. Amy, you must have known that it was altered?
A. There are two staircases there, one for the three floors and one for the first floor. Was the staircase altered?
A. I never knew about that.
Q. Was a new staircase put up?
A. I don't know.
Q. When a new staircase is put up, is it not your business to know it?
A. I refer to the office and I make inquiries and if I cannot get a satisfactory answer I refer to the senior inspector and it goes before him.
Q. I want to know if he hurt made inquiries to see if the staircase was altered.
Mr. May (to defendant): Have you got any witnesses?
A. I have one that the money was paid in full and I don't owe him anything. He was my interpreter when the money was paid over.
His Excellency (to Mr. Chatham): Have you any knowledge of the staircase?
Mr. Chatham: I have no knowledge of it. If anything was done, if there had been any notice of it, I might have had it looked up, sir. (Notes address of shop).
His Excellency: But you could ascertain now?
Mr. Chatham: Yes (notes address of shop in question).
His Excellency (to defendant): Have you any witnesses?
Defendant: Your Excellency, he has gone. He is the manager of the Cheong Lee shop. He came up here with me and I suppose he has left.
Q. What was he?
A. He was interpreter for me and he saw that the money was paid over.
Q. You astonish me, having given this promissory note,
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Mr. ThomMON: Were you inspector in his distriot?
A.
Yes sinoe ist. February, 1904.
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Kr. Hewott: If the staircase was altered Mr. Amy you must
have known that it was alterad?
There are two staircases there, one for the three floprs
and one for the first flåer.
Was the staircase altered?
A.
I never knew about that.
Q.
Vas a new stairoase put up?
A.
I don't know.
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When a new staircase is put up, is it not your busines
to
to men It?
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I refer to the office and I make inquiries and if I cannot get a satisfactory answer I refer to the senior inspector and it goes before him.
you
Q. I want to know if he hurt made inquiries to see if the
stairoase was altered.
Mr. May (to defendant): Have you got any withassos?
I have one that the money was paid in full and I don't owe him anything. He was my interpreter when the money was paid over.
His Excellenay(to Mr. Chatham): Have you any knowledge of the
staircase?
Mr. Chatham: I have no knowledge of it. If anything was done,
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if there had been any notice of it, I migirt have had it looked up,sir. (Notes address
of shop).
Hie Exosllenor: But you could as certain now?
Mr. Chatham; Yes (notes address of shop in question). His Excellenoy (to defendant): Have you any witnesses? Defendant: Your Excellency, he has gone. He is the manager
of the Cheong Lee shop. He came up here with me and I suppose he has left.
4.
What was het
A.
He was interpreter for me and he saw that the money was paid over.
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4.
You astonish me • having given this promissory note,
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