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Statement by Pui Chee, Limestone Quarry Owner at Tong On, West
River.
Read at Meeting of Directors on 26th. Larch, 1913.
Sunday, March 23rd., 1913.
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Shewan Tomes and Company's Office.
lár. Pui Chee, apparently senior partner in the firm "Shun Yick" with whom the Company has had stone contracts, and who are also coopers for the factories, came to the office and in an interview with him, Mr. Hon Tsz being present, as well as the man we call Chan Chee, the following information was obtained:-
As far as Mr. Pui Chee's knowledge went no limestone was at present being cut at any place in Kwangtung except at Fah Yuen and at the Fei Shu quarry for account of the Kwangtung Cement Factory only. No stone at all was being quarried at Tung On, Mr. Pui Chee's native place on the West River. This prefectural town is situated 6 miles from the quarry and is near Shui Hing on the
River.
Mr. Pui Chee headed a delegation of quarry owners that waited upon r. Kwan, the Commissioner of Industry, on Monday last, the 17th. instant, when it was represented to lir. Kwan the great hardship that was prevailing as regards the limestone quarries, and they applied to him again for the issue of the necessary permits to work. They apparently got nothing satisfactory out of Mr.Kwan beyond that he would look carefully again into the matter, and he intimated that the permits might be granted on condition that a
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promise was made that the quarry would not sell stone for export until Mr. Kwan was satisfied as to the proper action in the mean-
-time, in accordance with Article 12 of the Mining Law Regulations.
Mr. Pui Chee informed us that of the 8,000 tons of stone
he had lying on the River bank ready for us the Government had taken away about 7,000 tons leaving 1,000 tons, and that no money
whatever had been paid for what was taken.
On af being asked about the position of the junk men, he reported that they were doing nothing, and there were about 400 stone junks lying idle. He further said that a telegram had
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