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Being at present in urgent need of money, the Vendor wishes to sell this quarry and in the first instance invited his nearest of kin to take it over, but as they had not the money, the Vendor asked the middle-man, Ts'ó YAX-HOI, to take the deed to Lo SIN-KO who is willing to purchase the said quarry.

On that very day the sale of this quarry was settled orally between the Vendor and Purchaser in the presence of the middle-man, the market price fixed being Fifty Dollars ($50), the equivalent weight of which in silver is exactly Thirty-six Taels (Tls. 36).

After the sale of this quarry LO SIN-KO is at full liberty to carry on quarry- ing, whilst the Vendor, LAI A-TS'AT, and his descendants or relatives cannot raise any objections or cause any trouble or retract from or obstruct the sale.

In case there may be no proof of an oral agreement, this deed is drawn up as proof that both parties have made this agreement of their own free will, that no force or pressure has been used, that the sale of this quarry is absolute, and that the Vendor and his descendants henceforth renounce all rights connected therewith.

This deed of sale is drawn up to be kept in the custody of the Purchaser.

Signed by-

Middleman Tsó YAN-HOI.

Writer of Deed LÁI KUN-MUI

Witness LÁI A-YAN, younger brother of LAI A-TS'AT.

Vendor Lar A-Ts'AT. [This is his genuine signature.]

29th year T6 Kwong, 4th intercalary Moon, 13th day.

石塘契

兩無逛勒一賣千秋永斷葛籐立賣石塘字存照 七父子兄弟叔姪人等不得異說生端反悔阻當恐口無憑此係二家允意 價錢伍拾大圓足重兌三十六兩此石塘自于後任從羅先哥採取石塊賴 中人曹仁開送至羅先哥允意承接即日經中三面會定曾石塘壹所時值 明兹今目下無銀應用情愿出賣與人先招房親人等俱各無銀承接請得 東至大王爺爲界西至水井邊爲界北至官當仔爲界南至海為界西至分 立賣石塘字人賴亞七先年還下有石塘壹所坐落土名鯉魚門坐北向南

道光弍十九年

+

閏四月

十三日

立賣石塘字人賴亞七是

作中人曹仁開

在塲弟賴亞仁

代筆人籟觀妹