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Q.--Are you sure?
A. Yes.
Q.--You did not sell it to somebody else?
A.-No.
Q.-Well, now, the people who get these stalls from the Government rent them to other people at an increased price--get a stall for $35 and rent it to somebody else for $50 or $60 ?
A.As far as I am concerned I do not sub-let to anybody else. I don't know any. thing about other people.
Q-You know perfectly well what the other people in the Market are doing, you know what rent they are paying?
A.—As far as 1 am concerned I do not sub-let my stall; but some other people may have done.
Q. What does the Kai Fong say about it.
A.—They instituted an enquiry lately and said some people had rented stalls from the Government and sub-let to somebody else.
Q-That was true, was it not?
A. There was some truth in it.
Q. What was the most rent paid for a stall you ever heard of; what was the name of the man who paid $65 for his stall?
A.-I never paid $65, and I don't know anybody else who has done so. I have paid $35.75, and I think my rent is the highest.
Q. Is there a Butcher's Guild or Association?
A. No.
Q.-No Association among the butchers ?
A. There is no Butchers' Guild, but the butchers are constantly subscribing to- wards the Tung Wah Hospital and the Po Leung Kuk.
Q.-Who is the head man among the butchers?
A. They have no head man.
Q.-You are the head man are you not? A.--No; I am not the head man of the guild.
Q.-Mr. Cotton said you were the head man.
A. No; I am not the head man. The public comes to that conclusion because I pay the highest rent and because I subscribe most to the Po Leung Kuk and the Tung Wah Hospital.
Q.-You are the richest of the butchers, are you not?
A.-Well, I am not a rich man, but I have got credit; many people trust me.
Q. How many oxen or bullocks do you sell in a week or a month?
A. On the average between 500 and 600.
Q. Has the number ever reached 1,000 ?
A.-No.
Q.-800 ?
A.-600 is the utmost.
Q.-How about sheep?
A.-I am not a dealer in mutton.
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