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Q-Do you get cattle from anywhere else, you personally?
A.--I have bought cattle from Dosing only this year, but in previous years I bought from Lien Chau.
Q.--But you told me you had been sending this man up to Dosing for the last six years?
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A. Yes; I have asked him to send me cattle for the last six years, and I have also bought cattle from other people as well.
Q. What about Dosing? Did you get cattle from there before this year ? A. Yes.
Q.-Well, tell him we shall have to punish him if he tells lies like that.
A. Well, I mean to say that for the last six years I have had cattle from Dosing from this man, and in previous years I have done an extensive business, and I have also bought cattle from elsewhere-that is from Lien Chau.
Q.-That has nothing to do with the question. You said that before this year you used to get cattle from Lien Chau. Tell him that if he tells lies like this we shall have to punish him. Tell him he must tell the truth and think of what he is saying.
A.-I did not say that.
Q-Well, what does he pay for cattle from Dosing?
A. From $32 to $37.
Q. What was he paying last year for cattle from Dosing?
A.-From $25 to $26 and from $27 to $28, and from $31 to $32. The highest
price was from $35 to $36 last year.
Q.-Six years ago what was the highest price?
A.-From $21 to $22.
Mr. Maitland.-For big or small?
A. They were different sizes.
The Chairman.-Do you pay that same all round?
A. Yes. It depends upon the size. Some a little more and some less.
Q.--And the Lien Chan cattle are less than the Dosing cattle?
A.-The Lien Chau cattle are better than the Dosing cattle.
Q. Where is Lien Chau?
A.--I have never been to the place myself, but it takes three days from Lien Chau
to Canton by boat.
Q.-Then it is further than Dosing?
A. Yes.
Q.--Is it on the same river or on another river?
A.--A different river.
Q.--When did he get cattle last from Lien Chau-the very last lot?
A.-Last year.
Q.-You have had no cattle from Lien Chau this year?
A.-No.
Q. Why not?
A.-Because the business was less than in former years.
Q. What business was less-the business in Hongkong?
A.--Yes.
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