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Q. Do you engage all these Chu-chau men?
A.-No, they are engaged by different men,
Q. How many have you engaged?
A. A hundred.
Q. Is that all ?
A. Yes, that is all.
Q.--There are other headmen then who engage the other coolies at Jardine's?
A. Yes.
Q. Can you give us the names of those men who engage the other coolies?
A. An Englishman from Jardine's.
Q-You say you are one head coolie and that there are others. We want to
know the names of the other head coolies.
A. One is Woo Ying Fo, another is Cheng Tai Yau. There are three head coolies only. All the rest are job labourers by the day.
Q.-Coming to the Kowloon Godowns, are you the only man who engages coolies for the Kowloon Godowns, or are there others besides you?
men.
A-There are four coolie-houses. Formerly, I was the man who engaged all the
Q.-Now there are how many on the job?
A. Now I sublet to four of my subordinates to look after.
Q.-You are responsible to the Godown Company ?
A. Yes, I am responsible.
Q.-And how many coolies are engaged there regularly?
A. About 500.
Q-And these have been engaged by you?
A.--My subordinates engaged them.
Q.--You and your subordinates?
A. Yes.
Q.-Where do you get these coolies from for the Godowns and Jardine's? A.-I get them from Swatow and Chu-chau, not far from Swatow.
Q.That is up the river-Chu-chau-fu ?
A. That is one of the districts.
Q. How do you get them? Do you go there to fetch them, or do you send emissaries to get them or do you wait till they come here?
A. Each band of coolies consists of 25.
Q. Do you go and get the coolies yourself, or do you send up to Chu-chau and Swatow to get them ?
A.-My brother went.
Q.--Do you go yourself?
A.-Formerly, I used to go once a year. Now, I don't go at all.
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