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Q. Who was the man who did it for you, your own man?
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A.-Chan Cheung.
Q-What is his address, do you know ?
A.-22 Centre Street.
Q-And after this man had done the work, the Interpreter told you it could not be passed, because you did not employ the man in Stanley Street. Is that what you mean?
A. Yes.
Q. How much did your man charge you for the limewashing?
A.-Well, he used to do the whole lot.
Q. How many houses, and how many floors?
A.-There were seven floors, and two of them were not to be painted. Only five were to be whitewashed.
Q.-Five floors in two houses, do you mean?
A.—Yes, that is to say two front and back.
Q.That is all in 47 Queen's Road West?
A. Yes.
Q-How much did you have to pay your own contractor for the work? What was the contract, do you remember?
A.-$8.
Q.-For the whole lot?
A.—Yes.
Q.-The limewashing of five floors?
A. Yes.
Q. Well then, did Mr. Lamble come and tell you he would not pass it, or was it only the Interpreter who said he would not pass it?
a way.
A.-Lamble did not come.
Q.-Lamble did not come ?
A.-No.
Q-Was it the Interpreter who told you he would not pass it, then?
A. Why did you not go there", the interpreter said. I said the place was so far
Q. What happened after that?
A. He did not say anything. He went away. Then a few days afterwards I got the
summons.
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