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The Chairman.-Sign that (witness' statement) please, and certify it, Mr. Ball.
Statement signed and certified.
Mr. Shelton Hooper. But this (the summons produced) is last week.
Mr. Fung Wa Chun.-He meant to say that he refused to pay it, the last time, and that is why he gets this prosecution this time. He only suspects that is why he got this
summons.
Mr. Shelton Hooper.-But this is not his name.
Mr. Lau Chu Pak.--He had to pay the fine, though.
The Chairman. The contractor had to pay the fine. that already.
Other contractors have told us
Mr. Shelton Hooper. It is signed Coysh. That is, the prosecuting inspector.
The Chairman. With regard to this Inspector, do you know what his name is ?
A.--I do not.
Q: Do you know what the Chinese call him?
A.-"Inspector", is what they call him.
Q. Is he the No. 1 Inspector, or the No. 2 Inspector?
A.—I dont know. He is the man that oversees the work, and looks at the work.
Mr. Fung Wa Chun.-Do you know his house ?
A.I was directed to go and the interpreter wrote down the number and the street.
The Chairman.-Do you remember the name, what number, and the street?
Mr. Lau Chu Pak.—Which Inspector he (witness) wants to know ?
The Chairman. The house where you went to see this Inspector, and he turned you out of the house.
A.-28 Elgin Street, wasn't it?
Q.-I dont know. That is what I want you to tell us. Is that the same man that asked for this money?
A. Yes.
Q.-Does he speak very much Chinese, or only a little?
A. He spoke a lot to me in Chinese. I dont understand English.
Q.-You say he spoke to you sometimes in English, and sometimes in Chinese.
A. He did not speak with me in English. He spoke to the interpreter.
Mr. Lau Chu Pak.-In his statement, he mentions two inspectors.
The Chairman. -How many Inspectors. did you deal with in all this business, one man or two men ?
A.-Well, there is one inspector at Yat Fu. He lives at Saiwan, but I dont remember the number, the one that looks at Yat Fu Street.
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