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Q.-Shops or houses, does he mean?
The Interpreter. He means the whole building.
Mr. Shelton Hooper. And how many houses on this side?
A. Four on this side.
Mr. Lau Chu Pak.-Your own?
A. Yes, places in which I have a share.
Mr. Shelton Hooper.-That he manages? I would rather put it that way, as far as limewashing is concerned.
Mr. Lau Chu Pak.-How many houses are you looking after on this side?
Mr. Fung Wa Chun.-We are talking about property.
A. Four on this side.
Q-He owns four ?
A.—Yes, and several I attend to for other people.
Mr. Shelton Hooper. About how many?
A. I attend to four for myself, and five for my friends.
Q-Has he any in Wanchai?
A. Yes.
Q. And does he find any greater hardship in one part of the town, or in Kowloon, or in Wanchai,greater than in another?
A.- -Well, the most difficult is over on the other side,--Yaumati and Hunghom.
Mr. Fung Wa Chun.-Why?
A.--Well, for one thing the rents are low, and the Inspectors, when they go to look at the limewashing, they go late.
Q. Do you mean to say that the Inspectors inspect the houses more promptly in the City of Victoria, than at Yaumati or Hunghom?
A. Yes.
Mr. Shelton Hooper.--How much do you pay for limewashing per floor?
A.-$1.10 per floor.
Q.-And is that the same over in Kowloon, as it is over on this side?
A. It is only $1 here.
Q.-$1 in Hongkong $1.10 in Kowloon ?
A.--Yes.
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