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| − | </p><p>Q. 2 Did you make any investigation as to how long they had been living there?
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| − | </p><p>A. They had been living there approximately since October 1933. This particular camp contains nine men, Camp #2. Very small building, made of lumber and shake roof. The size would be 12 by 16 feet. The kitchen was outside, exposed — covered by tent.
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| − | </p><p>Q. 3 Did you take any stock of the provisions?
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| − | </p><p>A. Further I took a sample of the food eaten by Wong Ying; further took a sample of the water — creek running alongside the kitchen; also sample of the food at the table uneaten by the men.
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| − | </p><p>Q. 4 Do these Chinamen buy their own food direct?
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| − | </p><p>A. We have other evidence as to that. From the information I received there they give their orders to King Faun.
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| − | </p><p>Q. 5 Is he the operator of this Camp?
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| − | </p><p>A. These Chinese are sub-contractors. Colquohn is the man who operates these camps.
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| − | </p><p>Q. 6 Colquohn? They have a sub-contract from Colquohn?
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| − | </p><p>A. Yes. We have some other witnesses for direct evidence.
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| − | </p><p>C. T. SIMPSON CALLED AND SWORN:
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| − | </p><p>Q. 7 What is your full name.
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| − | </p><p>A. Clive Thomas Simpson.
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| − | </p><p>Q. 8 On Thursday last you sent a wire from Sechart to the Provincial Police at Alberni, did you?
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| − | </p><p>A. Yes.
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| − | </p><p>Q. 9 At the time you sent that wire, to your knowledge what was wrong at the camp?
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| − | </p><p>A. I don't know that there was anything particularly wrong, only one of the boys came over and said one of the Chinamen had died.
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| − | </p><p>Q.10 One of the boys said what?
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| − | </p><p>A. He died on Wednesday; came over on Thursday morning; I went directly to Sechart to wire these people.
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| − | </p><p>BC Archives GR-0431/Box 13 File 6/BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL./Inquisitions/inquests conducted by coroners in British Columbia.
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