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then being in the said dwelling house and in certain parts thereof then used as a shop by the Plaintiff in his trade and business of a merchant and which said goods and chattels then were part of the stock in trade of the Plaintiff in the way of his trade and business and of great value to wit five hundred dollars and converted and disposed thereof to his own use to wit under a false and unfounded claim that the defendant was then entitled to seize and take possession of the said goods to enforce payment of a certain license then alleged to be due from the Plaintiff to Her Majesty by virtue of the Chinese Tax Act 1878 by means whereof and of the premises the Plaintiff was greatly by virtue of the Chinese Tax Act 1878 by means whereof and of the premises the Plaintiff was greatly annoyed prejudiced injured and disturbed in carrying and conducting his trade and business and prevented and deprived of the gains and profits which otherwise might and would have accrued to him and the plaintiff claims $500.

BC Archives GR-0419 BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. Box 17 File 1878/26 Attorney General documents.