same rate of wages. We had handed in to the said company a pay list showing those days and amount payable to these men. The wages could only be drawn by presentation of the tickets was as I have stated - the name "Protection Island Shaft" Date and the number of the Chinaman Please pay no2 so as might Chinaman his pay and signed "Bray and Richards". The prisoner was no2 and I positively identify him as the Chinaman to whom I gave the ticket besides his own on that pay day as I believe the tickets of no1 and no6 Chinamen. Signed N M Bray. The above deposition being interpreted the the prisoner by Mr Sing and the prisoner being asked if he has any questions says "Billy" (meaning Mr Bray) gave me tickets, no1 and no6 no1 all the same Joe Ham ,no6 all the same Chang [?] no5 (being Ma On) him dead I paid Ma On no5 promised to lend the money to me. The prisoner says he has no questions to ask but to say something more to the bench