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C 33
Third Meeting.
WEDNESDAY, 5TH DECEMBER, 1923.
PRESENT:
The Hon'ble Mr. A. M. POUNTNEY, C.III.G., C.B.E., (Chairman).
The Hon'ble Dr. D. J. GALLOWAY. Mr. LIM NEE SOON.
Mr. S. J. CHAN. Mr. L: McLEAN.
Mr. A. S. JELF. Mr. A. F. RICHARDS', (Secretary).
LEUNG KEW was called.
434. Chairman.-What is your name ?-LEUNG KEw.
435. You are No. I Turner, Singapore Harbour Board ?-Yes.
436. You are a Cantonese ?-Yes.
437. China-born ?-Yes.
438. How old are you ?-42 years.
439. What age were you when you first came here ?-I was 19.
440. Have you been back to China, and if so, how many times ?-Yes,
4 times.
441. How many artisans have you got under you ?-Between 10 and
50, the average being about 25.
442 What are they, all Cantonese ?-Yes.
443. Do you mind if I ask if you are an opium smoker ?-I don't mind.
444. Are you an opium smoker or not ?-I am not.
445. You never have smoked ?-No.
446. Do many. of your men smoke ?-Only a few.
447. Do you notice any difference between the work done by the
opium smoker and that done by the non-smoker?-Yes, and that is why
I do not like to employ opium smokers; they are somewhat lazy.
448. Are opium smokers punctual at their work ?-Sometimes they
do not turn up to work at all.
449. Yours is skilled labour, is it not?-Yes, all skilled labour: they
begin as apprentices.
450. Are the opium smokers less skilled than the non-smokers? Are
they less clever at their work ?-Even when they are clever they are lazy.
They are not so strong as the non-smokers.
451. But we are talking of brains rather than physical strength; are
they as skilled as the non-smokers?-They have to employ strength at their
work.
452. Mr. Lim Nee Soon.-You have the smoker and the non-smoker;
01 the two, which has got the more ability in his work?-The non-smoker is
better than the smoker.