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is pretty quick at this thing". As a matter of fact, der Nicolle had nothing whatever to do with the balancing of the accounts, and demonstrated that he could do it unassisted in 10 or 12 days.
This is merely by the way, as it is not necessary to show what would devolve on the Treasurer, perfect security against fraud being obtainable by the Treasurer signing every receipt himself after personally satisfying himself that the corresponding entry has been duly made in the Collection book, and seeing on the following morning that the totals of the daily Collection books have been duly entered in the Cash book and that the total amount corresponds with the amount credited to the government by the bank.
14. Continuing his explanations or justification of the misappropriation committed while he was in charge, Mitchell-Jones admits his fault and expresses regret for it. But on his general contentions,