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would be trouble.
Mr Gombert
Q. You say you have
case since 19029
frequently seen it done. Can you quote any
some coins
De cause
I do not
A. I will not say anything about small
remember the dates. It is only what I remember clearly that
I mention.
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2. You cannot mention anything since 19029
A. I cannot remember so much as that about these little matters.
3. Have you seen any of these little matters since 1902?
A. Yes, I have.
3. You have seen these small matters, but you cannot speak of that
with particularity?
A. Yes, I do not remember the dates.
By Mr Hewett
Q. Have these small matters been going on all the time?
A. Yes, if there were any deductions to be made.
Q. Up to the present date?
A. I have seen it when I have gone to have payments made.
Q. Up to what date?
A. I have seldom gone to get payments made this year.
Q. Have you seen it last year, do you mean?
A. Well, if there were no deductions to be made, no. If there were deductions, yes.
His Excellency
Q. You told us deductions of odd cents took place up to the end of last year?
A. Yes, there were occasions when cents should have been paid and were not paid at the end of last year.
Q. And were deductions for loans made at the end of last year also?
A. I have seen them make deductions for loans last year.
Q. The year before, did you?
A. When I have had deductions myself, yes. When I have not, I have not seen them.