Cross-examined by Mr. Sercombe Smith:
Q. How long has the Mercedes been out here?
A. Nearly five years.
Q. You have been here how long?
A. Four years.
Q. You always attend at the Shipping Office when your crew is paid off?
A. Always.
Q. You personally see that your crew is properly paid?
A. Yes.
Q. It would be impossible for Mr. Guterres not to pay them in full while you were there?
A. Quite.
Mr. Thomson: You always take your own subsidiary coin?
A. Yes.
Q. Was it Hongkong coin, the local tender in Hongkong?
A. I cannot say, I go to my compradore and got change in silver, five cent pieces and ten cent pieces, I remember noticing that several had the King's head, This last time most of them had the King's head.
Mr. Hewett: You took notes as well?
A. Yes.
Q. How do you manage when you pay men in old cents?
A. I have seen one man receive five cents and told to give the other man two cents.
Mr. Gomperts: That was the average total of the sum paid to the crew?
A. $1,100 or $1,200.
Q. You bring it in a bag?
A. Yes.
Q. So much in notes and so much in silver?
A. Yes.
Q. Do you provide copper?
A. No, I hand Mr. Guterres the amount I have to pay. I make out a ...