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I went and saw Hodge at once and the amounts were always, so far as I know, paid in at once.
Did you inform the Registrar or Deputy Registrar of these complaints?
I don't remember informing the Registrar. I always took action myself and saw that the thing was done (righted).
Did you enquire whether the moneys were received? I used to ask the shroff if the moneys were coming in. He always said "yes". No cheques came to me.
Was it not your duty to see that the proceeds
were paid in?
I had never received instruction to see that the
proceeds of sales were paid in.
Up to quite recently I never realized that a large number of items were outstanding. The cheques would come to the Registrar and he would endorse them.
Was it your duty to keep up the Distraint Book? Would there be any check on whether the moneys came in.
Anyone in my office who dealt with an application for a distraint would enter it up in the Distraint Book. Unless complaint was made there would be no check on whether the money came in. The "Record" Book would not
show that the moneys were paid in but merely that the
account sales had come in. It was no one's duty to keep up the Distraint Book. I kept it up when I had time to spare. I was going from the first thing in the
morning till last thing at night. I had no time.
Until I review this book when I came out of
hospital, in October, I had no idea of what was outstand- ing on sales.
Did you make inventories and appraisements in
respect of distraint sales?
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