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At the end of the month I issued the cheque
to the Government for watchmen's fees.
How do you explain cheque dated 21.1.26 to
Government for $3,000.
I think it was possession fees.
Look at the paying in slip (bank) for January
(produced). It is not shown there?
No.
Was it not paid to the Suitors Fund? On
21.1.26 $6,252.80 was paid to Treasury (Suitors Fund). Was it not part of that? Part of the moneys paid
that day account sales Hodge?
I was not in the habit of paying Suitors Fund
This money was not part
money to my private account.
of the moneys paid by Hodge.
I lent the Auctioneering Co. $3,000. I can't say whether I paid this cheque on their account to
Government.
You say the cheque for $1,800 was for watch- men's fees. Had you paid the fees to your private
account?
Part of the $1800 was watchmen's fees. The
balance was the daily collections. I say all the
$1,800 was watchmen's fees I paid the money from
the daily collections to my account one day and
next day paid to the Government. All the $1800
was watchmen's fees for March.
account.
In March you paid $1,978.62 to your private
Was any of this Government money?
None was Government money. The item of
$610.00 was money returned by friend to whom I had
lent it. I can't remember what the item $146.87
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paid