CO129-336 - Governor Nathan & Public Offices - 1906 [11-12] — Page 353

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Q. What did you do with the rest, - have you saved that?

A. Saved part of it.

Q. How much have you saved now?

A. About $20 left.

Q. What have you done with your savings?

A. I went home on a trip.

Q. Where do you keep your savings?

A. At home.

Q. Where did you keep your savings?

A. In the safe.

Q. You did not bank your savings?

A. No.

Q. Why did you not bank them?

A. It was not worth while.

Q. Never had $100 to put in the bank?

A. No.

Q. No money to put in the savings bank?

A. No, never.

Q. You have $20, you could start.

Q. How did you take your money out, when you went home? Did you take a bank draft?

A. Yes, sir.

Q. What bank?

A. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.

Q. What amount?

A. $100. No, I did not take a bank account going down. It was sent down, my wages, afterwards.

Q. You say it cost you a certain amount of money to go home. Did you take it in your pocket or in a bank draft?

A. 20 sovereigns I took with me, and I had sent $200, and I borrowed $100 off a friend of mine who was living with me.

Q. You saved $200 in three years, and you told us your average salary for that time was $145 a month, and you...

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43. 348 Q. What did you do with the rest, - have you saved that? A. Saved part of it. Q. How much have you saved now? A. About $20 left. Q. What have you done with your savings? A. I went home on a trip. Q. Where do you keep your savings? A. At home. Q. Where did you keep your savings? A. In the safe. Q. You did not bank your savings? A. No. Q. Why did you not bank them? A. It was not worth while. Q. Never had $100 to put in the bank? A. No. Q. No money to put in the savings bank? A. No, never. Q. You have $20, you could start. Q. How did you take your money out, when you went home? Did you take a bank draft? A. Yes, sir. Q. What bank? A. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. Q. What amount? A. $100. No, I did not take a bank account going down. It was sent down, my wages, afterwards. Q. You say it cost you a certain amount of money to go home. Did you take it in your pocket or in a bank draft? A. 20 sovereigns I took with me, and I had sent $200, and I borrowed $100 off a friend of mine who was living with me. Q. You saved $200 in three years, and you told us your average salary for that time was $145 a month, and you...
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# T * 43. 348 A. $70 or $75. Q. What did you do with the rest, - have you saved that A. Saved part of it. How much have you saved now ? A. About $20 left. Q. What have you done with your savings A. I went home on a trip. Q. Where do you keep your savings ? * al app nia dude wound A. At home. .. Where did you keep your savings? A. In the safe. Q. J A A. You did not bank your savings No. Q. Why did you not bank them ** # A. It was not worth while. 4. A. Never had $100 to put in the bank ? NO. Q. A. r Hewett:- No money to put in the savings bank No, never. You have $20, you could start. How did you take your money out, when you went home ? Did you take a bank draft ? ' AID $ not } e f.i. Jnon 1 A. Yes, sir. Q. What bank A. A. A. Mr Sercombe Smith:- Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. What amount ? $100. No, I did not take a bank account going down. It was sent down, my wages,afterwards. You say it cost you a certain amount of money to go home. Did you take it in your pocket or in a bank draft? 20 sovereigns I took with me, and I had sent $200, and -I borrowed $100 off a friend of mine who was living with me. You saved $200 in three years, and you told us your average salary for that time was $145 a month, and you
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$70 or $75.

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What did you do with the rest, - have you saved that ▼

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Saved part of it.

How much have you saved now ?

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About $20 left.

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What have you done with your savings ↑

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I went home on a trip.

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Where do you keep your savings ?

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At home.

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In the safe.

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It was not worth while.

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Never had $100 to put in the bank ?

NO.

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r Hewett:-

No money to put in the savings bank ✦

No, never.

You have $20, you could start.

How did you take your money out, when you went home ?

Did you take a bank draft ?

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Yes, sir.

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Mr Sercombe Smith:-

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.

What amount ?

$100. No, I did not take a bank account going down. It was sent down, my wages,afterwards.

You say it cost you a certain amount of money to go

home. Did you take it in your pocket or in a bank draft?

20 sovereigns I took with me, and I had sent $200, and -I borrowed $100 off a friend of mine who was living

with me.

You saved $200 in three years, and you told us your average salary for that time was $145 a month, and you

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