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Chairman:-

Sercombe Smith:-

• Chairman:-

• Interpreter:-

je Chairman:-

A.

money. Were any of those loans over paid back ?

378

Do the books shew that the loans have been paid back ?

Interpreter, you are not interpreting. Where do you interpret ?

From the Registrar General's office.

The question is whether the loans were ever repaid, whether the books shew that the loans were ever repaid.

That was not put down in the book, as I was told by my master that I should put down these words "as coolie hire" instead of for money lent.

Does that book shew expenditure only, shew outgoings only ?

W. does that book

A. Yes.

Rewett :-

A.

A. When you say that the money was lent to somebody, do you mean to say that it was merely the way of writing up your book, or did you really expect that the money lent would be repaid ?

By my own opinion, this money will never be repaid, but my master told me to enter that as such, so I entered it as such.

You merely put down "lent", because you thought that was, I mean to say, a proper way to enter it in the book ? referring to certain entries, where it is entered that it is lent. We had one or two entries, shewing that the money is entered as having been lent to so and so. What I want to know is, whether you thought that money, entered as lent, would be repaid, or was it merely a term you put in the book.

I cannot give any idea on this point. My master can.

I mean "paid". Whenever I put down these entries, I meant it had been paid out.

I am not talking of it being paid. I am talking of the...

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Chairman:- Sercombe Smith:- • Chairman:- • Interpreter:- je Chairman:- A. money. Were any of those loans over paid back ? 378 Do the books shew that the loans have been paid back ? Interpreter, you are not interpreting. Where do you interpret ? From the Registrar General's office. The question is whether the loans were ever repaid, whether the books shew that the loans were ever repaid. That was not put down in the book, as I was told by my master that I should put down these words "as coolie hire" instead of for money lent. Does that book shew expenditure only, shew outgoings only ? W. does that book A. Yes. Rewett :- A. A. When you say that the money was lent to somebody, do you mean to say that it was merely the way of writing up your book, or did you really expect that the money lent would be repaid ? By my own opinion, this money will never be repaid, but my master told me to enter that as such, so I entered it as such. You merely put down "lent", because you thought that was, I mean to say, a proper way to enter it in the book ? referring to certain entries, where it is entered that it is lent. We had one or two entries, shewing that the money is entered as having been lent to so and so. What I want to know is, whether you thought that money, entered as lent, would be repaid, or was it merely a term you put in the book. I cannot give any idea on this point. My master can. I mean "paid". Whenever I put down these entries, I meant it had been paid out. I am not talking of it being paid. I am talking of the...
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I : 3 F t A Chairman:- Sercombe Smith:- • chairman:- • Interpreter:- je Chairman:- A. money. Were any of those loans over paid back ? 378 Do the books shew that the leans have been paid back ? Interpreter, you are not interpreting. Where do you interpret ? From the Registrar General's office. The question is whether the loans were ever repaid, whether the books shew that the loans were ever repaid. That was not put down in the book, as I was told by my master that I should put down these words "as coolie hire" instead of for money lent, Does that book shew expenditure only, shew outgoings only ▼ W does that book A. Yes. Rewett :- A. A. When you say that the money was lent to somebody, do you mean to say that it was merely the way of writing up your book, or did you really expect that the money lent would be repaid? By my own opinion, this money will never be repaid, but my master told me to enter that as such, so I entered it as such. You merely put down lent, because you thought that was I mean to say, a proper way to enter it in the book ? referring to certain entries, where it is entered that it is lent. We had one or two entries, shewing that the money is entered as having been lent to so and so. What I want to know is, whether you thought that money, entered as lent, would be repaid, or was it merely a term you put in the book. I cannot give any idea on this point. My master can. I mean "paid". I Whenever I put down these entries, & meant it had been paid out. I am not talking of it being paid. I am talking of the
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Chairman:-

Sercombe Smith:-

• chairman:-

• Interpreter:-

je Chairman:-

A.

money.

Were any of those loans over paid back ?

378

Do the books shew that the leans have been paid back ?

Interpreter, you are not interpreting. Where do you

interpret ?

From the Registrar General's office.

The question is whether the loans were ever repaid, whether the books shew that the loans were ever

repaid.

That was not put down in the book, as I was told by my master that I should put down these words "as coolie

hire" instead of for money lent,

Does that book shew expenditure only,

shew outgoings only ▼

W

does that book

A.

Yes.

Rewett :-

A.

A.

When you say that the money was lent to somebody, do you mean to say that it was merely the way of writing up your book, or did you really expect that the money

lent would be repaid?

By my own opinion, this money will never be repaid, but my master told me to enter that as such, so I

entered it as such.

You merely put down lent, because you thought that was I mean to say, a proper way to enter it in the book ? referring to certain entries, where it is entered that it is lent. We had one or two entries, shewing that the money is entered as having been lent to so and so. What I want to know is, whether you thought that money, entered as lent, would be repaid, or was it merely a

term you put in the book.

I cannot give any idea on this point. My master can.

I mean "paid". I Whenever I put down these entries,

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meant it had been paid out.

I am not talking of it being paid. I am talking of the

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