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A. No.
Q. And you tell the Council that this procedure of deducting odd cents has been a common practice in years past?
A. Yes.
Sercombe Smith: I will now take charge "D".
Q. The Sailors' Home is where crews are paid off, is it not?
A. Yes.
Q. And do the masters bring the pay to the Sailors' Home in bank notes mostly?
A. Yes, mostly in notes.
Q. Are the masters sometimes present when the paying off takes place and sometimes not present?
A. Yes. They are mostly present.
Q. There are occasions when they are not present?
A. I have seen an occasion when they were not present. They were mostly present.
Q. Are these bank notes always paid out to the crew when they are paid off?
A. The chief clerk puts out dollars and half dollars and small coin.
Q. Supposing a man has to draw $50 wages, what do you say is the usual way of paying that in past years?
A. If he was due $50, $45 would be paid in notes and the other in dollars. Two of the five is paid in light dollars and then ... dollars are paid, worth about 42 or 45 cents.
Q. They are half dollars?
A. Yes.
Q. Any small coin?
A. Ten cent pieces or subsidiary coin.
Q. By paying in silver like that the chief clerk can make a profit, can't he?
A. Yes.
Q. Take the case of $50. Have you seen more than $5 paid out in silver?
A. People would not be satisfied if a larger amount was given in dollars.
Q. Would they prefer to have the whole amount in dollars?
A. They like to get it in notes.
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A. No.
Q. And you tell the Council that this procedure of deducting odd cents
A. Yes.
has been a common practice in years past?
Sercombe Smith: I will now take charge "D".
Q. The Sailors' Home is where crevs are paid off, bs it not?
A. Yes.
Q. And do the masters bring the pay to the Sailors' Home in bank nobes
mostly?
A. Yes, mostly in notest
Q. Are the masters sometimes present when the paying off takes place and
sometimes not present?
A. Yes. They are mostly present.
Q. There are occasions when they are not present?
A. I have seen an occasion when they were not present. They were mostly
present.
Q. Are these bank notes always paid out to the crew when they are paid off?
A. The chief clerk puts out dollers end half dollars and small coin.
Q. Supposing a man has to draw $50 wages, what do you say is the usual
way of paying that in past years?
A. If he was due 850 $4F would be paid in notes and the other in
dollars. Two of the five is paid in light dollars and then chrys- anthemum dollars are paid, worth about 42 or 45 cents.
0.
They are helf dollars?
A. Yes.
1.Any small coin?
A. Ten cent pieces or subsidiary coin.
4. By paying in silver like that the first clerk can make a profit, can't
he?
A. Yes.
Q. Take the case of $50. Have you seen more than 85 paid out in silver?
A. People would not be satisfied if a larger amount was given in dollars.
2. Would they prefer to have the whole amount in dollars?
A. They like to get it in notes.
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