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Q. In what shape has this money been given to you?
A.-Instances have taken place, one or twice, I am not sure, in which a cheque has been given.
Q.-I suppose you cash the cheque and take the money?
A. Yes, I cash the cheque myself at the Bank.
Q.-But generally what do you get?
A.-Money.
Q.-In what form, notes?
A. Yes, generally notes.
-Has copper ever been given you to take out to Tai-tam?
A.-Not once.
Q.-I don't mean odd cents, but any quantity of copper?
A.-No, not any.
Q.-Have you ever paid any person at Tai-tam in copper, or partially paid him?
A.-Two or three or four cents, not more.
Q.-Do you know anything about a case in which payment was to be made to the Contractor ATAN of three or four hundred dollars? He was to get the money from you, but he was late and you handed the notes back to Mr. CARVALHO, and he complains he received part in copper. Have you any recollection about that?
A.-Now you bring it to my memory, I remember an instance in which ATAN came to me on the subject of a certain payment, but I don't remember what the amount was.
Q.-Did he complain about copper?
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A.-He did not made any complaint of that nature, I sent for him, informing him there was a payment ready on account of some works at Tai-tam. He came to my office and asked me if I had the money. I said "No, Mr. CARVALHO has it." Then
office and I don't know anything more about it.
he left
my
Q-Had any notes been given you in that case?
A. Not in that case. In a former case I had given him a payment in notes.
Q.-Can you tell us anything as to how this information about letters got out- how Mr. FRASER-SMITH got possession of that letter of Mr. PRICE's which was produced at the trial, and a whole string of which he had the numbers and dates?
ation,
A.-I have not the slightest idea how he could possibly have obtained that inform-
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