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-Can you state any of the cases where a cheque was sent to Alves and you have entered in your book the amount of the cheque ?
A. Yes, in all cases entries have been made when the cheque was handed in by Alves.
Mr. Thurburn-In all these cases was the receipt handed back to Alves or direct to the person who brought the money?
A. I never gave any receipt to anybody for money received by Mr. Alves.
Q. You always gave it back to Alves?
A. Yes.
The Chairman.Has it not sometimes happened that Alves has given you a cheque, say for $800, and he has asked you to put $600 in your book and give him back $200 and a receipt for $600 ?
A.--Yes, there are two or three cases each year in which Alves handed me a cheque for $800 for instance and gave only a receipt for $600, and when I compared the amount stated in the cheque with the receipt I found there was a surplus. This surplus I paid over to Alves to keep.
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Q. How often has that happened?
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-I think two or three times.
Q.--Not more?
A.—If wish for a correct account I can give it.
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Q.-Will you show us one or two cases.
The book there states every-
A. (After witness had examined the book.) This entry of January 16th, 1892. The cheque received was for $419.49. Alves gave a receipt for $319.49. Then there was a surplus of $100 and that money was handed to Alves. It is all stated here, the Chinese character Li means Alves.
Q.--When you say that you compared the receipt which Alves made out, you mean you compared the figures on the receipt but you did not know what was in the body of the receipt ?
A.-I only compared the figures.
Mr. Bird.--Did Mr. Alves explain why he wanted the surplus paid back to him?
A. Yes, the reason he gave was in this particular case, that the money had to be refunded to the person who sent it.
The Chairman.--Can you give us any other instances ?
A. Another instance is on January 23rd, 1892. A man named Musso sent a cheque to Alves for $577.66. Alves gave a receipt for $565.02. There was then a surplus of $12.64 and that was handed back to Alves.
Q.-Any other instances?
A. Yes. $200 handed to Alves as the surplus of a cheque for $2,380.06. He gave a receipt for $2,180.06. The surplus of $200 was handed to Alves.
Q.-Whose cheque was it?
A. Sharp, Broker, Date March 19th, 1892.
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