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Mr. Thurburn.--With regard to the other departments-take the Post Office--I
it is the Treasurer's duty to see that they have proper checks?
A.-- Yes.
Q. It would be impossible for the Treasurer to see that every detail was correct, but they could see that a proper system was in force?
A.--Yes.
The Chairman.--Since the last meeting have you had any reason to change your opinion as to how these frauds were perpetrated?
A.-No.
Q.--That is that Alves gave false receipts to the shroff, or no receipts at all and put the whole amount paid into his pocket?
A. Yes. In some cases he gave a false receipt to the shroff and in other cases he forged the receipt. He gave the shroff a receipt and when it was returned destroyed it and made out another. There was a case mentioned in court the other day in which he had, after receiving the receipt from the shroff, with the chop upon it, put a figure over the symbol for "$"-in the case I mention the figure "9" which made the receipt $900 more than the receipt chopped by the shroff.
This concluded the evidence adduced before the Commission.
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