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CANADA

ISLAND.

In the matter of

Works.

er hereinafter noted.

(Continued)

Present:

Mrs. Elizabeth Gallant; Younker and D. S. Hart.

sumed:

coeds from time to time?

mentioned the fact to me.

Account? A. any other payments.

$448.00 for several months?

about that cheque.

connection with checking up

ed up. Q. Did he state his holding this $448.00 cheque?

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McMillan holding it personally?

he kept such things, understood! that everything locked up.

counts? A.

Q. The some would apply ‘ $102.23?

A.

for gravel. Questions by Mr. Lea:

work from you? A. No. 1 do not think so.

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Department Investigation

ritovmos or eimics cowsnn

enquiry under section 33 oi Ohapter 7 oi the Acts oi i912, entitled "The Audit Act" re- lating to certain records and transac- tions in respect to Highway Improve- ment Account, Department oi Public

Evidence oi the several witnesses examined before me in respect to the matters above stated in the ord-

(Slgned) JOHN ANDIISON. Provincial Auditor]

Clllrluiiowlliﬂ. P111168 Edwlrd lolllld- in: in cash from rebates on einptyl 11-39 l- m~ ‘sacks?

Examination oi Mrs. Gallant re-l I, the cmpty bags that would be shipp- l "

Q, Were you aware that Mr. Mc- " Mlllan had been in the habit of cash- 3 in: Government cheques and making cash disbursements out of the pro-

A. Yes, I knew he did. because he I

Q. _Do you know if this practice , extended to cheques other than those relating to Highways Improvement

I do not think it extended to

Q. Were you aware that Mr. Mc- 1 Millan had been holding a cheque from Canadif Cement Company for

A. He mention-ad somcthlmz to me He gave me to understand that he had it on hand in

Bank Account. He said he was hold- ln: the cheque until the balance oi the Bank Account was finally check-

reasons for

A. He gave as his reasons that the Bank Account did not check out. I osnnot say now whet-her I knew he had it on hand it not at the time he l mentioned he was holding the cheque.

Q. Where was this cheque from the time it was received in February last until it was cashed on May 6th? Was it in the office safe or was Mr.

A. I think it was in the oiiice sate. | I never had access to the place where but I always

Q. In reference to the Canada Cement Company's cheque for $485.80 lsunnuse receipts would be made out, . received in 192a, did you know that i ‘ Mr. McMillan had cashed this cheque . and had not a'"""\ied for the nro- l amounts. which were generallv np-i and‘ m connecuon Wm‘ the n28 Ab j Pubhc Works Dcpﬂllliiillil. CXclUSJD-

hand. lie mentiontd it. but I did not] know at what time he received it.

Q. Do you think that Mr. McMill- an ever tried in conceal any of this bt disposed of?

cheques came in and were put on the i? desk and I would often see them.

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Public Works

Q. Do you remember when you undortook this work. i! there was any agreement with the Minister or any plans whereby he was going to cash these cheques and make payments from the proceeds?

A. I had no knowledge oi this. 1 remember at the beginning that he l stated that this was the correct way. It was a charge against the credit icr the expenses in connection with the bags. After that there was noth- ing more said about it.

Q. The system sort of grew on

ou.

A. Yes.

Q. As a bookkeeper did it never

record oi the payments he was mak-

l a. No, it never did. r thought he,

Mr. Anderson: Hon. w. M. lies; 1 was keeping a record oi it himself. 1' Norms j looked on Mr. McMillan as the head lo! the Department. | I

Q- Then there was no record oil

l ed back to the Company?

A. l No.

Q. There would be vouchers issued lby the Railway Company when they l were shipped. Is there any record of this in the oiiice?

A. No.

Q. You did not keep any record oi. l the amount of bags shipped back, the amounts received for them or the dis- bursements made. Did you know any- thing oi this?

A. No. I did not keep any record oi‘ this. Mr. McMillan checked them up. I never filed any irelght bills in connection with the work.

Juneﬁth, 12.15 p. m.

Present:

Mr. Anderson. Mr. Lea. Professor H. H- Shaw, Norma Younker and D. S. Hart.

Professor II. H. Shaw (Sworn):

Q. As Chief Engineer of the Dc- partmcnt oi Public Works, will you explain how certain expenditures rc- i Birding small payments in that De-

the

tlon oi the Highway Improvement service? Mr. McMillan received mon- , ‘lice "bins u receipts that came into the oiiioe by way of cheques. He took possession oi these but cashed the Bhﬂlucs and then disbursed the mon- l j ey to diﬂerent parties direct in cash, "Ol- bl! cheque. and in some cases

with the ' ‘ ‘wledge oi the Minister. ,ws want ii know what knowledge YOU have oi this manner oi making

was these payments?

5' m‘ “Cilwtd 0101193’ for taxesl ~

‘that would come ln and ior which I

oi perhaps lumber or gravel, in small

Proved bv the Minister. or lf vcry lows". perhaps he would do it on his

a I knew he had scme money on ‘own initiative, but generally tire-he

were considered very small. Oi course Q

I kncw that he was getting the“

with ‘Bmﬂll amounts and generally 1

respect u; DeBlois Bros, cheque for Hwusht they were acknowledged. 1 ldo not think they amounted t

i 0mm. .. ,. . . l- . I can remember-what Mr, Mc- ; thins. with the exception of C€ln{~“tl"xCvDlt)1liIld would lniic any l.iioul.d,,c .i\e were u h/rllan mentioned to me that DeBlois bﬂill- l of “'3 Bros. owed about that much money:

Q~ Con you recollect when this

‘was first started, was there any _ _ lagregn-inn; Wm, yours!" or the Mhhl Q. would they l§i\\/).V that Mr. Mo. ‘ ‘Millnii was using these ‘iiililS as he

ister as to how the refunds were to

A. In regard to cement bags-the The Yblfly quantity of cement was pm.

merit and this amount appeared as

Q es on account o! Highway

lwork. to which the Federal Govern-l

ma“ QOIIl-ributed 40%- Bome time Quill‘! the winter oi the following year the bags would be return“ t0 u" 9'1"“ Cilmlilny and allowance made for seine. "This should be a do. ‘g ctlon from the previous" yen“ u. penditure but as this had been al_ "My disposed oi and 407,, allowed, it ‘seemed unnecessary to call the atten- iion oi the Dominion w thiregsra i" , especially when it appear- lgljw dimculi to obtain the Provin- on time: nmmry to: Olrrying on the work, so it was used w help the Provincial expenditure the following VIII. The Minister was awarepi this, as to the dlsburlal. I assume it was done b! the Minister and the lec~

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Some 0i it, I

viuiatasoesutment: _

Q weuieuau reiundsbsused in oaritaoressythen-eigntonmpty lleltollsotresir

4.11s» not rum: about that. whoever-summon ssmmu la0iﬂlllﬂlllibiltbfliﬁﬂllﬂ museum domlridlii aqua o.- isansmt, and iorwiiish do iunds uonsasvsiisamﬂlfhiouieaeaean

w ‘ n.

occur to you that there should be a‘ >

"mm" iﬂkinﬂ I receipt or voucher. l lHe claims that that was carried on ‘

and there would be an occ i l l“ om“ sale iuf making certain payments, iViiS the

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Q. Regarding ilic uiidi-niiainc

lknowledgo of this conﬁned to the

of the Government mad: ﬂiVilYC oi ii? _

A. I would consider thut it would l closed up

he more or less known. I would think that Mr. licll, as Prcinlcr, nnght know , l oi this.

Q. You (lo not know WllClllCI‘ Mr.

l kinvin cl tlicrw rrlrutos. i

saw iii?

A. No. I do not think he was using l other funds.

"them as he saw ﬁt. They would bcl

‘ mcra or lc.=.~= conversant with what he l

hast-d d i . m pa d {or by u“ Dem“- l was doing. At ﬁrst it was dZSCHS-ﬁfd- ,‘ __

We had no scruplcs in withholding 1 the amount from the Dominion. The} Dominion slinulzfqlvc us that amount l on condition tint we spent lﬂiJW. We thouzrht it did not ‘moire iiny diflcr- ‘ eucc how much we spout. That was

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ours. ‘ ' Q. As w the manner h: which this: a was puld by cheque or cash —were you ; conversant with; it?

A. Oi course} knew that the cem- E

payment of tlie refund. .

Q. Regarding the dlsbursuls. Did you Ynoiv that- Mr. McMillan was‘ doing it in the way it has been done? Did youknow that he was cashinl cheques and making disbuisals in cash without taking vouchers? v w A. 1 never thousht over the mat- m, but in order that it would not sp- pear as a credit it would not be eh- tered in the books. else the Domin- ion Audit would discover it.

o. As a matter oi tact a certain; portion oi these credits were out‘ through the books?

Al Ii there wle nothing tor which it who wanted phrtlcul ly then the ‘balance Hwoilldhﬂo to btshown

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.bags being do

l fzivorablo to

them. Mr. must have , receipt". were kept a record oi, sﬂne gifts were given to himself irorn people having t: dorvlth-tha Depart- ment and he put t-lfe money in the drawer and drposiird it with th- Iie admits that abouts

eiit payments would be by cheque, in ~.-i‘_

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