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- S I look for the xI~ed-and-green

_ package when you buY_¢°l'l!I'

‘ _ flakes. Then you are surgof

` Ke1l088°s. The iialttawith flip

“wonder”-_ flavor, packed

the'-'waitite inner seal wrapiiell _ _that keeps them ' _ ` `

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WHITE STAR YEAIST

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Department, _

CANADA I ' _Pnovmcs or ramen slnw/inn ISI-Nw-.' ' - - _

In the' matter of enquiry _under section 33 o!I.Chapt¢r-'I or the Acts ol i9I2.'_entitled "The Audit Act" re- ‘ latink to certain records and transac- tions in respect to Highway Improve-` ment Account, Department of Public yyforks-continued: ` -‘ _ Evidence ot the several witnesses examined before me in respect to themstters _above stated inthe Ord-_ er hereinafter noted. '

' (Signed) JOHN ANDERSON. 1. ' 'I ' Provincial Auditor

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Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, i - ` July ami, ms, io.ao o. ln. Present: ‘

John’ Anderson.: Provincial Auditor.

presiding; Norms. Your-iker,` Sten- ographer;_B. S. Hart, Chartered Ac- countant. and L. B. McMillan.

' _ iconilnuedl

_ Examination ol Mr. L- B. McMillan `resumed:

Q. On Monday you also stated

that you had riot told the Premier that the $485.80 cheque wa.s.accou.nt- ed for in the item oi 8958.08, to which we have_just been referring. It_is .claimed by those who were present onthe occasion referred to that_yo_u did state that the $485.80 cheque was included in _the credit item o!'$956.08 and that you picked up s copy oi the 1928 PublicIAecounts and Ipointed out the ol-onli; item, noting. that tho siss'.s`o'wos included therein? A. II Elo not re.i§1e'mber of having said that, becailse I linew it was not so. The only, recollection I have was' of saying that there were Icertatin lzorno orediisdoll through the Public Accounts, but so lar as having `_said that'this item was _included in the ss5s.oa;1 have no roooileotion of stor- ing this; if they understood me as saying that, it -was notmy intention that my renlarlrs should be interpret-

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- _ , f ‘ Evidonoooi Poblio Works

always-

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Q- Do you _recall the occasion

when this discusaiontook place?

A.. Yee, but at the"-_time_I was speaking entirely from memory. _ _ Q. You remember that on Mon- daywewere the car oi ce- ment. sold to n.-ri. uenonnldr A. Yes. _ _ Q. There wss__a _ci_'edi_t_»in the High-

way lmprayement Account. I think in on you-.im, for' sims. to whlon you called-attention. I Are you posl-_ tive that this `repIi-esent.s_ the' payment for tlilncsrr ~ ._ ‘j -' A. No.1 osnnotiquiio ours that this represents the payment lor this oar. ns nuighehsvo paid sims to the Con1psnyIs.n_d it might not have been puothrouzh the accounts at ali. ~ _ Q. why_does ti:s_.book. onli-y-for this |aa9.30_not zivc the nIs_n_ns_ of the person from _whom rm-._eived,_ instead or merely stating a refund for ce- ment? ' ` ' A. II can give no 'explanation for

this at this time.I I .do n0t think I made the eritrypersonaiiy. | Q. Do`,you recall il there were many similar transactions? that is cars of cement sold or transferred in this way to other persons? A. No, not in cars.__ 3 ‘ Q. Were you ‘inIterest_ed_ in any

Ivyey in any_ol McDonald's transac- tions at this tilnor '_ g I A. IWell, I! he_1ped'hlm out_»in rig- urinz out his contract for the City. I never have any interest in any Govemnient Icontracts.' - __ Q. Werefyou a silent partner oi Mononnld'si" ` - `- ` A. I c`an’t say the/t`I'was. He came me to help him' oi`lt'in nz- uring the-c'ost.` ' ' _

Q. He cime to you in-connection

with figuring the cost~ot~the-City contract? _ - __ .__ _~

A. Yes, not in connection with any Provincial contract. People' often come irrahd ask part.ici`ilars~of pric- es as fir ss work is ccncemed, and

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= ' AN _ ’ “Aamir tim-ze 1 we-1.1 = im ii _ __ _ _____ __ _ ` _'_ _'__ __ _

‘ ‘ I _ - ‘_ _ ___ ___ . _ _ _ _ _ _- _ _ I '__ _ _ ___ _ __ _ ers be matic in theIDep _`.¢_';mq I I _ ` PI I' I I

_ - _ _ ' ` _ _ ` ‘accepted by l!ie_ Au'lft<~i~ _ i init- _ ~ '_

_ ' ' , _ idilrd by n rormnsfoze opioid-l by the R I \ I D " _ _- - - ._ s -_ ° ° _-9- ~

Department pa:.:i.*g up..n it etc Later “hen the new Plan tl-S SUMMERSIDE - CHARLOTTETOWN _

» .

I' -the quality' which for _fifteen ’

'years has made. thisjgreat fact

a rezil~ity.`is an _indispu`_ta'bl_9

r_e_aSori'why you also _should ride

on GOODYEAR 'II‘llItl5S » I »

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shy o! his other contracts, ‘mm 5991"? P"_P“',° nl“\'°_'I°? other estimate". _ __ __ I _ A. 1 do not know how ho took im cnn‘tsay.- »- ~. - -_ ~

~_ _ ' isth_su¢oaz,'iaaa

Hon. A. c.1ssiu_iderIs,_'_ '_ _ _I f in-onion oz` Prince edward-niiud. Dear Sir; ' _ -'_ The further enquiry into the -Pub- lic works pepartnxent`aIHail‘s,‘a.'s_si.I\_g‘- ge_sted by your letter of the_ul- timo to me, being closed, I think 'in lou-nods so myoélr 1 `shou1d'inoxo`a written statement showing my rela- tion as Provincial `A\iditor`__to' the matteiswovered _by _ the .investiga- tion. _ " I more psrtlculariy_~_dIeIsir¢ _todo oo as lsr. L; s. ncislllnn, the` Minister, _seems to hold nie"_respIon- sible in some rnysterious mIisiner-for ills ~ii»rogu1iriiioo on' which the investigation reveI`a1ed2 I ‘ - ‘ In the ‘first placed will |sy'th|t-I have not had at any time sii'Ics`I en- tered. the office any person`al'lil-leei- ing against Mr. McMillan nor -has there been any uuplessantness be- tween us, - -

I have been for some timeouite

diasatisiled over matters in the .Pub-

lic Works Department for‘whi¢h'1 held him onieially responsible. -'I never concealed my iiissetisfieticu. and in tact I ma.de_con-iplaintshet different tunes, vol-holly ond in writ- ing, to his superiors. Premier‘IBtaw- art,»Hcn. Mr. Les and to yourself. My nrst real didiculty sroaeoverihis dciiant opposition to the carryingcut o! the Blanchet system ol keepin# the Provincial Accounts. ' _ _ _`_ -For instance, in this systein~voucl_i- er 'and warrant forms are reduired. Those have to honuod-out sndeoin-‘ pleted before 9. cheque ~'shall'-be-is- sued to cover. a cleim.'_.'I*hr'ee5oi!ip- ials become responsible for the ack- nowledgement of any claim. IFor<tlI\e Public Works Departnient'Mr.`Mc- Millanllss usually, since -l-lon.-Mr. Ct'oshy's time, signed the 'require- ments-'approved tor- pay1nent"' s

'\ clerk is re uircd to check u the

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VVha_t date is

I Your Birthday?

I1’_Ii¢'S S0011. better _ warn dad right away than you __ wanca bicycle more than anything else. Tell ded

how C.C.M. bicycle are today with boys ‘and girls- _ ell names of your friends riding bicycles. _ Ask him to go with you to see the model you want, or show the picture of it in the C.C.M. catalogue GC! did Interested now, and we feel sure he will give you a C.C.M. on your birthday.

6 _Big C.C.M. Features There are many Imore points of

_ _gIivefyou_'tbe new 1930 catslogueor _write-ro_.C_an.sda Cycle and Moro: C0., Limited, Weston (Ontario), Montreal, Winnipeg or Vancouver.

clerk in the Department signs under ~ '

_ _ ed in_tl-int wIay. I firmly believe that any assistance I' can .givelaiways __ __ __ __ _ _ _ I Q ,I - _ I

__ _ _ Mmm". __ [1 did notssy it. _ _ zivo it. __ _ _ _ :_1:_:___v_;>r_¢:__;_oi_;:_:;y_o_¢_l___o;__§_»_r:-_:;t_ __ :__ ‘ _,Mg _ _-__ - _ -I4//// I _--e _ >-=-= _ if I _ '» -` -~~ - I I II I_ A / "`§‘-..°”.`I.§.i'2§.-°§“.§'.fl.‘..'fiZ.”i2.§°.l°.`I.7 _ I 'I ~~ " ' ` _ I ' I-’-<4-' ' ‘ ` { _ I' Y --~ - -~"`_" - ___"»_{___ 1/1"/ _' _ plalned or was mga;-ding the check- __ also Chlldfen _IIII

- _ - \ ’ ' f -/ , ing of thc bills. Under thissystem _ _

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so no ‘ly uno fi. ' io' f . _ _.\ _ I I . *WI mrpees. brdl. judged :ye :.lI;seI§i_o;, _ 5.3, ' """"I'“""‘,f.‘ d.¢c,clvl.i.d.o -~1<logofBioyolo_.." ' ' ” 1. c.c.M_. zo;-so. Nioliol Plodog. ‘ "I-_ . _ -

z. c.cs4. T.-loin. 'cnok mogof. /f Y _ _ ’

a.__c.c.M._lo.ofov¢d Hemi.. , & / >-\ /X

Comer Brake. ' / _ » I / sfljinéo code of c.c.M. enamel ' “.4-/_-_én _I \‘ / / l ii/,fig _

baked on over a Coat of Rust- gfe,-~_;\II Q" I. - " " I

_ i=~of.» f / i \§l / 5. GibhnPeda.ls (on mostmodels). J _ _ 6.'_Dunlop Tires. \

Yoo; amos: c.c.M.` donor. will > -‘-

Now for dollars less Ilast -I-"‘ II year. In‘fsct,_'¢_he_1oyv¢5-f

_ Easy terins, too, if desired.

HOW

‘$737

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_ \\ _ \`\__-~1/l ;_ bills, and ii they are i’ound~to__he ' Bu our C_ C__ M_ Bic _cle__from_ _ _ __ _ __ ____

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521i. Or I may c`le"- ll myself-to be

ut into rsctice I lea

Mrs. Gsliantior the first time told me that she was not cheokingfthe bills although she was signings: cer

This denance ofthe system‘bein3

so very important I- _te

6 M noticed Premier stewart oi it snd».he should have been made from the sum *M

promised at once to see that this lt- iiiude of 'Molalunn would notcon-_

’tinue. 1 leit the Premier st- the door iii! 40%. The excuse for the decep-

oi the Public Works otiioe. _He went in alone.

fied that Mrs. 'Gallant ‘had _checked - the bills one signed; but intel- slain I became suspicious and csreiuliy checked the bills to nnd.thst_el‘rors were not bein; corrected. 1 spoke _.to Mrs. Gallant slain, to get _the slme answer that lsr. _iscp_sulsi1___told_ hel- not to do the checking, 'rhforesuei-_.1 reinrded her si3nature__to s voucher

New as to not 'suuitlnk tile

these hway impi-ovsinen) accounts

_ _£2-_€_ viii? I' is-I S -_ 55:

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Aiter that lor a while I- was satis- im. -Since the grant from the Do-_

C. C. M CLEVEI AND C C M RAMBLER

- -~ _ I. 'I _ _I I _ 1. _ - I _. ___ _ ldatisned. TIhis_ _I ' nII was _put _ ~ 'I ‘ I

- _ < _ ' there-ln_c:lllj»li~.zlcs v. 7_1: my recom- C. CL M. OVERLAND ‘ - _ - -

i . - ' _ _ I _ `-' ,- _mcilflsition as pincei .in the Piib_ilc_ CADET <

I "°'°°°“"”‘ °' W3' W3’ 2 as '°h°""` Fviglil i‘.e|i"iid on cash orders "

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_ _ _ _ - i n_iad_c ui: correctly then __he or ~ _ y y y _ _ _ __ '-__

Il Y0l1l° COIIIIIIIIH - - - off,” “““° °“° “cd ~>»‘°i°<== _ . _

= ~ ~'»' ""“""=» 'f -f I I ‘I 5 ~I WMD the \'/arrant or \‘<=u¢l1I¢1‘ °°m°’ & " I III I

- _ »- _ __ _ _ - _, ` _ . _ to me l m'il/ accel'-. l\lf=t_s\g_i\_ature___as _ _ . - ~ - _ - __ _ _‘ \ 1/ suiiicielltexld sans inytnle and lab- summersidg . _ _ - I - P. E. II 'II II

~. - - - - . _ _ - - » » - _ our of going over the statement my- _ _ _

$39.00 $35.00 $33.50

‘ $28.50

tha h *lr [bi .

It e one mg 0 IIS I/°u°h io.l..ci:ii Distr butors

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adopted and D P rn- ' ' . on that Mr. lvloiiiillon nod given in- Buy now at these reduced prices.

rtulttivns tv Mrs- Gallant. the clerk; _ Scout Bikes $28.50, ,Crescent $33.50, C. C. M. Columbia 839.00 ""‘°" °° "h°°k “V me "ms" “m‘°“5h Full Stock, All Models - Every Price Reduced _

she signed them. I had accepted her -

o_ K_ as :enum for some um-e “nm » The largest stock on P. E. I. of Bikes and Accessories.

_for all makes of bicycles. _ _

/I discovered errors in_bills that were ' ”" `I"""_' ' " _ ' 1 ss"d.shdi¢edb he.Iv/'etto - ‘

{’he";um_c swf" _,gm ‘IM omrmd We_carry a. full line of Cleveland l5;icycles, and have the best equip-

- _ ped Bicycle Repair Departiiicnt on 1. E. 1. Repairsand Accessories

_ _ ;‘:‘°_:.tf..1'f.‘x;.::.:".:°l:.';.";:.f‘;.“;€ THE BIKE SHOP

M”“I"~ ' ~ Phono 9-i1.J 229 Gtooorgo si. -

immolill ly _ _ _ __ ___ ..... -_ A _ _ _-_-W

total of the expenditure on _which the Dominion Government was pay-

OOVOOQ

tion isnot creditable. (See Mr. Shaw‘s evidence June 15th onpages is and

minion- Govenunent had been dis-I continued I assumed lull responsibil- ity of the _audit oi the Highway Im- provemontaocount, and lor s whole ssh-eh_lpaa_ to Moron 1929. l had been pressing lor a correct wind- ‘ ink up ol tIheIa'cc`ount. _At 'isst,. when _ donned by lvlnjmo- Milton that the exact amount due on

§ reasonable.

.warr t _ rthl '. in feet it the HilhwaiI"`1mprovemc t acou t ' Y _ ~`~ _;f.. .-.::‘...'.‘.:';°......:.':.._...._ .. ....... 2 ...;..;; -~~-»»~-_»-~»-~»» »~~~»»~

9-O0

Get Your Car Out _

The Motoring season is lierc. Look to

your tires--let us go over them and save you trouble and money later. We have ii..- most up-to-date plant and our ratcs are

Also Agents for Dunlop Tires.

Whit|ock’s` ilulcaniziiig Plant

Phone 909- - - 162 Kent Street

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Island I gfggf' '

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pohlnvliooounu im.-but isnt, but Mr. sell

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the amount of from nut to last oil

iaaliahiui _oi mods new roiooo;

haue:

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an ony xnowlodoo

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me no notice that bills and cheque for that amount and the ac '- ‘ _ _ Y----~> _ '---~ - § ` signed by hor wore not ohomd ond oount was nnsiiyolosod, while sc the On hue it °f ¢v\\_1¢n\i¢~t\¥=n vnu-w\th°\\t Mr- C\=°=\>¥’¢ Q- KA *mi claimants may have ovorusidu mno un., M. ummm -by ,,,, cm mo loin Juno loot knowledge oi»_¢n'¢‘ out any rooorss whnovoi-_ s result or the dooibtion, I " ' _se_uiowled§_¢lnonr.' had umii in an oonooslod iund wss slkedor soit uouiioeviuont that this

_su for mg 39|” ,im um wth. jpouegion uint mould hnvg been do- H. H. shew, and he made in hisre- ree fund wss known only to Me. stern misuse, ooethsu- oviiionee; ion' posited and the o.nlouni'1-oqulrou ro- alv this statement; TI w°\\1d avmid-_ lalilsu _md mr. Shaw- We June 30th on papa ll, 14, 15 and duced to that extent. er that it would - he more or'less_‘i\nd by the evidence so fir im. It will be e_cen,ti'Ii_st_ in! “flh the Preinleris ofiice on the zist Known- I would think that Mr- Heli anifnone other has been ofic stmctloiis were giyen them. " of iI¢_l`y‘~l_a|t,' in the presence or me as Premier might know of this." show that any other parsorr-co

_ Hon. Mr.-Ln, };°n_ D,-_ M¢. That the late Premier Bell knew .sons knew anything ct

eoilidi-eeeloii u' wu`_`_ilo¢;';¥oi|fiols item. l\sr.`sseMi_nan oioimoo mor the anythlns -°! i-h°_°°n°e¢1ed whey 1| _oilliln and himdllns toaudlt' i-eoelpti that 1 hid`n`o"iemi~ -Metso clléauo issued by the csnsdo absolutely moonoutsnc with his _-ro- neither or mom noi- lidn wiisuvei- on' one compsny on no. ia. im, quest or me to nnsono hills oi-_\unuo .sounds om owen me o

_ ’ wsfiiapoaiud and was part of the no cheques it not eettilied to by Mr. existence or such e

iglimt-iddnod or on-=bid;u-_,wasps desuouoonv-on ln~u.s soo. crow. _nni ion`udvsi-unison xaniais-indian-_e.-iiio so md-tn. loo. crow. 0.1¢.

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