SYDNEY CIVIC AFFAIRS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 17 May 1928, Page 5

SYDNEY CIVIC AFFAIRS.

CONTINUATION OF INQUIRY

AION EY-LENDER’S EVIDENCE

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SYDNEY, May 16. At the It o)’a 1 Commission inquiring into civic affairs, Mr Shand stated that he had been instructed that money had been deposited in connection with tenders for other than the power-house work, but not actually passed. Cross-examined by . Air Holman, counsel for Mr Maling, an official of the electricit)* department, Albert, a diver and monevieuder, said that no one was ever present when he. handed oxer the mone3 T to Air Alaling, and lie never got receipts, but always gave receipts to Buckle, through whose accounts the money went, when be received mone)- to hand to Mr Alaling. He added that he was too friendly with the latter to demand a receipt, and never feared that there would ever be a dispute over the money, as he always trusted Air Alaling. He did not at any time suspect that there was anything wrong in the transactions. Questioned regarding the terms he was on with Miss Gordon that he was prepared to allow her to handle thousands of pounds of another man’s money, lie said he knew her to be a good, honest girl, and she was always at liberty to act for him on his instructions from Melbourne.

In reply to further, questions, Albert ■said Aliss Gordon was employed as a housekeeper by others, but lie had absolute confidence in her probity.