A BANK-TELLER’S MISTAKE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 93, 9 June 1911, Page 3

A BANK-TELLER’S MISTAKE.

An interesting story of a Dane’s honesty in dealing with a Wellington provincial bank is told by the “Dominion.” The young man in question was returning to ids native country, and drawing ids money out from' The Savings Bank of a country town, was given an order for £IOO on one of the banks. He cashed the order, receiving, as lie. thought, twenty live-pound miles. Ho left iliac afternoon by the train for Wellington, preparatory to leaving by the steamer for Europe. When going In bed that night in a Wellington hotel, lie looked over his money, and was somewhat astonished to IMd that the teller had given him, not £IOO, but £2OO. Meanwhile the teller bimsoll, hqd dyscqvered Ids mistake. ' 'He (ilferC'd a 1 gratuity and expenses to a friend of the foreigner to go clown to Wellington and search for the man, and the friend closed -villi the offer, bub did not succeed in locating tiio money. This last news did not increase the bank official’s peace of mind, and a sleepless night supervened. Ho had been informed, however, that the young man was of good character, and he decided to await the arrival of the next mail before making a further move. At mid-day bis eyes were gladdened by the sight, ofi the stranger walking info the IKiii.lv with the missing £IOO. A suitable recognition of the honest act was promptly made.