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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1363, 2 October 1883, Page 2

Yesterday morning a contractor stepped into the office of the County Council and piked f'«r a refund of his deposit money which he alleged he had placed in an envelope and deposited in the office tender box on Thursday last. The clerk Baid he had not received a tender from the applicant, aud consequently had no money to refund. The contractor was positive that he had put it in the same note that he had used on the 14th inst. The clerk knowing the numbers of the notes he had previously received, was able to give the contractor a clue to his note. The bank manager was politely requested to stop payment of the missing note, but he wan indignant at the idea of being able to check the numbers of those common things called fivers. The police were communicated with, aud several persons who had visited the Council Chamber on Thursday evening last, hud their antecedents gone into but they proved to be “above suspicion.” Just as the clerk had finished his day’s work it occurred to him that the contractor might have wandered to the next door before depositing the precious tender in question, and upon opening the box in one of the unoccupied offices, the much sought tender was found, and upon being opened by the sergeant of police, was found to contain the £5 note, in due form, the price being £2 16s al>ove that of the successful tender. It is needless to add that to abstract a paper from the County tender box, one of two tilings must be done, either to get the clerk s keys, or to have a pair of clip tongs made to order.