11,440. Has the man checked his account in any way before you send it in?-If they choose, they can get their accounts read over to them. Some of them have pass-books, while others have only their accounts read over.
11,441. Do they all get them read over to there?-Generally they do. If they have any doubt about their account, they get it read over; but I have very few disputes of that sort with them.
11,442. Is it the general practice to read over the accounts to the men?-If they wish it.
11,443. But do they generally wish it?-Some of them do, and some do not.
11,444. I suppose the majority do not?-Yes.
11,445. Are they rather careless about these things?-Yes.
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11,446. Suppose you read over a man's account to him, and he objects to any of the items, how could he get that corrected?- Sometimes a man may forget, and he would come to recollect afterwards; but it is very seldom that that occurs with us.
11,447. If he has not a pass-book, has he any means of checking his account at all?-Yes; by his own memory.
11,448. But when you have an entry in your own book, and he says it is wrong, do you correct that entry according to his memory?- No; we would not do that.