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t m."." % , 3, '.' t .. {cheque .being for !5.088. There : iwas another cheque on March 10 : 'tor a similar amount, and another on March 12. This latter cheque, | which was also for $15,033, was paid | |by witness direct to the Grace Motors, as in that way payment of collection charges by the company was avoided. HMHe received back 'from Grace Motors $1,968 as com-- 'mission on the $15,033, this being 'at the rate of 15 per cent. on the chassis and 7 1--2 per cent. on the dump equipment. Teils of Cheques Received. The next cheque he received from the Government was on March 31, the amount being $27,300, and there was another cheque for $27,300 on | the same day. This latter cheque| he paid over to Grace Motors, andi received from them a . cheque for | commission for $3,813.75. He also received two cheques of $9,100 for the two trucks. His commission on the last two trucks would be about $1,100 each. He was agent for Ster-l ling trucks for his own part of Can-' ada, and had been since January 27, 1919. |_--_Up till the time he received the' Government order he believed he! 'had sold ninetsen cars for them. He | 'had never given a discount on the : |tru('ks, either to the Government or | |to anyone else. . Grace Motors ad-? |vised him from time to time of \change in prices, and he received ; 'a communication from the company in March, 1919, saying the priges would be advanced on January 1. [The prices were advanced approxi-- 'mately 10 per cent. on trucks of 13 1--2 and 5 tons. He had never 'heard of (Grace Motors making a| 'discount off the list prices. [ !Two Commissions. \__"Do you know if there were com--| 'missions allowed in regard to the Sterling trucks other than to you?" Mr. McCrea asked. _ _ *"There naturally would be," re--|. plied Mr. Parkins, "because the Grace Motors have the sole agency through Canada," | '"'Then in this case there would be | two commissions?"' asked Mr. Mc--| Crea. y '"'There is in any case,'"' replied Mr. Parkins. * Witness explained that he receilv-- ed his selling commission and the company in Toronto received a com-- mission as the Canadian distribut-- ors. He could not say how much commission the distributors would get. 8 NiIr. McCrea--It has been said-- and I want you to clear this up-- it has been said that prior to get-- ting this contract you were indebt-- ed to Mr. Biggs. Mr. Parkins--Indebted? In what way ? ' Mr. McCrea--That you owed him | money. | Mr. Parkins--I never owed Frank | Biggs ten dollars in my life. | Denies Buffalo Trip. | Mr. McCrea--It has also been said that on December 31 you and Mr. Biggs and a third person went over to Buffalo and celebrated the setting of this contract. s Mr. Parkins--I never went to Buffalo with Mr. Biggs in my life. Mr. McBrea--Well, I am glad to know that. In answer to Mr. Brackin the wit-- ness said the question of giving a disccount to the Government was never mentioned. ® At this stage the matter was ad-- journed until Friday. It was stated that the committee would present no findings in this case, but would | simply forward the evidence to the] Government. | wnnmannmannnmennmmmmmenmmmmmmmmemenemmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmnmmmnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmemmmmmmmmmmmemmmmmment |