Furthermore, when the salary rice was finally paid on July 23, they found sand and other things mixed in with it because the warehouse keepers charged with distributing it had tried to embezzle some rice by inflating the amount of it using sand.
そして7月23日にやっと支払われた俸給米の中には、支給に当たった倉庫係が砂で水増しして、残りを着服しようとした為砂などが入っていた。