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CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 26, 1941
CONTROLLER OF STORES TESTIFYING
LI MAN-SHING, sub-contractor to Kin Lee, made a statement to the Chairman of the A.RP. Commission, Mr. Justice P. E. F. Cressal. this morning's session, that he hoped the matter would be probed further in order that it might be cleared up.
The chairman assured Li that he need not have any doubts about that.
At the resumption_of_the_in- Chairman: What is the procedure quiry this morning. Li produced; for the purchase of stores?-Im- the books he was asked for yes ported stores are bought through -terday, namely documents in con- the Crown Agents and local stores nection with his account in the are purch-sed by contract over a Bank of East Asia, his payment period of time. book to workmen, a record of work done and measurements taken. and also the contract sbowing the prices on which he had agreed to perform the work for Kin Lee.
What is the normal system of purchases by contract?-We col- lect all the information required and then advertise in the "Gov ernment Gazette" "our require- ments.
And then. tenders are called for? -- Yes.
In the "Government Gazette"?.........
Chairman: You were asked to produce monthly statements of ac- counts from the time, you started your account with the Bank of East Asia up to date. You have only produced them up to 31st Ye's. August, 1941-1 opened the ac- count only in June and I have lost one of the statements.
Tenders Board
Under General Order 406 I see Previous to that you had a sav- that in any stores which may be ing account?--Yes,
Round Figures And during the two months you have deposited $58,000, is that correct? Yes.
And your withdrawals have been in round figures? There accounts do not concern
only the A.R.P. business but all my other businesses as well.
WAR EFFORT
BY BLIND
Hundreds of blind people, working in forty institutions, are producing war goods for the Government.
They have completed an order for 19,400 pairs of hospital stock- ings; will make a fur- ther 24,000 pairs, and have orders for 6,000 door mats, 7,000 bas- kets, 3,000 matting covers for gas cylinders and 28,050 brushes.
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Has that always been followed Department is concerned?-In my in practice as far as the A.R.P. knowledge I cannot say that all purchased in the Colony, unless stores not purchased through me the estimated cost is less than $200, these are to be obtained by have been submitted to the Ten- contract. Is that correct? ----
ders Board.
Yes.
persons ap-
As a member of the Tenders If any tenders are made and the Government has ground to believe Board do you know whether there that the tenders sent are collusive has been any tender for stores, in or unreasonable, other arrange-connection with ARP work that ments may be made. All tenders has not been submitted to the Ten- will be submitted to a Board of ders Board? Yes, I do: not less than three
Can you give an instance ör in-
Treasurer its ex-officio chairman, know called for by A.R.P. stores pointed by the Government, the stances? The only tenders that I the Postmaster-General, the Con-not submitted to the Tenders Yes, but all the withdrawalstroller of Stores and the head of Board were those for which I be
the department concerned. If lleye approval was given by the have been in round figures.---1. al-
there is no head of department Government. ways drew out in round, sums.
concerned then the Chairman of Which Government are you the Urban Council.
talking about? Sir Geoffry Northcote's and
. also known as, a Tenders Board here.
Therefore there is what is Norton's.
and all tenders are submitted to them? - Yes.
You then put it into your own cash account
do in the office, you? No Sir, there is no record
made.
But besides payment for work- men there must have been other accounts such
of as purchases cement etc. No, Sir, I only sup- ply labour.
"No Records?"
And you have no records of bow those huge.. payments' have| been made? It is in the pay- ment book.
But it only shows the accounts from April, 1941. —-- I only started work then.
This book shows payment made of $63.000.This does not include, only work on tunnels but on all other work as well.
But the book says A.R.P. work.
Yes,
Do you know what proportion went to ARP, work? About $40.000.
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This book shows a balance in your sayings account of '$25,02 at the end of July I think so but since I started the other account. I gave up the savings account al- together.
Mr. Bellamy. (to witness): Are these prices on the contract with Kin Lee all based on work per Ineal foot except for the cement concrete for the wall? Yes.
Except the cement concrete for the wall which was per.. ouble yard? - That is correct. I have a copy of the contract lodged with the Waterworks Department, ........... Chairman (to witness); You will not be required any further to-day. We will let you know if we should want you again-May Tusk, Sir. that still further inquiries be made so that the matter be cleared-up?
Chairman: You may rest assured.
will do that!"
"Witness""" "And" may I ask, Sir, that the prices on the contract I have left with you be preserved, otherwise I will not be able to col- lect? IN VAAK
The Chairman assured him that this would be done ap
Controller. Of Stores
Mr. William John Anderson: next witness called, told the Com- mission he hut been: Controller of Stores since June 1980, and, that is position, was similar to that, of purchasing agent for the Govern ment in Hong Kongverzend po
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A.R.P. Stores
Has that always been followed
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Power To Override
I take it that the Governor has power to override the Board?-I don't know what, to say,
Do you know. about the pur-.
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