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Ir. Tan Tsung Hing did not keep a Cash book: I used to make y
entries then from the counter-foil books, in my Collection book and
compare them with the entries in the Shroff's book which ere not
then checked by the Assistant Harbour Master.
y assistant last checked the accounts in the Junk office
in APRIL tuis year: it was not my duty to do so: I did so up to
Abril because the Chroffs were slow and the witness wanted to now
how such money he would have to pay into the Bank: I could not
ascertain this without the counterfoils being looked at. Every
evening at 4 P., the books were sent upstairs to be checked by
the Assistant Harbour laster and this has been done since 1910.
There was no other check since April. I do not know if you kept
any other books besides the Shroff's collection book, In ay 1913
I handed some forms to tie J nk office Shroffs for them to copy
the entries from their collection books on them.
I remember Tinute of 9th ay 1913(.rked
emember my rply of the same date (also 0. P.
. P. 1); I
1)
The Assistant Harbour l'aster said to me that he had no
objection to the accounts being copied from the Siroffs books on-
t form C. P. 2; i. e, copied by y clerks.
I understood from Cowsander "eckwith's order : 6th Te
ruary 1911 (C.P.3) that I was in charge of the accounts on the up-
per floor: I was not in charge of the Junk office accounts; before
April used to go through the Junk office accounts to ascertain
the amounts not to audit or check them.
Tide was not a recognized check. I gave it up because
I found I could get y information from the Assistant Harbour Master
figures.
The Arsistant Harbour Faster checks accounts every after-
noon and pays in at noon daily; for the afternoon of the previous
day and the morning of the current day.
* (Signed)
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