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of the provisiont
Yes.
4. It does not say the general agent shed. have all cheques countersigned
by another person
A.
Yes.
that is what you are doing?
Do you seriously suggest that you have the same degree of financial control by your present system under which you present cheques are countersigned by your personal nacretary, as you would have by an
independent firm of auditors?
A. That is true.
is it not a very grave variation of the agrɑement?
1 did not think of it as a variation of the upreesent.
Now that i mave put it to you in that way, it is a very grave departure
from the requirements of this agreement?
Á. 1 did not consider it.
a. Do you not so consider it now?
A.
i do.
A.
A.
A.
You have told as that you had from the beginning appreciated tut your responsibilities as general agent were going to be serious so much so that you have suid "1 will give security. i would like to have a shroff
in my office approved by govern ent.
govcCITent. i would like to have my own
shroff secured", and yet in the next breath you code and completely disregard this one clause in the agreement which gives any measure of
financial control. is that not rubler strange?
I do not know much about accounting.
That makes it worse.
ti
And I did not regard that I was doing whything wrong so long as my
superior officer knows about it.
So you place yourself wireservedly in Mr. Forrest's hands?
I did not do anything without consulting Br. Forrest.
Did you say
What did you say to ir. Porrest about getting an auditor. "I have seen ar. Forsyth of Linstead & Davis and he says that they can-
not take it on, so I don't think it is much good approaching anyone
else?"
I did not say that.
at did you say?