CO129-510-14 Report of committee of enquiry into discrepancies and losses in government departments in Hong Kong... 21-4-1928 - 24-10-1928 — Page 102

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December 8th.

Lai Wing & Co.

31st.

Selves

$500.00 see notes on

Man Lee A/c. 102

900.00.

On the 3rd January, 1928, Katz & Co. paid into their

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account the reasury cheque for $86,965.33 which was

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presented at the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation

and duly honoured.

On the 4th January Katz & Co., drew out of its account $85,900.00 and on the 7th January $500.00 leaving in the account a balance of $617.78.

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On or about the 4th October, 1927, a man who gave

the nae of Yeung Tak Lee called on the Compradore of the Equitable Eastern Banking Corporation and said that he

wished to open a current account for a firn of the name

of Man Lee Coy.

He stated that he was sole proprietor of the firm

and was a Government Contractor. He gave his address as China Building, 6th Floor.

He was given a deposit book and opened the account

with a cheque for $2,500.00 drawn by Katz & Co.

In 1927 the only further payment made into this

account was a cheque for $500.00 drawn by Katz & Co. on

the 8th December.

A considerable number of small payments were made out

of the account during 1927 and four payments of over $100.,

viz.:-

8th October

Selves

$500.00.

13th

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Min Tak Co.

570.75.

21st

Katz & Co.

300.00

31st December

Selves

1,300.00

On the 4th January, 1928, the Man Lee Coy. paid into its account a Treasury cheque for $73,785.54 which was