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 96

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Pass Book. I have no record of these payments.

96

Jan. 3rd. By Kazy & Co.

$86,965.33.

Jan. 4th.

Yuen Tak Co.,

$78,300.41.

Jan. 5th. tt

Man Lee Co.

$95,142.19.

Your obedient servant,

T. Black.

p. C. T.

T.

his letter was sent to the Bank by the hand of Mr.

Cheung Man Kun, who at the Bank was shown the three

cheques bound up with others.

On his return to the Treasury, he informed Mr. Black

that he had seen the three cheques at the Bank through the

grille, bound up with other cheques, and that they appeared to be in the handwriting of Mr. Tsang On Wing and signed by Mr. Messer and Mr. Black.

Mr. Black went to the Bank accompanies by Mr. Cheung

Man Kun and taking with him the counterfoils of the last

cheque books in use.

There he was shown three cheques:

(1) 9542

Treasury No.

Bank No.

Amount

Payee

A

K

6 239172

$95,142.19

Man Lee Co.

A

K

6 239181

$78,300.41

Min Tak Co.

A

K

Kv

6 239184

$86,965.33

Katz & Co.

83 9551

(3) 9554

Mr. Black immediately noticed that the Treasury number

had the letter "A" stamped above it, whereas no letter is

used with the Treasury number.

(The use of this letter may perhaps be explained

as being a precaution to avoid challenge in the

event of the Bank noticing the presentation of other cheques bearing the same Treasury numbers without any letter).

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