CO129-535-5 N.I. Brewer- transcript of trial and evidence 1-1-1929 - 31-12-1931 — Page 202

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sheet was published you had no right to make a call ?

is a legal point.

That

Do you think it could be properly described as a good asset ? I should not so describe it.

Could any other honest man so describe it you know you have not a monopoly of honesty ? No, I have not, but I cannot speak for others.

Here is an item amounting to over 1 million dollars which is bad, in this balance sheet ? I consider it was improperly done. I did not do it, nor was I a party to it.

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That document I have just handed to you (not put in) do you agree that the particulars given agree with the totals on the printed sheet ? I cannot possibly agree to it. I will

make no objection.

Cash

These details are got from that document (Ex. NIB 10). in hand and at Branches. $164,082.89 on the document I have handed you, you see that item ? Yes.

These items show how that $164,082.89 is made up and they are taken from the document just handed to you - NIB 10 ?

This does not belong to the Company at all.

This document was prepared by you? Yes, but not on behalf of the Company.

Do these items agree showing how this item was made up?

Witness checks) Are they correctly stated ? I have no idea whatever.

I know You say you have no idea how this item was made up ? it was composed from our books, but a year ago I cannot pretend to know This was an effort by me to find an agreement and I believe it to be correct because it worked.

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Do you know what the item "Cash at Branches" was made up of ?

Accurately speaking no of course I have a very general idea of what our books were, generally speaking but accurately speaking, no.

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Was one of these items Treasury funds ? I presume so.

What were Treasury funds ? Funds kept in the hands of the Treasurer, Mrs. Brewer.

Certain funds were kept by Mrs. Brewer, and certain funds by the

Hong Kong Branch ? Yes.

And this item was kept by Mrs.Brewer ?

Judge:- Were there two officers in Hong Kong ?

There was

a Head Office and a Hongkong Branch.

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Judge:- Kept in different places ? O.R:- No, My Lord same

place - same building.

Was that item duplicated ? I don't know.

Are you prepared to say it was not ?

No, I don't suppose I

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