CO129-560-7 Permission to write off money stolen or embezzled 19-2-1937 - 14-6-1937 — Page 13

Mr. Reed.

It is understood that you signed the paying in slip for the Radio Office about 10 a.m. yesterday and the shroff Chan Yik Shing had in addition to che ques $3034.48 in cash to pay in.

This was an abnormally large amount owing to the

holiday on 11th November.

Will you please explain why you took no action when the paying in slip was not returned receipted by twelve noon and why the fact that it had not been received was not brought to my notice till 3 p.m.

(SD) H.R.Butters.

Postmaster General.

13.11.36.

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Postmaster General.

The paying in slips were brought up to me to sign by

Mr. Costa at approximately 10 a.m. yesterday.

I verified the amounts to be paid in with the total takings as entered in detail in the Cash Book, examined all cheques to see that such were in order, signed the slips and handed them back to Mr. Costa.

I am not aware at what hour the shroff proceeds to He is not checked out or in by

the bank or when he returns.

this office.

The arrangement, so I am given to understand, is for the Radio Shroff to proceed to the Bank with the Post Office Shroff accompanied by a Chinese detective, and on his return to the Radio Office for the paying in slips to be forwarded to this department for custody.

Normally the paying in slips are sent up to this office before 1 p.m., and are examined by me to see that the y are correctly receipted by the Bank.

Recently, on occasions owing to the absence at Kai Tak

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