CO129-590-11 Commission of Enquiry into irregularities in Immigration Departments 22-4-1941 - 19-12-1941 — Page 139

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As regards this cash book: I have now recovered

the cash book in question, This is the one which was opened

by the shraf, Tsui, who will be himself oalbed,

Chairman: I understand he is coming here this afternoon?

Yes. This is the book which he opened to follow on the cash book which he was keeping for passports in the Police Departaent. He kept it in the same method, as I said, but with the addition,

aongst the particulars, of immigration fees. at a later date

the last entry is on 6th February about that time the

Auditor peld a visit to the Departant and suggested that this book should no longer be kept in this form and that separate books should be kept for passport fees and other matters and

for indgration fees. This book has been discontinuedi. I see that the entries up to 29th Jamary wore regularly initialled as having been checked against the reasury pay-in slips by either år, Ine or myself. I have further obtained

and shall bring out in evidence the copy made by a clerk un-er my instructions from the draft abstract form drawn up by an officer of the Treasury. I shall put that in in evidence. That is Mr. A.J.C. Taylor'sï

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I think it was Mr. A.J.C. Taylor.

The minute which I have before me is signed by Mr. Taylor him- self; addressed to you as Postmaster General and signed by Mr. Taylor, and in that he sends forward those books for your suggestion cash books, register, etc.

I have not seen that mimute for a long time. I have just now brought and handed to the secretary a number of the documents which I thought were missing this morning.

Documents referred to in the course of your memorandum this

morning?

Yes. I have ascertained also that what happened to the money- chunger's cheque was that it was paid into the Treasury under the head "Deposits not available".