CO129-590-11 Commission of Enquiry into irregularities in Immigration Departments 22-4-1941 - 19-12-1941 — Page 152

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I thought that such extra protection was unnecessary.

Chairman:

es an auditor in fact appointed?

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Mr. Forrest: I think it is understood there but I am not sure

because I have not the original to refer to. I understood Davis had been appointed or

that some person of Linstead

asked to set.

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Perhaps Mr. Kobra can tell us that, but Kr. Brown, who might

be assumed to have peculiar knowledge on the subject of Messrs.

Linstead å avis, says he hears of it for the first time

to-day.

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You will appreciate that clause 14 there provides

that no cheque shall be drawn on this account unless it is

also countersigned by the accountant appointed by the aulitor.

las that in fact been done?

By the secretary, I think.

"shall be countersigned by such firm of accountants"

clause 1

I think as a master of fact that I had forgotten that it read that way in the original agreement, but this was modified later by a parol agreoment whereby the cheques are now countersigned by a secretary.

It refers to the nomination of a secretary by yourself. The only modification which is embodied herein is that fixing the term of five years.

As I say, by a parol agreement,

Would you say, in the light of what you now know, that the

type of separate account which you contemplated in this

agreement has in fact been opened?

I believe it has.

You know that cheques, which presumably were drawn on this

separate account, are drawn on an account known as Kobza .rt

Studio?

I know. I believe there are two accounts in the bank in

that name.

As Kobsa art Studio No. 2. Does it not seem strange for the general agent, who is referred to in the agreement by nume

but never by profession, to bank his money ani to draw his

cheques in that way?

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