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engaged that they might be required to provide security.
Have you been employed by Government before in a position of trust?
Yes.
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Will you tell the Commission about that.
For the past 11 years I have been entrusted to look after the
Government art treasures as far as paintings are concerned and quite
often I had Government property to an extraordinary value in my
custody and also Admiralty property.
what do you estimate to be the value of the equipment which you
have in the studios established for the purpose of this Ordinance.
Something like $10,000 I should say.
Mr. Wynter-Blith to Chairman.
Mr. Kobza has brought his chief clerk along and if desired he
could explain how the sɛenɑy works.
Chairman:
Mr. Kobza, a few minutes ago you said the purpose of your interview with lir. Pudney was that you thought that you might be able to get
a Government shroff put into your office:
Yea.
what made you think there was any possibility of that:
Just that I wanted to be on the safe side. I knew I had confidence
in Mr. Forrest's instructions and I also wanted to put Kr. Forrest mind at ease that everything was done properly and I personally
thought there is a certain maount of reponsibility for the money
which the clients were paying, so that is why I suggested if Nr.
Forrest would care or if it could be possible to have a secured
shroff handle these monies so that I should not touch theZZA.
hy a Goverment shroft:
When I mentioned a Government shroff I indicated a shroff accepted
by Government, not necessarily in the service of the Government.
Approved by Government?
Yes.
And just after that you considered the possibility that your own
shroffs might have to give security,
Yes.
........ might have to give security to the satisfaction of
Government?
No comments yet.
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