CO129-590-11 Commission of Enquiry into irregularities in Immigration Departments 22-4-1941 - 19-12-1941 — Page 210

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Chairman:

Does an audit not go further than that – does it not mean an

examination of the accounts by the auditor?

A. Yes, it does.

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#r. vnter-Blytu.

But the gentleman is not an auditor:

No, but he can prepare it. It does not mean to say I did not

need to call in a fire of auditors.

when this gentleman has worked on the accounts what would be the

next step?

Then I would approach auditors.

Chairman.

And in the meantime what is to happen to your banking account.

Every cheque must be countersigned by an accountant:

As soon as r. Pudney objected to that I imediately reverted to

a cash basis.

You suggest there was no hurry about an audit, you were awaiting

kr. Forrest's advice in the matter, and I say what would happen

in that case, under the agreement, with your banking account;

until you had a firm of auditors you could not draw a cheque.

I arranged with my secretary to countersign and the cheques do not

have my signature alone.

That is the only source of security......................?

A.

which I am prepared to offer now at present.

A.

A.

Will you please sacertain for us as soon as you can who are the bankers of these two gentlemen, so that we can make any enquiries

we desire to make. will you

for

to with me it is ruther an

unusual form of security,/employees to secure their employer:

I understand that only persons who are handling money are secured

and those would be the persons handling money.

These persons are put forward as persons who will secure your

No, they are handling money.

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