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So also is the General Agent?
Q.
A.
Yes.
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In the case of the General Agent particularly you would have
insisted on a substantial amount?
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A.
Very substantial
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A.
Q.
A.
Q.
yes.
So far as a number of the allegations in your report are
concerned
take for instance that allegation about what happened
on the Sunday afternoon before Chinese New Year and the application
for forms of which they had an ample appply - would you be
prepared to say that that could reasonably be accounted for by
very great pressure of work, together with shortage of staff?
Pressure of work was largely responsible for this state of affairs.
Pressure of work and lack of organization as regards keeping the
head of the department informed.
That would be the store-keeper's job?
Yes.
About these receipts which were hurriedly got out on a duplicating
machine.
In one case you say they had not a printed serial
number. They did bear a serial number?
A.
Yes, but it was in pencil I think or in ink.
If you will excuse me they were in ink.
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نی
A.
Mr. Forrest:
Chairman: May I take it also that because of the very greatly
aggravated risk of loss through the introduction of such a slip
shod system you insisted on personal initialling by Mr. Forrest?
Yes.
And so far from that being done they bore merely a chop?
A rubber stamp.
Q. With Chinese characters?
A.
I cannot read them. Mr. Forrest could possibly tell you what
they were.
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