CO129-590-11 Commission of Enquiry into irregularities in Immigration Departments 22-4-1941 - 19-12-1941 — Page 61

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At that time I had one shroff lent to me, Mr. Tsui, who came to me

from the passport office?

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That may be.

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I don't know whether you have heard this before, but Mr. Tsui told

me that he was quite unable to work that form of cash book. We had

difficulty I think you know, regarding persons who in spite of press

notices to the contrary, insisted upon sending cash by post or by

chit book along with thêêr applications. I have pointed that out

to you?

Yes.

And you let me therefore open a special kind of adfance account?

I must say I don't remember that.

If I produced the book you might remember?

Yes, but it is not in writing.

No, there is nothing in writing, but I think you designed the first

page yourself in pencil. On how many occasions would you say I have

spoken to you or written to you or written via your department about

the inadequacy of shroffs?

Quite a number of times.

The shroffs have not always been the same shroffs have they?

No, you occasionally had shroffs lent you by the Teasury while new

ones were trained.

What do you think of the lighting in my department?

I have never thought of it at all.

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Would you say it was a nice bright room?

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I would say it was at least as bright as the Treasury Office.

If we did away with artificial lighting would be be able to work

at all?

No.

You referred to a forged note in which you mention it would be

particularly obvious that it was forged. In fact certain printing

was in deep blue?

Yes.

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