CO129-607-1 Enquiry into loss of public money 22-5-1948 - 26-10-1948 — Page 39

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THE FACTS.

Narrative

Sum Concerned

$

Treasury

Voucher No.

1. Thurs. 29.4.48

+ Chung II collected from Y.L.

shroff Suitors Fund giving informal receipt.

3,223.45

None

2. Thurs. 6.5.48 % Chung II collected from Y.L.

3. Probably

1-11.5.48

Shroff cash in hand giving informal receipt.

On being asked for Treasury Receipt for item 1 said he had forgotten it.

Chung II cashed open endorsed cheque(s) for

1,765.90

None

917.00

1386/April, 1501/April, 1669/April,

1685 1689

#

#t

4. Tues. 11.5.48

Chung II took cash and bank pay-in slip for

6,734.95

5.

. مة

Chung II took cash in had

from each box

(N.B. $211 left in cash box)

1,983.20

6.

-

مة

Chung II took open endorsed cheque for

20,040.24

400/May.

7.

مة

84.00

? 115-118 May

8.

. مة

+

%

and for

and never returned from bank

Imprest money taken

11.20

Total

$ 34,759.94

E. & 0. E.

No actual receipt was given at all.

The only evidence that the accounting party had visited was Mr. Au-Yeung's initials in the daily collection book. This, Mr. Au-Yeung says, signified merely that he had checked the book, not the cash.

See note at foot of page 1.