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and application form are kept in the branch forever for the purpose of checking accounts and sometimes when customers complain they have not re-

ceived the money we would be able to check. After draft is handed over

to customer ye have branch office: in Angland and Franch office in

England sends us statements by which we check out if draft has been paid.

Interpretation is wrongkie have a correspondent bank in gland - on bank draft we type out the correspondent bank specificying it was the

bank which would accept the draft. If one buys a draft would be on our

correspondent bank in the United states. After draft is pait, the draft

would not be returned to our branch. The draft would remain in the

correspondent bank. I am not very sure why they would keep it; for

instance if you have an account in our bark and if you write cheque, we would debit your account and naturally cheque would be kept by the bank. Draft would be a cheque drawn by our bank on correspondent bank in United Kingdom and after payment and paid chop has been stamped on it, the bank keeps the draft. Jorrespondent bank would send us statements showing

payments of the draft. it is possible at a later period to check from

our ledger whether a draft has been paid. (Documents shown to witness.

The COP of the document is a copy of the draft issued by the wing Lung Bank and the second one is the application form for purchase of a sterling draft. None of the particulars were filled in by our bank but filled

in by the remitter. The particulars for the sterling line ere some-

time filled in by the applicant and sometimes by a meliber of our staff. I can't identify the handwriting it is possible person at counter filled

it in for the customer.

(ur. pcoats: Apply to put in draft copy and application form in

evidence.

r. Hampton: I object to production of these documents. No particulars

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of adminsibility have been given.

There is evidence from this witness that it is part of the banker' & books.

r. Hampton: Relevance has not been stated.

A oceats: Terms of admissibility is see 22 of the Evidence Ordinance.

a. Hemuton: In these circumstances, it is inadmissible. No ground work

has been laid.

r, oceats: Around work has been provided for by evidence of Registration

of Fersons officer and these drafts form part of the records of the