Coulson questioned the payment in his reply, saying he had recently signed off on a payment of £750 for another copy of a royal directory.
In January this year, Commons officials questioned the payment because it was not supported by any receipts or evidence for costs above £25, but Kaufman said the payments were agreed by the fees office in 2006.
He contended that, while some board members questioned the payment, they ultimately agreed with it, and that he was well within his authority as CEO to pay it.
Some may also question whether the payment system is still, in today's world, a major block to new entry in banking.
Labor and the Greens called on the government on Wednesday to be straightforward when answering questions about the payment allegations.
Transparency International's interviews with ordinary citizens take much the same line: most of its specific questions involve the payment of bribes.
He is scheduled to testify before Parliament for a second time next month to address questions about the payment, with several ministers suggesting that it was part of an intentional cover-up of the phone hacking.
In a closed-door, three-day hearing with the Nevada Gaming Control Board that concluded Friday, directors of Universal, a Japanese company, were questioned about the payment, said a person familiar with the proceedings, who was not named, being without authorization to speak to the media.
She received a $130,000 payment to stay quiet about her claim that she had sex with Trump in 2006, yet questions about the payment remain.
They ducked and dodged questions about the payment, explaining they were not closely following a story about a president and a porn star.
