the signatures
or marks made by at least
ninety per cent of the men,
though
I can
usually recognise most of the signatures made by the members
of the European Force
but
this I am only enabled to do through seeing
and in
our
but the hind
Formerly when I complained I could only see a crowd of men standing in the Office round the Clerk's desk at which, I most particularly complained was when the men signed the sheet in our room whilst I was stationed in another room position where I could not even see the desk at which the clerk was seated
My complaints, however, were useless a portion of my duty and so I have continued it ever since.
Some months ago, I proposed different system to the Captain Superintendent;- it was that each man should have a card
and I was told it was
a
that
which should be filled up by the Paymaster showing the amount due to the man, this card should be handed to the man monthly
on his
signing
the Pay sheets and upon by him on his receiving
should be given up
his pay is
this was, however, rejected.
this
When the case was before the Council the Captain Superintendent himself acknowledged that it was impossible for me to witness all the signatures, and at the same time stated that no provision was made for anything of that kind.
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Lordship's information that although from
our words be bid to imagine that receive and pay away all sums of money in connection with the Police Department, yet that I am not in this
am not in this way responsible to Government, but have merely paid away small sums from time to time with the view of assisting the head of the Department, and this I have only done
it
the last
the
during year, having been first allowed by "Officer who acted as Paymaster Whilst I " was acting as Assistant Superintendent.
This does not relatively dispose of
the first Charge, but it bears it materially and instead of being a grave Offence, as at first sight it would appear, it assumes "only the shape of a mere irregularity which has existed for years and for which I can scarcely be held responsible
With regard to the sum of $125. to be accounted for I offered to refund the sum as I thought it probable that I might have received it for the months, of September, October and November during
but I
liability for the months of December my 1871 and January 1872.
signatures
Marks, however, were made in the touch-book which were equivalent to a receipt for the sums whilst the men denied ever having
having received
received any such money. When asked by the Council how those marks were made I explained - as I have already stated to your Lordship - all