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(6)
MINUTE BY THE ACTING TREASURER.
Seen by Acting Treasurer who regrets that the matter escaped his recollection. It will now be promptly attended to.
Forwarded to the Captain Superintendent of Police.
(7)
MINUTE BY THE ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY.
Forwarded to the Honourable Treasurer, who is requested to explain under what circumstances he security required by Lord KIMBERLEY was not given.
(Signed)
C. May, Acting Treasurer.
6th September, 1878.
30th October, 1872.
MINUTE BY TRE CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE.
By Command,
J. M. PRICE, Acting Colonial Secretary.
I should be obliged by a copy of the bond required to be entered into, or by details as to the duties to be guaranteed.
30th October, 1872.
(Signed)
W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.
MINUTE BY THE ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY.
Bond forwarded, to be returned.
(Signed)
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
30th October, 1872.
MINUTE BY THE Captain SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE.
Bond forwarded, and will be signed and delivered at any time appointed.
31st October, 1872.
MINUTE BY TILE COLONIAL TREASURER.
any
In reply to His Excellency the Governor's Minute, I beg to state that I made no explanation, cause I considered that letter No. 705, of the 26th August, was an expression of the Governor's pinion on the subject referred to, regarding which it might have been disrespectful to offer remarks. I would now report that I never gave any security as Colonial Treasurer because I was never lled upon to do so until the month of June last, when without delay I submitted the names of two entlemen who were prepared to take on themselves the requisite responsibility. To that letter no eply has been received up to this date.
I
may add that I was not holding the post of Treasurer in 1872, when the Secretary of State's espatch was received, and that subsequently the question of finding security, of which there has been o difficulty on my part, never occurred to me.
6th September, 1878.
(Signed)
W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.
CECIL C. SMITH,
Colonial Treasurer.
MINUTE BY THE SURVEYOR GENERAL.
(C.S.O. No. 1948 of 1878.)
ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY TO THE COLONIAL TREASURER.
No. 705.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
HONGKONG, 26th August, 1878. SIR,-With reference to my letter No. 704 of this date about Mr. CARVALHO's proposed new bond, I am to state that the Governor thinks you ought as Treasurer to have given security in addition to the $3,000, which you gave as Registrar General. The Governor finds that Lord KIMBERLEY: instructed Governor KENNEDY to obtain this additional security from the Treasurer in 1872, and His Excellency cannot discover why it was never done.
To the best of my recollection I never heard of Lord KIMBERLEY'S despatch till the other day, when the Governor mentioned it during the course of a conversation. If it is necessary I should give ecurity, of course I will do so at once, but as with the exception of fees paid at the Land Office for earches, which are of very small amount, mine is not a Revenue Collecting Department, it may per- ups be possible to reconsider this decision in respect of the Surveyor General. I apprehend security only asked of an Officer in whose Department moneys are received, and the only moneys received by me (search fees) can as easily and with equal convenience to the public be paid direct into the Treasury.
6th September, 1878.
J. M. PRICE.
Surveyor General.
I have, &c.,
J. M. PRICE, Aeting Colonial Secretary,
Honourable C. C. SMITH,
Colonial Treasurer,
MINUTE BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.
MINUTE BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF VICTORIA GAOL.
There is no evidence in this Office of the Superintendent of the Gaol having been called upon to give security, nor is there any record of Lord KIMBERLEY'S despatch on the subject, nor of C.S.O. No. 2032a. of 4th July, 1872. The only trace of anything on the subject which I can find is the enclosed copy
Has Mr. SMITH explained why he never gave any security as Colonial Treasurer, though Lorif a circular from C.S.O. and the Acting Superintendent's Return to it. But no further steps seem
KIMBERLEY had given instructions that he should do so?
Is there anything to show why the Surveyor General and the Superintendent of Victoria Gaol have not given security in accordance with C.S.O. No. 2032a. of 4th July, 1872 ?
to have been taken in the matter. The only money collected by this department is for Prison labour ad for Debtors' subsistence, the two together amounting to about a hundred dollars a month.
M. S. TONNOCHY, Superintendent of Victoria Gnol.
6th September, 1878.
J. POPE HENNESSY.
11th September, 1878.