explained his
but he has
the Audit Examiner to
+
in order to be
attend
examined
aut
method of examination declined to
appear for
The money
for money orders.
Kingdom, India
and all those
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the Printed
and the Colonies
Countries to which
order system extends,
reasons given
in the
annexed
and also
letter.
J.M. Traves
who
Acting Postmaster General from
The 12th June 1888 to 16th January
absent from the Colony.
1890
but as we
are
able to explain
how the defalcations have
arisen,
we
have not deemed
necessary at present to
wait for his return.
and
nor the
therefore have now
to submit the following report: to St. E. the Officer administering the Government.
1.
placed
Mr. Barradas
in charge of the money Office in 1879. His duties
were to receive all
sums paid
for
Postal Notes issued here
in the United Kingdom.
He also received
sums sent
from Shanghai for money orders and
postal notes
and from the
Coast ports for Postal notes issued by them.
6.
These
monies
were generally sent by means of a Bill of exchange.
Banks.
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e
of three
She had to pay all
drawn on Hongkong.
money orders
7.
It was
his duty to keep
Cash books
and a Ledger.
Cashbook
for all transactions of money
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