in the United Kingdom.
The other Cash book, contained money order transactions.
with Colonies and other Countries.
No book was kept by Mr. Barradas for the Post Office of money orders received here from Shanghai.
Although the sums remitted from this Post Office to the London Office for sale of Postal notes were kept by him.
8. No Postal rules or regulations were issued in writing for the working of this branch.
9. M. Lister states that no written instructions were given for the guidance of M. Barradas, but from time to time he gave verbal orders and instructions.
10. At the end of the day, Mr. Barradas had to put all the money in his possession into the strong box, which was handed to Mr. Lister and locked up in the safe of which Mr. Lister kept the key.
The system of what Mr. Lister calls the "perambulating Audit" was established. The cash was checked every morning by the Accountant of the Post Office, Mr. Av. Freire.
It was discontinued by reason of the stoppage of business caused by the counting of the money. Mr. Barradas was required to pay in his daily collections weekly, and at the end of the month, he showed his account to M. Lister.
Mr. Barradas had been most punctual in his weekly payments, but in the beginning of 1885, he began to...