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Omitting the names of minor delinquents, the officers chiefly to blame came to conclusions as to the persons who, by neglect or omission of duty, allowed the frauds to be committed. These were (i) the late Mr. Lister, by authorizing Alves to sign receipts, by engaging a Shroff who could not read English, and by failing to cause the Rent Roll to be made up at the proper time, although this omission was brought to his notice by an Audit clerk.
(ii) Mr. Wodehouse, sometime Acting Treasurer, by neglect, in not causing the Rent Rolls of 1887, 1888, and 1889 to be made up at the proper time.
(iii) Mr. May, who acted for a short time as Acting Treasurer, by similar neglect, to which his attention was drawn by the Auditor, Mr. Nicolle.
(iv) Mr. Mitchell Innes, by not causing the Rent Rolls to be made up although his attention was similarly called to the matter by Mr. Nicolle, by failing to make himself acquainted with the manner in which public business was conducted in his Department, and by misreading and not enforcing the Instructions laid down for the conduct of business in his office.
(v) Mr. Nicolle, by not reporting in writing to the Governor the neglect ...