has been addressed to the Good of the
:
Straits Settlements
And
Hong Kong requesting them to
obtain answers
to
the list of questions
enclosed
in your
despatch under
acknowledgment!
I am
Sworn
Office or Individual.
Date.
1893
12 Oct
Last previous Paper
Enclosure
416364
8.9
No.14348
(Subject.)
Arrears of Village Rates remitted to Squatters.
REC
C.O.
17348
Page 13 Oct 1893
forwards reports
2
with queries.
(Minutes.)
M. Fairfield
DOMESTIC.
357
As to the two points mentioned in this
letter
: The sanction
2
of the Secretary of
State
is not required in the Eastern colonies for writing off irrecoverable arrears of Revenue. In Ceylon,
they
used to be reported for sanction, but the practice has been discontinued. In the Straits I have ascertained from Mr Prothero, the
Auditor) that the
Governor
authorises the writing
off.
The Financial Instructions
Hongkong (No.48)
state "In the event of
any sum due to the Government becoming