ONFIDENTIAL.
Hongkong.
My Lord,
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TRE: 30 JUL 06
Government House,
Hongkong, 28th. June, 1906.
I have the honour to report the circum-
stances in which a sum of $2,903. 08 has been lost to the
Treasury of this Colony through the dishonesty of a Chinese
shroff and through want of proper arrangements in checking
his accounts.
2.
The collection of revenue in the part of the
New Territories north of the Kowloon Hills, is made by the
Assistant Superintendent of Police quartered at Tai Po who
has under him for the purpose various shroffs paid from the
Treasury vote. In 1905 Mr. S. B. C. Ross was Assistant
Superintendent up to December 21st. after which the office
was held by Mr. G. N. Orme who still fills it. Among the
shroffs was one Ip Wai Lam, who was appointed on the 19th.
May, 1904 on the recommendation of Mr. L. A. M.
Johnston,
then Acting Treasurer. In 1905 and the early part of 1906
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G.
Salo
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