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Question 4.
among it.
The following day, on the money being paid into the
Treasury, Mr Messer again noted the proportion of subsidiary coin,
(which, he told me, was smaller than that ruling in other Depart-
-ments), and, finding that the proportion for the takings of the
whole Department for two days was greater than that for the Junk
Office takings in one morning, jumped to the conclusion that the
clerks had been manipulating the coins. I cannot believe that
even Chinese would do such a foolish thing, on this particular
occasion, when they knew that we were on the lookout for it.
I man say that, until that date, 500 pieces had never been inclu- -ded in the term "subsidiary coin" in this Department. This fact accounts for a somewhat larger proportion than there should have
been.
(Para: 15). I quite agree that it is unnecessary to move the Import and Export Office; but neither is it necessary, or expedient to move the Marine Surfeyor's Office, for it would entail having a lot of coolies on this floor, besides taking away one of my for rooms, all of which are necessary The result of the proposed changes would be to "scatter" the staff and offices; they are all together now, in the most convenient relative positions for carry- -ing out the work efficiently. Mr Fercebois( ideas are founded on ignorance of facts, and of the needs of the Department, and are, as might be expected, entirely in what he considers to be the in- -terests of the Import and Export Office. His suggestion for the accommodation of the "General Office" (Import and Export) in the storeroom is ludicrous. The temporary green building measures 40 feet by 20, with plenty of light and air, and accommodates eleven clerks, besides the Analyst and outdoor staff. All these he want to put into the storeroom, which measures 14 feet by 7, and has no direct light or air. It might accommodate two clerks, who would have to use artificial light all the time, while in summer the room would be uninhabitable-
In the same way, he wishes the Marine surveyors to shift from the
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