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(b). Mr. Nosser in minute of 26th October, 1910,
states in paragrapha 3 and 6 that Fan Tsung-hing and Chan
Pui-sam signed the receipts and have them to the shroff for
collection. In paragraphs 4 and of your minute of 3rd
November, 1910, you inferentially admit that this was the
case as regards Fan Tsung-hine but you do not admit it as
regards Chan Pui-san.
(c). Those olerke in their letters of 10th
Novembar, 1910, and 17th November, 1910, admit that they
issued signed receipts to the shroff, being unaware of any
order to the contrary. In forwarding these letters you did
not combat the statement that signed receipts were issued.
(a). In your evidence before Executive Council
you inferentially admitted the issue of signed receipte.
(a). You state throughout that the clerks were
metine contrary to your orders. In other words you did not
know whether or not signed receipts were issued.
Paragraph 2(111). You dony
(a). that the shroff habitually collected money
outside the office.
the bank.
(b). that he failed to make romlar payments into
Re (m). You state that the shroff in isolated
instances did collect small suns when distributing bills.
In your original report of 24th October, 1910, you may "I
now find that he had in many cases heen collecting money at
the several firma' offices". The fact that signed receipta
for a total cum of $3,137,34 were found among the shroff's
papers points to the fact that he was in the habit of
collecting money outside the office, and you adsit through-
out that you did not know what the shroff and clorks were
doing. You say that the vast majority of fees payable