COPY.
Enclosure 1.
1
Audit Department,
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Sir.
Hongkong, 1st October, 1919.
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I have the honour to inform you that in accordance with your instructions I made a survey on the 29th ultimo of the stamps etc., in the custody of the Postmaster-General and the compradore of the Post Office. I was assisted by Kr. Dixon of Money Order Department.
The following discrepancies could not be accounted for. Postmaster-General's main stock of stamps which are kept
by the Postmaster-General in a safe in his office.
sheet 50 cents stamps.
70 stamps 3 dollars value.
165 stamps 10 dollars value.
..860.00
.81,650.00
$1,920.00
The total value of stamps and postal matter to be accounted for
by the Compradore amounted to $3,312.00 whereas the result of the
survey accounted for #1,874.95 and a credit on account of disburse.
-ments of 86.90 making a total of 81,881.85 leaving a discrepancy
of $1,430.15. In addition to this discrepancy the Compradore is
purported to have received the following monies which cannot be
accounted for:-
Tobacco Duties. Unpaid Bills.
.8137.34
113.73
Botholders & Keya
22.00
Radio Receipts.
38.15
Cash for War Literature.
36.00
$347.22
The total discrepancy therefore appears to be
Deficit in the P.M.G.'s safe. ..................£1,920.00 Deficit in the Compradore's safe.... 1,430.15 Öther monies to be accounted for....
347.22 $3,697.37
($d.) T. Dallin,
I have etc.,
Asst. Auditor.
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The Asting Auditor.