Sir,
9 JAN 1928
COL. OFFICE
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONGKONG.
8th December, 1927.
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And Secret
23 Arh TOLD
Gur
13939/26
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
I have the honour to inform you that in
December, 1925, the Acting Auditor drew attention
to the state of the accounts of the Supreme Court,
Official Receiver, Official Trustee, Official Ad-
ministrator and Registrar of Trade Larks, with
special reference to the accounts of the Official
Receiver. A preliminary investigation of the facts
was made by the Treasurer conjointly with the
Acting Auditor who reported that the whole system
required revision and recommended that a senior
officer with Treasury experience should be seconded
for the purpose.
2.
At that time, as stated in my confidential
had just been
despatch of the 8th June, 1926, 14= 23788-
found necessary to transfer Ir. E.L. Agassiz from the Public Works Department to the Supreme Court to
take over the duties of Official Receiver. Ir.gassiz
inmediately set himself to clear up the accumulated
arrears; but in May, 1926, owing to the departure on leave of his locum tenens in the Public Works Depart- ment, he had to revert for a period of six months
to his
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