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by Mr. Lesser to be on a satisfactory system
subject to the amendment of the Statutory rules
now under consideration. One of the most important
changes, viz. a system of direct receipts for
moneys paid into the Registry, was inaugurated in
August without waiting for this amendment. Then
Mr. Mills takes up full time duties at the Post
Office, it will be necessary to appoint an accountant
to the Supreme Court. An officer is already in training for this purpose.
9. The difficulty of settling the responsi-
bility for the shortage disclosed by the investigators
has been increased by the very serious illness of
Kr. Hill and the delay in the sale of the "Ling Nam";
as, until the "Ling Nam" accounts had been closed, the
extent of the shortage could not be ascertained. I
had intended to await the settlement of the "Ling Nam"
accounts before dealing with the question of responsi-
bility, but Mr. Hill's illness and enforced retirement
coupled with the leisurely progress of the Registrar
in preparing the accounts for the Court's decision,
made earlier action necessary. It appeared to me
that Mr. Hill was of all the officers of the Supreme
Court Registry the one on whom the responsibility
most directly rested. He was formally charged and his case was investigated by the Executive Council,
but he was exonerated from blame, and his case has been fully reported to you in my despatch No.25 of
20th May, 1927.
10. In view of the allegations made in the
course of Mr. Hill's case, charges of misconduct
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