OPT.
Chief Justice's Chambers,
Courts of Justice,
Hong Kong.
28th September 1928
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Sir,
The Committee appointed by Your
Excellency to report on the arrangements in all departments for the custody and control
of Government funds and on the personnel
required for efficiency have the honour to submit the following report.
In the earlier sections of the report
we deal with the departments of Government in
respect of which we have recommendations to make,
and in the last two sections with more general
aspects of the problem.
SECTION I.
TREASURY.
We consider that the Staff of the
Treasury should be increased at as early a
date as possible by the creation of the
following additional posts :-
(i) A post of Deputy Treasurer should be
added. This officer would be in charge of the Treasury during the temporary absences of the
Treasurer from his office. He should be an
officer capable of assuming the duties of the Treasurer during the periods when the Treasurer
is