No. 677
RECEIVED
را
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONG KONG.
-2 JAN 1040
24th October, 1939.
1/53694/38
Sir,
With reference to my despatch No. 784 of 24th
October, 1938, I have the honour to forward herewith twelve
Enclosure No copies of the report to the Director of Colonial Audit of
Separately.
Anrit
: C
130/53533/38.
the audit of the accounts of Hong Kong for the year 1938.
2.
The report appears generally to disclose a
satisfactory state of affairs, as in the past, but the
following points appear to call for comment:-
Paragraph 22. Security for officers entrusted with
Government stores.
In June 1939 a substituted General Order No. 70
was published requiring every officer on a dollar
salary and not a member of the Senior Clerical and
Accounting Staff who has charge of Government stores
to furnish security, Heads of Departments being
required to report when security should be furnished.
The object or the qualification is to exempt
inspectors and the like on whom, chiefly for reasons
of geographical situation, the charge of small
quantities of stores devolves.
Paragraph 41(e). Approval was received by despatch
No. 184 of 25th May, 1939.
لرما
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
MALCOLM MACDONALD, M.P.,
&C.,
&C.,
&C.