ANNEXURE V.
Losses of Cash and Stores
arising from theft, fraud or serious irregularity reported to
the Audit Department:
183
Brief description of the case and name
of the Department concerned
Amount
Whether recovered or
made good and by whom
Whether
written off and by whose authority
Cash.
(a) 1946/47.
Medical Department.:
Cash received from the Treasury for payment of salaries & other charges
misappropriated. Inadequate internal check and control.
$3,500 bail
$16,463.64 money
45.03 estreated.
Police Department.
Bail money found to be missing from
Police Headquarters. Inadequate check 2,500.00
and supervision by senior officers.
Police Department.
$12,963.64 written off on the authority of the Secretary of State, Sav- ingram No.222 of 20.9.46. $45.03 written off on the authority of the Governor.
Written off. Secretary of State Savingram No.223 of 19.3.47.
Made good
Embezzlement by a shroff at the Traffic Office, Central Police Station. Shroff dismissed from Government service.
by the
508.25
relatives
Treasury.
Misappropriation of an overpayment of revenue. The two shroffs responsible dismissed from Government servicè.
Medical Department.
Armed robbery of cash for payment of
63.00
wages in transit. Escort said to have 7,934.35 been overpowered.
Treasury.
Unexplained shortage in stock of revenue stamps at board of survey.
$1,200.20
of the Shroff,
Made good
by the responsible shroffs.
Written off Secretary of
State Savingram No.222 of 20.9.46.
Written off. Secretary of
State Savingram No.104 of 11.2.47.
(b) Subsequent to 1946/47.
District Office - New Territories.
Theft by absconding cashier cf pro-
ceeds of Government cheque ($20,040.24) -5 cashed at Bank, for which no Police escort was provided and defalcations due to lack of departmental Supervision,
$34,691.34
Not yet settled.
Not yet settled.
Stores.
(a) 1946/47.
Fisheries Department.
Pump and jack stolen from departmental car.
41.00
Written off. Financial Secretary 9.8.46.
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