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STAMP VAULT.
17. The main Stock of Stamps (Postage and Revenue), Post-cards, Watermarked Paper, Imperial and Local Postal Notes, have been examined and were found to agree with the respective balances shown in the various stock books.
SECURITY BONDS.
18. As in previous years the Security Bonds given by officers for the due discharge of their duties, were examined by a Board consisting of the Crown Solicitor and the Second Assistant Auditor, and were found to be satisfactory.
STATEMENT OF ADVANCES AND REPAYMENT OF ADVANCES.
19. The Statement of Advances and Repayment of Advances has been examined with the Treasury Books of Account and found to agree.
STATEMENT OF DEPOSITS AND REPAYMENT OF DEPOSITS.
20. This Statement has been examined with the Treasury Accounts and found to be in agreement.
SECRET SERVICE REWARD FUND.
21. The total receipts of the Imports and Exports Reward Fund, which are derived from fines, forfeitures and sale of confiscated articles, amounted to $60,132.00. This figure includes the balance of $34,149.83 carried forward from the 1928 Account. This procedure was adopted on account of the decrease in receipts under this Head in 1928, when the payments would have exceeded the receipts had not the latter been considerably augmented by the sale of a quantity of confiscated drugs through the Crown Agents. The payments of rewards to informers during the year 1929 amounted to $39,647.71, the balance of $20,484.29 being carried forward to the 1930 Account.
STATEMENT OF SUBSIDIARY COINS.
22. The enclosed Statement has been examined with the Treasury Accounts and found to agree.
NEW TERRITORIES.
23. All the Accounts have been regularly examined and were found in order. In connection with the examination of the accounts of the District Officer, Northern District, the system of accounting was revised by this Department at the request of the District Officer; the revised system came into operation on the 1st January, 1930.
HARBOUR OUTSTATIONS.
24. The Accounts have been regularly examined and call for no comment.
The following outstations were visited during the year:— Aberdeen, Stanley, Shaukiwan, Yaumati, Cheung Chau, Sai Kung and Tai O.