AnnualReport-1932 — Page 84

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CENTRAL POLICE STATION ACCOUNTS OFFICE.

EMBEZZLEMENT OF $8,252.

58. A shroff employed in the Accounts Office of the Police Department failed to report for duty after the Chinese New Year holidays (January 1933), and subsequent investigations disclosed that he had before his departure misappropriated various sums of money amounting, so far as has been established, to a total loss of $8,252.

The matter has been reported to the Secretary of State in the Governor's Despatch No. 299 of 15th May.

It might be considered that as this embezzlement occurred in January, 1933, it would hardly touch upon the accounts of the previous financial year, but unfortunately such is the case, for of the amount embezzled a sum of $517.87 was shown as final expenditure in the Treasurer's accounts for December, and had been passed to the Police Department for disbursement in that month. Also a sum of $3,000 which had been paid into the Police Department as deposits during 1932 was misappropriated.

OPIUM MONOPOLY.

59. The revenue derived from the sales of prepared opium during the year shows a decrease of $685,770.75 on the estimated revenue for the year. The decrease of the sales as compared with the previous year is accounted for by decrease of taels 35,862.36 Hong Kong Prepared Opium, and taels 8,626 Kamshan Opium.

In 1931 at the Bangkok Opium Conference it was agreed as a matter of economy and for the better control of the Opium Traffic to have all opium for sale in Hong Kong prepared and packed in Singapore, and also to discontinue in Hong Kong the practice of the sale of opium through Licensed or Authorized Sellers. The Sellers were to be replaced by Government Opium Shops which would be in the charge of a Government Servant, who would sell only for consumption off the premises.

Six of the shops were opened late in 1932. Part of the Hong Kong stock of Raw Opium was transferred to Singapore in December 1932, and the balance of the Raw Opium stock together with the whole of the Hong Kong Prepared Opium stock was to be transferred early in 1933.

The stock of Kamshan Opium, which is a superior quality of opium and which has been manufactured at the Government factory since 1914, has not been transferred to Singapore.

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A (2) 13 CENTRAL POLICE STATION ACCOUNTS OFFICE. EMBEZZLEMENT OF $8,252. 58. A shroff employed in the Accounts Office of the Police Department failed to report for duty after the Chinese New Year holidays (January 1933), and subsequent investigations disclosed that he had before his departure misappropriated various sums of money amounting, so far as has been established, to a total loss of $8,252. The matter has been reported to the Secretary of State in the Governor's Despatch No. 299 of 15th May. It might be considered that as this embezzlement occurred in January, 1933, it would hardly touch upon the accounts of the previous financial year, but unfortunately such is the case, for of the amount embezzled a sum of $517.87 was shown as final expenditure in the Treasurer's accounts for December, and had been passed to the Police Department for disbursement in that month. Also a sum of $3,000 which had been paid into the Police Department as deposits during 1932 was misappropriated. OPIUM MONOPOLY. 59. The revenue derived from the sales of prepared opium during the year shows a decrease of $685,770.75 on the estimated revenue for the year. The decrease of the sales as compared with the previous year is accounted for by decrease of taels 35,862.36 Hong Kong Prepared Opium, and taels 8,626 Kamshan Opium. In 1931 at the Bangkok Opium Conference it was agreed as a matter of economy and for the better control of the Opium Traffic to have all opium for sale in Hong Kong prepared and packed in Singapore, and also to discontinue in Hong Kong the practice of the sale of opium through Licensed or Authorized Sellers. The Sellers were to be replaced by Government Opium Shops which would be in the charge of a Government Servant, who would sell only for consumption off the premises. Six of the shops were opened late in 1932. Part of the Hong Kong stock of Raw Opium was transferred to Singapore in December 1932, and the balance of the Raw Opium stock together with the whole of the Hong Kong Prepared Opium stock was to be transferred early in 1933. The stock of Kamshan Opium, which is a superior quality of opium and which has been manufactured at the Government factory since 1914, has not been transferred to Singapore.

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A (2) 13 CENTRAL POLICE STATION ACCOUNTS OFFICE. EMBEZZLEMENT OF $8,252. 58. A shroff employed in the Accounts Office of the Police Department failed to report for duty after the Chinese New Year holidays (January 1933), and subsequent investigations disclosed that he had before his departure misappropriated various sums of money amounting, so far as has been established, to a total loss of $8,252. The matter has been reported to the Secretary of State in the Governor's Despatch No. 299 of 15th May. It might be considered that as this embezzlement occurred ir January, 1933, it would hardly touch upon the accounts of the previous financial year, but unfortunately such is the case, for of the amount embezzled a sum of $517.87 was shown as final expenditure in the Treasurer's accounts for December, and had been passed to the Police Department for disbursement iu that month. Also a sum of $3,000 which had been paid into the Police Department as deposits during 1932 was misappro priated. OPIUM MONOPOLY. 59. The revenue derived from the sales of prepared opium during the year shows a decrease of $685,770.75 on the estimated revenue for the year. The decrease of the sales as compared with the previous year is accounted for by decrease of taels 35,862.36 Hong Kong Prepared Opium, and taels 8,626 Kamshan Opium. In 1931 at the Bangkok Opium Conference it was agreed as a matter of economy and for the better control of the Opium Traffic to have all opium for sale in Hong Kong prepared and packed in Singapore, and also to discontinue in Hong Kong the practice of the sale of opium through Licensed or Authorized Sellers. The Sellers were to be replaced by Government Opium Shops which would be in the charge of a Government Servant, who would sell only for consumption off the premises. Six of the shops were opened late in 1932. Part of the Hong Kong stock of Raw Opium was transferred to Singapore in December 1932, and the balance of the Raw Opium stock together with the whole of the Hong Kong Prepared Opium stock was to be transferred early in 1933. The stock of Kamshan Opium, which is a superior quality of opium and which has been manufactured at the Government factory since 1914, has not been transferred to Singapore.

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