CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12] — Page 270

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balance at the close of the day, and this occasion

was

the only exceptional instance, whatever monics

were in the Treasury

there.

under the

Keyp

m.

the night of the pot remained

heed

by

the Cashier and

the

1 shroff, until the 2nd October.

On the morning of the 2nd October, the

was discovered, upon the Cashier Calling |

to take from the receipts of that day in order to ~

his payments

Com

empleto

payments, and when he made his totals

up at the cese of the day, he knew, that the actual

amount he had paid out, did not exceed the -

11

ansounts he held, independant of the receipts

the dong

actual

Counting, the~

apart from had to manifiniate the monies during

and deposited them in the iron

deficiency

Secondly, think a

the P! Shroff le count out a sum, upon amounted to nearly the whole

which

the Shan

10!

Shroff

bun!

balance.

..

into a

Comer

close of the day

and

the

Your

of

the proper Committee Cmsider it their duty lo- bring to notice that there occurred several-- remarkable facts Connected with the delay of the discovery of the deficiency, however that ~ deficiency occured. Firstly, there 1 instant an amount of #19.771 in the- Treasury chest from which $18,510 was

The for Shroff

Now ever

was on

the

paid:

found it needful

Safe

at the

deficiency was large, when

regarded in comparison with the total balance that shonia, have been in the iron safer Thirdly, there

that the balance was

is the remarkable

not counted.

fact

6th Your Committee have found los great discrepancies between the statements of the 14t

and 2nd Shroffs. Firstly, the po! Shroff states that, during

the

payments,

the notes and Silver

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