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the Treasurer in this Government

to Her

has now been placed (Contrary Mazisty's Colonial Regulations) of having to require, First the signature. of the Head Clerk in the Audit "Department, Sremdly that of Colonial Secretary to every on the Orivutal Bank before it issues from the Treasury, _

& of the

Cheque

The Public and the

Government derive no bruefit from the course now pursued at Honghong in the Disbursement of authorized

and I have most respectfully

Lordship that the

auts and

Payments

to state to

occasions

to your modus operandi thers required of the Treasurer of Longhing. unnecesary delays that it provs

prompt

of monvenience

to the

and

satisfactory working of the Treasury

.

Department

and that it is, in

Jeubmit, illegal

as in

and

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my opinion Contraoration of the Rules Regulations of Her Majesty's Colonial

Service as directed in chapter X of those Rules inder

Reading "Custody of Public Monies", Kulro No 297. 298. 299 and 300,

Having recently drawn

the attrution of the Lieut. Governor to the unnecesary delays attruding the ifue of "Treasury Cheques at Hong Kong - His Excelency is of opinion

that, as the

rments connected.

arrangements

with the Treasury at Honghong have all been referred to your Lordship for consideration, no change can

Whow the

can be made here

of ifining Cheques at this

new mode

Treasury

was introduced I was not consulted