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eyes. and Audit Office greatly control all payments and make accounting perfect, still none of the cheques pass under their those of the Treasurer to the parties entitled to them now can the Treasurer with the important duties devolving upon him Registrar General be present during those periods of the day during which payments made into the Treasury by

are

Ad

principally

the

Chinese. It is over these transactions

especially that we require the closest supervision as the Shroffs not always to be relied upon,

AV AD

As

only too plain immediately

are

175

preceding the departure of M. Furth

found that a large number of Tax Payers had been imposed upon by lax receipts made out in Chinese in excess of the amounts specified in English.

(Signed) J. G. Austin, Auditor General

October 31st 1871.

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the eyes. and Audit Office greatly control all payments and make accounting perfect, still none of the cheques pass under their those of the Treasurer to the parties entitled to them now can the Treasurer with the important duties devolving upon him Registrar General be present during those periods of the day during which payments made into the Treasury by are Ad principally the Chinese. It is over these transactions especially that we require the closest supervision as the Shroffs not always to be relied upon, AV AD As only too plain immediately are 175 preceding the departure of M. Furth found that a large number of Tax Payers had been imposed upon by lax receipts made out in Chinese in excess of the amounts specified in English. (Signed) J. G. Austin, Auditor General October 31st 1871.
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16 the eyes. and Audit Office greatly control all payments and make accounting perfect, still none of the choques pass under their those of the Treasurer to the parties entitled to them now can the Treasurer with the important dusties devolving upon him Registrar General be present during those periods of the day during which payments made into the Treasury by are Ad principally the Chinese. It is over these transactions expecially that we require the closest supervision as the Shroffs not always to be relied upon, AV AD As only too plain immediately are 175 preceding the departure of . M . Furth found that a large when we umber of Prix Payers had ben impord upon by lax receipts made out in Chinese in exces of the amainits specified in English. (Signed) J. G Austin) Andito General October 312th 1871.
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the

eyes.

and Audit Office greatly control all payments and make accounting perfect, still none of the choques pass under their those of the Treasurer to the parties entitled to them now can the Treasurer with the important dusties devolving upon him Registrar General be present during those periods of the day during which payments made into the Treasury by

are

Ad

principally

the

Chinese. It is over these transactions

expecially that we require the closest supervision as the Shroffs not always to be relied upon,

AV AD

As

only too plain immediately

are

175

preceding the departure of . M . Furth

found that a large

when we

umber

of Prix Payers had ben impord

upon by lax receipts made out in Chinese

in

exces of the amainits

specified in English.

(Signed) J. G Austin) Andito General

October 312th 1871.

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