CO129-156 - Sir MacDonnell - 1872 [1-3] — Page 179

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The Payor hands in the money, with the License, or Rate notice, to the Shroff and in return he receives back his Licence duly receipted (for the monthly payments are recorded on the License) or his Rates receipt.

The Shroff has possession of neither. He obtains them from other Clerks who are not Chinese, and I am entirely unable to foresee how he could deceive either the Public or the Treasury Officers.

The Colonial Secretary is, I think, under a misapprehension as to the time when the payments into the Treasury are principally made, for my experience here teaches that the Chinese and others come almost without exception between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. as I have stated during the greater portion of that time I am in the Office.

Having had charge of this Department for nine months I may safely affirm that the duties are not such as to require the attendance of an important Officer of the Government during the whole day. Indeed, though spending but a comparatively short time in this Office, I should very frequently have to pass that time in idleness were it not that...

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99 The Payor hands in the money, with the License, or Rate notice, to the Shroff and in return he receives back his Licence duly receipted (for the monthly payments are recorded on the License) or his Rates receipt. The Shroff has possession of neither. He obtains them from other Clerks who are not Chinese, and I am entirely unable to foresee how he could deceive either the Public or the Treasury Officers. The Colonial Secretary is, I think, under a misapprehension as to the time when the payments into the Treasury are principally made, for my experience here teaches that the Chinese and others come almost without exception between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. as I have stated during the greater portion of that time I am in the Office. Having had charge of this Department for nine months I may safely affirm that the duties are not such as to require the attendance of an important Officer of the Government during the whole day. Indeed, though spending but a comparatively short time in this Office, I should very frequently have to pass that time in idleness were it not that...
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99

The Payor hands in the

money,

with the License, or Rate notice, to the Shroff

and in return he receives

baco his Licence duly receipted (for

vents are recorded

the monthly payme

on

the License ) or his Rates receipt.

The throff has presision of neicher.

He obtine them

ao

the

cade

anay

be from other Clerks who are not

Chinese, and

Dam

entirely unable

to foresee how he could deceive wither the Publie or the Treasury

Officers.

Ad

The Colonial decretary is, I think, under a misapprehension to the time when the payments into the Treasury

are

principally

178

made, for my experience hare teaches

that the Chinese and others

comes almost without exception between

a MV

17. stated during

and 2 p.

the

arr.

and

as

I have

greater portion

of that time Dam in the Office . Having had charge of this Department for nine months I may

safely affirm that the duties are not require the attendance of an

such

as A

important Officer of the Government

the whole

during

day .

Indeed, though

spending

but

a

comparatively

day

in this

short time of the

Office . I should

very frequently

have to pass that time in

idlenes

were it not that of

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