division of duties among the officials in the Supreme Court is most Unsatisfactory - The judges feel_ Themselver responsible to supervise
and
wet right the legal department of the Registions work; but it is entirely bey
on d their functions or power to superintend the complicated accounts of the Registrar: as Custodian of the
official Suctors monies, and as
Artiguee in Bankruptcy_official Irislee, and official administrator.
_
mooloing.
amounts_
on the whole very
as to
who check.
One
large..
to all there there
- no audit whatever
I subout that aste all public mories
officer & hould be the accountant only never interfinney with the Cash, and that another officer should be the Cashier only never interfonry with the accounts _ that each officer should be responsible to check the vent intervals other and that al frequent a
of both officers the accosents and cash of bot
should be checked and audited by
The
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the Colonial Auditor_ a practice.
practice of such
audct existed but was descontinued
by Authority or any years since
I have also on for me
er occasions
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F
suggested the insufficiency of some the sureties for some of the official, as custodians of public monies for whom security is required If the news I heard on Monday at the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking: House in Lombard Street is not inacemate, my worst fears have bon- I least expected misching
realised whe to
Should my suggestions be thought Consideration & shall worth senous
at any time to attend al
be ready at any
the Colonial office when desired
I have the Nouor libe
der
(Your most obedient servant-
John Smale
Chief Justice of Hong Kong,
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