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in the United Kingdom.

The other Cash book, contained money order transactions.

with Colonies and other Countries.

No book was kept by Mr. Barradas for the Post Office of money orders received here from Shanghai.

Although the sums remitted from this Post Office to the London Office for sale of Postal notes were kept by him.

8. No Postal rules or regulations were issued in writing for the working of this branch.

9. M. Lister states that no written instructions were given for the guidance of M. Barradas, but from time to time he gave verbal orders and instructions.

10. At the end of the day, Mr. Barradas had to put all the money in his possession into the strong box, which was handed to Mr. Lister and locked up in the safe of which Mr. Lister kept the key.

The system of what Mr. Lister calls the "perambulating Audit" was established. The cash was checked every morning by the Accountant of the Post Office, Mr. Av. Freire.

It was discontinued by reason of the stoppage of business caused by the counting of the money. Mr. Barradas was required to pay in his daily collections weekly, and at the end of the month, he showed his account to M. Lister.

Mr. Barradas had been most punctual in his weekly payments, but in the beginning of 1885, he began to...

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in the United Kingdom. The other Cash book, contained money order transactions. with Colonies and other Countries. No book was kept by Mr. Barradas for the Post Office of money orders received here from Shanghai. Although the sums remitted from this Post Office to the London Office for sale of Postal notes were kept by him. 8. No Postal rules or regulations were issued in writing for the working of this branch. 9. M. Lister states that no written instructions were given for the guidance of M. Barradas, but from time to time he gave verbal orders and instructions. 10. At the end of the day, Mr. Barradas had to put all the money in his possession into the strong box, which was handed to Mr. Lister and locked up in the safe of which Mr. Lister kept the key. The system of what Mr. Lister calls the "perambulating Audit" was established. The cash was checked every morning by the Accountant of the Post Office, Mr. Av. Freire. It was discontinued by reason of the stoppage of business caused by the counting of the money. Mr. Barradas was required to pay in his daily collections weekly, and at the end of the month, he showed his account to M. Lister. Mr. Barradas had been most punctual in his weekly payments, but in the beginning of 1885, he began to...
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in the United Kingdom.

The other

Cash book, contained

harney order transactions.

ace

with

act

Colonies

No book

and other Commetries.

was kept

is there

---

by Mr. Barradas

arry pecord kept in

received here

the Post Office of

from Shanghai for money orders.

Although the

རིན་ཆེན་

of

remitted pore from this Post Office

to the London Office.

Kept by him

of

summs received for sale

Postal notes.

8. No book

Portal

9.

M. Listes

states ikat no

rules

We ad

جاوا پر

or regulations.

in writing for the working of

of the

this branch.

the Post office, a for the guidance of M. Barreden.

but

from time to time he gave

krine reahal

orders instructions.

uņ Barradas at the

10.

end

of

the

day, had to put

all

ارالله

hanudar

the Surve

652

in his possession

all tha

oney

in

.....

tim box.

which

was handu

to Mr Lisces and locked up in the

safe of which Mr Lieter Muntil the system of

Post office kept the key.

what Mr. Licles calls the "paraurbulating

was Extablished.

Audit" was

is the pozzeccino

Las

checked

су

the

each

wv. Barradas

every morning by the Accountant of the Post office, that was

he...

discontinued

Av. Freire

--Th

Office to examine the accounts, it

eines

also by

reason.

Yo the

stoppage of business which the

Caused

counting of the

womey Mr. Bannadas should us

daily

//.

arule have paid in

hid

Collections weekly, and at the and

mouth, he showed he

f

it was l

of the

M. Lister

scale

La

always bec

Collectors Account.

that Barra tas had

most punchial

in his weekly payments but in the begining of 1885 he began

to

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