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# CONFIDENTIAL

Date: 26 Apr 1893

Last previous Paper: No. 8869

C.O. DESPATCH No. 615 of 8869

Received 29 MAY 93

Subject: Defalcations in Treasury

Report of Commission of Enquiry

7 pages, with evidence

Reference: VR & L 179-9714-894-19-20, 1660/%/97

Next subsequent Paper: No. 9280

(Minutes.)

Mr Fairfield: The final Report of the Commission of Enquiry, I think, deals adequately and conclusively with this case.

Alston, the Chief Clerk in the Treasury, embezzled in the five years 1888-92 nearly $63,000.

The circumstances which enabled him to do this were (i) that he had to receive money paid by Crown Tenants for Rent, which...

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# CONFIDENTIAL Date: 26 Apr 1893 Last previous Paper: No. 8869 C.O. DESPATCH No. 615 of 8869 Received 29 MAY 93 Subject: Defalcations in Treasury Report of Commission of Enquiry 7 pages, with evidence Reference: VR & L 179-9714-894-19-20, 1660/%/97 Next subsequent Paper: No. 9280 (Minutes.) Mr Fairfield: The final Report of the Commission of Enquiry, I think, deals adequately and conclusively with this case. Alston, the Chief Clerk in the Treasury, embezzled in the five years 1888-92 nearly $63,000. The circumstances which enabled him to do this were (i) that he had to receive money paid by Crown Tenants for Rent, which...
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Date.

1893

26 Apr

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DESPATCH.

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VR & L 179-9714-894-19-20

Next subsequent Paper.

Mr Fairfield

(Minutes.)

See

9280

The fronto Report of the Commission

ofonguing deals, I think, adequately and

Conclusilly with this

can.

Alon, the Chief Clerk in the

Trasury, sunbeygled

sunkeggled in the fui gean

1588-92 nearly $63,000.

The percumstances which enabled

tim to do this were

(i) that he and to receive money

faid by Crown Tenants for Rent, which

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