CO129-258 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [1-4] — Page 630

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Karme time to master & intricacies & datails the duties of the Office. We should also add (as in par. 11) that it is presumed Alves' bond was enforced to recover a portion of the loss.

I have noted in green two passages in M. Olivier's minute, which should, I think, be embodied in the despatch answering.

There was no doubt culpable negligence & want of supervision. Neither the Treasurer nor Auditor did his duty.

As to M. Nicolle, the Auditor, I suppose any reprimand or punishment will come to him or others from the Audit Office, but I presume a copy of the Commission's report should be sent to the Auditor General. I do not think we need an extract from para. 19 of this despatch which I have marked.

The Audit has censured the Treasurer. The Auditor has censured the Treasurer greatly to blame, for after all, though he did fail in his duty, he urged the Treasurer to make up the account, and it was he who eventually discovered the defalcation. It may be left therefore to the Auditor General to award him whatever blame he thinks fit.

The Treasurers inculpated are M. Wodehouse, M. Innes, M. May, and M. Lister. M. Lister is dead. M. Wodehouse and M. May were only acting Treasurers.

In M. Wodehouse's time, the appointment was combined with another. M. May acted for a short time, worked hard, and tried to pull up arrears. The blame which attaches to him seems to me very slight. M. Wodehouse acted longer, and though he was only acting...

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Karme time to master & intricacies & datails the duties of the Office. We should also add (as in par. 11) that it is presumed Alves' bond was enforced to recover a portion of the loss. I have noted in green two passages in M. Olivier's minute, which should, I think, be embodied in the despatch answering. There was no doubt culpable negligence & want of supervision. Neither the Treasurer nor Auditor did his duty. As to M. Nicolle, the Auditor, I suppose any reprimand or punishment will come to him or others from the Audit Office, but I presume a copy of the Commission's report should be sent to the Auditor General. I do not think we need an extract from para. 19 of this despatch which I have marked. The Audit has censured the Treasurer. The Auditor has censured the Treasurer greatly to blame, for after all, though he did fail in his duty, he urged the Treasurer to make up the account, and it was he who eventually discovered the defalcation. It may be left therefore to the Auditor General to award him whatever blame he thinks fit. The Treasurers inculpated are M. Wodehouse, M. Innes, M. May, and M. Lister. M. Lister is dead. M. Wodehouse and M. May were only acting Treasurers. In M. Wodehouse's time, the appointment was combined with another. M. May acted for a short time, worked hard, and tried to pull up arrears. The blame which attaches to him seems to me very slight. M. Wodehouse acted longer, and though he was only acting... Page 630 Page 631
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Karme time to master & intricacies

&datails

J

the duties of the Office.

? We should also add (asin par. 11.

I desp

10017270/80

which wa

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portion of the love.

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Suzy June

I have noted in

green

two hassages

nd the in

Ho Jaksois

in M. Olivier's minute, which should

X

I think, be embodied in the an:

despatch.

f

answering

There was no doubt culpable

negligence & want of supervision

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Auditor did his duty

As to M. Nicolle, the Auditor. I

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to him or other

from

a

the Audit

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"office, but I presumn a copy o Commission's report should be sent to the Auditor General do not think we need and extract from from 19. f this despatch which I have marked d' which the

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