CO129-258 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [1-4] — Page 662

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and he is fully before Your Lordship for to the end of 1892, exercising a proper supervision over his department, signing all receipts himself; and this being so, I did not consider that there was such risk of further misappropriations as to necessitate his interdiction.

From duty during the time that must elapse before the hearing of his case, was the next place I had to consider whether it was my duty under Colonial Regulations with a view to his suspension from Office. On that point I decided that it was not, but that it would be sufficient to lay the case before you for your decisions to be taken.

18. My views at this stage are as follows:- On the one hand it is unfortunately beyond question that up to the time of the discovery of the defalcations, he neglected to take ordinary precautions for the safeguarding of public money that reached his office. The result of his neglect has been that a large amount of public money has been misappropriated. On the other hand it should be remembered that...

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656 and he is fully before Your Lordship for to the end of 1892, exercising a proper supervision over his department, signing all receipts himself; and this being so, I did not consider that there was such risk of further misappropriations as to necessitate his interdiction. From duty during the time that must elapse before the hearing of his case, was the next place I had to consider whether it was my duty under Colonial Regulations with a view to his suspension from Office. On that point I decided that it was not, but that it would be sufficient to lay the case before you for your decisions to be taken. 18. My views at this stage are as follows:- On the one hand it is unfortunately beyond question that up to the time of the discovery of the defalcations, he neglected to take ordinary precautions for the safeguarding of public money that reached his office. The result of his neglect has been that a large amount of public money has been misappropriated. On the other hand it should be remembered that...
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656

and he is

fully before Your Lordship for

to the end of 1892,

exercising a proper supervision

over his departe

с

signing

all receipts muinself; and this

benig

so, I did not consider

that ther

such risk

༩༼

of further misappropriations

as to neccccitate his interdiction.

from duty during the trine

that muut elaper

before the

of his cace

*y

next place I had to

whether it

consider

tako step

*V**

A

my duty

Colonial

Requlations with a neis to

his suspensions from Office. On that point I decided that

it was not, but that it would

be sufficient to lay the

your decisions

should

be

arriving

at

taken.

18. My

at this

as follows:-

to

On the

what conu

t

hand

it is unfortunately beyond

quection that rep to

the time

of the discovery of the defalcations

ordinary

he

meglected

to lake ordi

precautions for the safeguarding

of

mpy

Gove.

x

"

12

that reached his office.

that

the result of his neglect

has been theat

of public money

large

has

misappropriated. On the other

hand it should be reme

bered

that

bully

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