CO129-258 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [1-4] — Page 728

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promptly collected, but to see that when it reached your office it was all immediately placed to the credit of the Government. This is in fact the primary duty of all Treasurers, and it was obviously the primary duty to which you were appointed at the beginning of 1891 and for which you have since been receiving your salary.

But the Governor with great surprise and regret reports that, according to the report of the Commission and the evidence recorded by them, so far from having taken any steps to fulfil your duty of ensuring that the revenue which reached your office was placed to the credit of the Govt., neither by checking your books nor in any other way, have you done so. His Excellency further learns that the result of this neglect of duty on your part has been that many appropriations in the Treasury which commenced before you assumed charge remained undetected for years and continued on a large scale during your tenure of office.

3. In these circumstances, it has been His Excellency's painful duty to consider whether it was necessary to interdict you from office pending the enquiry into and settlement of your case. His Excellency has decided that it is not necessary, as the books have been brought up to date and, in view of other circumstances, His Excellency is satisfied that there is no such risk of further misappropriations of public moneys in the Treasury as to necessitate your interdiction from office.

4. The Governor has next considered whether steps should be taken under the...

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722 h was promptly collected, but to see that when it reached your office it was all immediately placed to the credit of the Government. This is in fact the primary duty of all Treasurers, and it was obviously the primary duty to which you were appointed at the beginning of 1891 and for which you have since been receiving your salary. But the Governor with great surprise and regret reports that, according to the report of the Commission and the evidence recorded by them, so far from having taken any steps to fulfil your duty of ensuring that the revenue which reached your office was placed to the credit of the Govt., neither by checking your books nor in any other way, have you done so. His Excellency further learns that the result of this neglect of duty on your part has been that many appropriations in the Treasury which commenced before you assumed charge remained undetected for years and continued on a large scale during your tenure of office. 3. In these circumstances, it has been His Excellency's painful duty to consider whether it was necessary to interdict you from office pending the enquiry into and settlement of your case. His Excellency has decided that it is not necessary, as the books have been brought up to date and, in view of other circumstances, His Excellency is satisfied that there is no such risk of further misappropriations of public moneys in the Treasury as to necessitate your interdiction from office. 4. The Governor has next considered whether steps should be taken under the...
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722

h

was

promptly collected, but to see that

when it reached

you office

it was

all unmediately placed to the credit of the Govcomment. This is in feest the primary duty of

all Treasurers,

I and it was obvionaly the primary

to which you

were

the office appointed at the beginning of 1891

duty of

4

and for

which

you

Hawing your salary.

to his

from

the

have since been

But the Goremor

Carus

greal surprise and regret

report of

the Commission and

the evidence recorded by them, that so

Nat present appears

far

by checking your

books

way

neither

other

Not in

any

the

laken auf

steps

that

that could be discovered by Commission have you

6

to fulfil your duty of Ensuring

the revenue which reached your office

was

placed to the credit of the Govt. His Sacellency further learns that the

this neglect of duty on your

appropriations

result

part has been that mus

of

in the Weasury which

assumed charge

public money's commenced before you

remained undetrehd for years

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your

Buure

on

and

large scale during ?

f office.

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His Sacellency's painful duty to consider

whether it was neccesary

interest & interdict.

pending of your

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to interdict you from office

the Suquiry

Case,

that it is

into and settlement

His Sucellency has decided.

not necessary.

the books having

пр

to date and

9

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been brought

other circumstances

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into and

as to necessitate

from office.

4.

your

interdiction

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