CO129-258 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [1-4] — Page 747

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the presumption wide

at once seen that be some

p.10 of Evidence.

741

asked to do so by a private person, as desirous to possess himself of a forged chop.

Is It occurs to me, further, that if the Receipts for Crown Rents and their counterfoils are, as no doubt, they are, numbered, and if, when a rent is recorded as paid in the Rent Roll the number of the Receipt is entered in that record, the Auditor, in checking the counterfoils and cash book by the Rent Roll, ere before the letter is made up for comparison, ought to have no difficulty in detecting any case in which a payment there recorded as made had no tally among the counterfoils or in the Cash Book.

18. In conclusion I note that it would seem from the evidence taken by the Commissioners that Alves' dishonesty was traceable to building speculations on his part, and that these speculations were more or less matter of notoriety. I trust that the rules which were enclosed in your despatch No.292 of the 12th October last are being rigidly carried out, and it cannot be too soon understood in the Government Service that jobbing and speculation in real property will be assumed to be incompatible with honest and honourable discharge of public duties.

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the presumption wide at once seen that be some p.10 of Evidence. 741 asked to do so by a private person, as desirous to possess himself of a forged chop. Is It occurs to me, further, that if the Receipts for Crown Rents and their counterfoils are, as no doubt, they are, numbered, and if, when a rent is recorded as paid in the Rent Roll the number of the Receipt is entered in that record, the Auditor, in checking the counterfoils and cash book by the Rent Roll, ere before the letter is made up for comparison, ought to have no difficulty in detecting any case in which a payment there recorded as made had no tally among the counterfoils or in the Cash Book. 18. In conclusion I note that it would seem from the evidence taken by the Commissioners that Alves' dishonesty was traceable to building speculations on his part, and that these speculations were more or less matter of notoriety. I trust that the rules which were enclosed in your despatch No.292 of the 12th October last are being rigidly carried out, and it cannot be too soon understood in the Government Service that jobbing and speculation in real property will be assumed to be incompatible with honest and honourable discharge of public duties. 14 Page 14 [Three lines for page numbering are kept as is, assuming they were part of the original scan]

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RAFT. the presumption wied at once scene theat be som p.10 of Evidence. 741 asked to do so by a private person, as desirous to possess himself of a forged chop. ive u Is It occurs to me, further, that if the Receipts for Crown Rents and their counterfoils are, as no doubt, they are, numbered, and if, when a rent is re- corded as paid in the Rent Roll the number of the Receipt ie entered in that record, the Auditor, in-cheeking the sounterfoils-and cash book by the Rent Roll, over before the letter is made up for comparison, ought to have no difficulty in detecting any case in which a payment there recorded as made had no tally among the counterfoils or in the Cash Book. wmes 18. In conclusion I note that it would seem from the evidence taken by the Commissioners that Alves' dishonesty was traceable to building speculations on his part, and that these speculations were more or less matter of notoriety. I trust that the rules which were en- closed in your despatch No.292 of the 12th October last are being rigidly carried out, and it cannot be too soon understood in the Government Service that jobbing and speculation in real property will be assumed to be incom- patible with honest and honourable discharge of public duties. 14

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RAFT.

the presumption wied

at once scene theat be som

p.10 of Evidence.

741

asked to do so by a private person, as desirous to possess himself of a forged

chop.

ive u

Is It occurs to me, further, that if

the Receipts for Crown Rents and their

counterfoils are, as no doubt, they are,

numbered, and if, when a rent is re-

corded as paid in the Rent Roll the

number of the Receipt ie entered in

that record, the Auditor, in-cheeking

the sounterfoils-and cash book by the Rent Roll, over before the letter is

made up for comparison, ought to have

no difficulty in detecting any case in which a payment there recorded as made had no tally among the counterfoils or

in the Cash Book.

wmes

18. In conclusion I note that it would

seem from the evidence taken by the

Commissioners that Alves' dishonesty

was traceable to building speculations on his part, and that these speculations were more or less matter of notoriety. I trust that the rules which were en- closed in your despatch No.292 of the 12th October last are being rigidly carried out, and it cannot be too soon understood in the Government Service that jobbing and speculation in real property will be assumed to be incom- patible with honest and honourable discharge of public duties.

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