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of Government Bank Balances, & also in the annual Statements of Assets & Liabilities.

This practice is followed in other Colonies in the Straits Settlements, as will be seen from the enclosed specimen returns.

5. Mr. Ackroyd refers in par. 43 of his Report to the amount of interest earned during the last ten years by the cash balances in his hands, but it is not stated whether any of this interest has been credited to General Revenue, or whether it has been distributed among the various parties concerned and interested in the funds. I think it desirable that this question should be cleared up, and that some legislation should be passed on the lines of the "Suitors' Fund Ordinance of the Straits Settlements 1891", defective as it is, under which court monies on deposit are placed with the Colonial Treasurer, the Government being liable to repay all such monies so placed, together with interest.

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of Government Bank Balances, & also in the annual Statements of Assets & Liabilities. This practice is followed in other Colonies in the Straits Settlements, as will be seen from the enclosed specimen returns. 5. Mr. Ackroyd refers in par. 43 of his Report to the amount of interest earned during the last ten years by the cash balances in his hands, but it is not stated whether any of this interest has been credited to General Revenue, or whether it has been distributed among the various parties concerned and interested in the funds. I think it desirable that this question should be cleared up, and that some legislation should be passed on the lines of the "Suitors' Fund Ordinance of the Straits Settlements 1891", defective as it is, under which court monies on deposit are placed with the Colonial Treasurer, the Government being liable to repay all such monies so placed, together with interest. Page 284 8 the 2el July 1894 Arseto and Liabilties on Statement of Assets Liabilities at schr. 12,13 of Auditor's Report for 1897 174274 A 149 was removed as it is likely a page number or scanning artifact and not part of the main text, and the rest of the text was formatted into proper paragraphs. Some minor spacing issues were also corrected. The original text had some OCR errors and formatting issues, which were addressed according to the provided rules.

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of Government Bank Balances, & also in the annual Statements Assets & Liabilities. This practice is followed anther Colonias in the Straits fettlements, will see from де the Enclosed specimen returns. 5. M. Ackroyd refer in par. 43. his Report to the amount interest Earned 2. during the last ten years by the cash balances in his hands, but it is not stated whether any of this interest has been credited to General Revenue, or Statement of Balan 284 8 the Zel 1894 Arseto and lestond an Statement of Assets Liabilities at schr. 12,13 of Auditor's Report for 1897 174274 all whether it has been A 149 distributed amen, the various parties. conces interested in the funds. I think it desirable that this questions should be eet Frequent an a clear and Jul that an avee Somewhat should be passed on the lives of the "Suitar Fund Ordinanc of the Straits Settlements 1891, "defectchecofag imlad muder which the court monies. deposit are placed with the Colonial Treamen I the Loverment, malicable to make there is ^ good all such monies so placed deposit together with interest, at L

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of Government Bank Balances, & also in the annual Statements Assets & Liabilities.

This practice is followed anther Colonias in the Straits fettlements, will see from

де the Enclosed specimen returns.

5. M. Ackroyd refer

in par. 43.

his Report

to the amount

interest Earned

during

the last ten years by the cash balances in his hands, but it is not stated whether any of this interest has

been credited to

General Revenue, or

Statement of Balan

284

8 the Zel 1894

Arseto and lestond an Statement of Assets Liabilities at schr. 12,13 of Auditor's Report for 1897

174274

all

whether it has been A 149 distributed amen,

the various parties.

conces interested in

the funds. I think

it desirable that this questions should

be eet

Frequent

an a

clear

and Jul

that an

avee

Somewhat

should be passed on

the lives of the "Suitar Fund Ordinanc

of the Straits Settlements

1891, "defectchecofag

imlad muder

which the court monies. deposit are placed

with the Colonial Treamen

I the Loverment,

malicable to make

there is

good all such monies so placed

deposit

together with interest,

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