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should an omission occur in not setting off the date of * payment in the advice orlist, as such an error can be

detected at once an reference to the Inward List book.

In this connection I beg to state that

owing to several omissions in this respect I was un- able to give a correct amount of outstanding money

orders on the 1st.July, and it was only on the 24th. inst, after receiving from Hongkong the paid orders for May and June that I found and rectified three omissionsand

supplied the amount for first charge in the Post-

master's Cash book.

Besides the above book I have also

stasteda Ledger account between hongkong and Shanghai

for money orders other than through London (which are settled weekly). This well entail very little addition –

al labour on the money order clerk and would be of

great conveniênce to thePostmaster, as he can see daily

horhe stands for funds and, if orders issued do not

cover advices received, he will be able to make provis-

. ion for any excess from the Revenue account.

The Exchange there is very perplex-

ing to a new clerk from liong Kong, as all bank quota--

tions are. given in taels, and a double calculation is

therefore necessary before the amount of a money order

in dollars is arrived at. During my stay I have visiteà, most of the banks andhave become acquainted with the

system of working the Exchange there. In order that

the Money order clerk may always have before him the

method of calculating the tael rate into the mexicaL

dollar rate. I have left writterexamples and tables for working out the currency of each country with which we

exchange ordera-Viz:-in sterling, gold dollar, rupees ar

ax. A

yen.

I have also left written additional

departmental