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b.

I invite attention to the attached extracts from the Hangking presentation & two officers of the Sanitary Department.

There has been an epidemic of accepting presents in the East & I would suggest that the Colonial Regulations will be strictly adhered to in future and that anyone accepting presents without previously obtaining the permission of the Governor will be dismissed.

These two officers were instructed to return these presents.

M-Stalls

M-Collins

× Why? If a colleague in his department, or one of his subordinates, likes to give him a present, I do not see that the regulations forbid it.

It is not a case of a gift by the inhabitants of the colony.

C.P(L). 12

I fear it is only too probable that the native complainant will continue, even if they are forbidden to give money or money's worth to an officer who is indebted to them, when his duties will bring him into contact with the people.

(B) Please see minutes on 2607/00-1 Lagos. The proposal definitely refers to 'fellow-servants' & I gather that Mr. Chamberlain preferred the regulation as it is, prohibiting the acceptance of such presents from any class of inhabitants of the Colony.

I read Regn 423 as including Public servants.

Surely it will include Public servants of the Colony.

There are near enough parallels. In other cases, acceptance is forbidden to officers who are in contact with very large & important inhabitants.

Ris Ask in a confidential dispatch what was the nature of the presentations made by subordinates.

Whether he was concerned in it C.P(L) 21 at once

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X b. I invite attention to the attached extracts from the Hangking presentation & two officers of the Sanitary Department. There has been an epidemic of accepting presents in the East & I would suggest that the Colonial Regulations will be strictly adhered to in future and that anyone accepting presents without previously obtaining the permission of the Governor will be dismissed. These two officers were instructed to return these presents. M-Stalls M-Collins × Why? If a colleague in his department, or one of his subordinates, likes to give him a present, I do not see that the regulations forbid it. It is not a case of a gift by the inhabitants of the colony. C.P(L). 12 I fear it is only too probable that the native complainant will continue, even if they are forbidden to give money or money's worth to an officer who is indebted to them, when his duties will bring him into contact with the people. (B) Please see minutes on 2607/00-1 Lagos. The proposal definitely refers to 'fellow-servants' & I gather that Mr. Chamberlain preferred the regulation as it is, prohibiting the acceptance of such presents from any class of inhabitants of the Colony. I read Regn 423 as including Public servants. Surely it will include Public servants of the Colony. There are near enough parallels. In other cases, acceptance is forbidden to officers who are in contact with very large & important inhabitants. Ris Ask in a confidential dispatch what was the nature of the presentations made by subordinates. Whether he was concerned in it C.P(L) 21 at once
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X

b.

I invite attention to the

for her ducas

attached extracts from

Puss

the

5 O

Hangking presentation & two

fficers of the Sauntary Department.

There

has bom

Autom

epidemie

of accepting prescuts in the East & I would suggest that the 4- requested to issue

a notice

forends

that

in future the Col: Regs will fi strictly adhered to x that anyone accepting presents with ant previously

pamission of offanning S.gs. will to dis missed.

the

the

These two officers mud instructed to retum tese

presents.

M-Stalls

M-Collins

× Why? If department

Ala

12

a mais colleagues in his

not

of being ay native

subordinates, like to give him a present. I do not see that the regulations fortid it.

It is not a case

g a gift by

of the colony C.PL. 12

Cinhalitants'

Que

Aur Lucas

لمسا

409

(α)

9 fear it is

anly tow potable

the native complaget

to cantitate but it even if they

I submit that it is that a

for money

who und

most undesirable

pable officer should b-indebted

any person money's worth to witte when his duties will bring him into contact: utter sex pouple voce chand

ب متصلت السلامة المالية

(B) Please see minutes

au 260

2607/00-1

Lagos. the Round propored definitial o

refer

todok

it was

arly

'fellm-servants' & J

because

total prohibition that

gather that

hi Chamberlain preferred the regulation

U-cant in that for.

is I read Regn 423 as

as its

prohibiting

the acceptance of such presents

Tie with abitants of the Colony

any class

them!

تلمسة

minat. Surly

înclude Putlü servantă

Cran bolany foun

dan

of the

of Caldi wilt 6065 Straiki

& Wace 8116 Layla, stam

near enough parallels. In Inte cases acceptance.coms

forbidden

نشت ماه

who

very large & important

inhabitants.

Ris Ask in a confidennal

2015

dispatch what was the nature of the presentationd nation subordinates

Whethim

free Concerned in it C.Pat 21

at once

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