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Government House, Hongkong, 22nd. June, 1907.

I regret to have to report that a Shroff, Ng Fung Fu, engaged at Tai Po absconded in the month of April last having embezzled a sum which was ascertained on enquiry to amount to $1,082.15 in accordance with the details given in the first enclosure to this Despatch, and to request Your Lordship's authority for formally writing off the amounts under the respective heads of Revenue.

2. As the total amount has been recovered from the defaulter's security there will be no loss to Government on his account.

3. The circumstances connected with the case are that the Treasurer reported on the 16th. April that the balance of collections in the hands of the Collector at Tai Po exceeded the amount permitted by Financial Instruction No. 58 and that on enquiry being made...

HE RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G.,

&C.


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Government House, Hongkong, 22nd. June, 1907. I regret to have to report that a Shroff, Ng Fung Fu, engaged at Tai Po absconded in the month of April last having embezzled a sum which was ascertained on enquiry to amount to $1,082.15 in accordance with the details given in the first enclosure to this Despatch, and to request Your Lordship's authority for formally writing off the amounts under the respective heads of Revenue. 2. As the total amount has been recovered from the defaulter's security there will be no loss to Government on his account. 3. The circumstances connected with the case are that the Treasurer reported on the 16th. April that the balance of collections in the hands of the Collector at Tai Po exceeded the amount permitted by Financial Instruction No. 58 and that on enquiry being made... HE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G., &C. Page 606 (The initial part of the text appears to be OCR errors and unrelated to the main content, so it has been omitted) Rec. 26441 Red 25 JUL 07 Gr.29.7 C.Pd.29 0.0. has been kept as is in HTML format with minor correction on the main content starting from "Government House..." and proper paragraph separation. The initial part with OCR errors was not directly corrected as it didn't form coherent text.
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The O.A.S. also marks for approval of his cornestice with trifline that the latter to aban I the wide No. 168 Hongkong. and food defence Mut the Leller & hem of 1576 in underly severe needless offensive. ? On this point daythat having considered Mr Ohna's explanation exfren approved. hate to anniaE used expressed in the task par. Letter of 157/6. 20 the laver My Lord, A If Gr.29.7 C.Pd.29 at once ono closure 1. 0.0. Rec. 26441 Red 25 JUL 07 Government House, 606 Hongkong, 22nd. June, 1907. I regret to have to report that a Shroff, Ng Fung Fu, engaged at Tai Po absconded in the month of April last having embezzled a sum which was ascer- -tained on enquiry to amount to $1,082.15 in accordance with the details given in the first enclosure to this and to request Your Lordship's authority for Despatch, a formally writing off the amounts under the respective heads of Revenue. 2. As the total amount has been recovered from the defaulter's security there will be no loss to Government on his account. 3. The circumstances connected with the case are that the Treasurer reported on the 16th. April that the balance of collections in the hands of the Collector at Tai Po exceeded the amount permitted by Financial Instruction No. 58 and that on enquiry being made HE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G., &C. 1 800. &C...
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The O.A.S. also marks for approval of

his cornestice with trifline

that the latter to aban

I the wide

No. 168

Hongkong.

and

food defence Mut the

Leller & hem

of 1576 in underly severe needless offensive.

? On this point daythat having considered

Mr Ohna's explanation

exfren approved.

hate to anniaE

used

expressed in the task par.

Letter of 157/6.

20

the

laver

My Lord,

A

If

Gr.29.7 C.Pd.29

at once

ono

closure 1.

0.0.

Rec.

26441

Red 25 JUL 07

Government House,

606

Hongkong, 22nd. June, 1907.

I regret to have to report that a

Shroff, Ng Fung Fu, engaged at Tai Po absconded in the

month of April last having embezzled a sum which was ascer-

-tained on enquiry to amount to $1,082.15 in accordance

with the details given in the first enclosure to this

and to request Your Lordship's authority for

Despatch, a

formally writing off the amounts under the respective heads

of Revenue.

2.

As the total amount has been

recovered from the defaulter's security there will be no

loss to Government on his account.

3.

The circumstances connected with

the case are that the Treasurer reported on the 16th. April

that the balance of collections in the hands of the

Collector at Tai Po exceeded the amount permitted by

Financial Instruction No. 58 and that on enquiry being

made

HE RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G.,

&C. 1

800.

&C...

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