CO129-340 - Governor Nathan Acting Governor May - 1907 [4-6] — Page 615

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Enclosure 2.

REC.

Sir,

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 21st May, 1907.

609

With reference to the recent defalcations by Ng Fung Fu the Shroff at Tai Po, I am directed to inform you that so far as can be at present ascertained by the Audit Officers the total amount missing comes approximately to the sum of $1,082.15 and to request you to be good enough to show reason why you should not be held responsible for the refund of this amount to the Treasury under the provisions of Financial Instruction No. 5 in case it is found otherwise irrecoverable.

I am also to request you to answer categorically the following accusations which have been made against you in your capacity of Public Officer, viz.:

1. That you neglected to see that Financial Instruction No. 58 was complied with in respect of the payment in of balances of revenue collected:

2. That you neglected to see that Financial Instruction No. 80 in regard to the use of such balances was complied with or alternatively:

3. That you neglected to see that advances of salary made out of the cash collected were promptly repaid by the Treasury and the total paid into the Bank:

4. That you omitted to see that the Shroff's collection...

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Page 8 COPY. Enclosure 2. REC. Sir, Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 21st May, 1907. 609 With reference to the recent defalcations by Ng Fung Fu the Shroff at Tai Po, I am directed to inform you that so far as can be at present ascertained by the Audit Officers the total amount missing comes approximately to the sum of $1,082.15 and to request you to be good enough to show reason why you should not be held responsible for the refund of this amount to the Treasury under the provisions of Financial Instruction No. 5 in case it is found otherwise irrecoverable. I am also to request you to answer categorically the following accusations which have been made against you in your capacity of Public Officer, viz.: 1. That you neglected to see that Financial Instruction No. 58 was complied with in respect of the payment in of balances of revenue collected: 2. That you neglected to see that Financial Instruction No. 80 in regard to the use of such balances was complied with or alternatively: 3. That you neglected to see that advances of salary made out of the cash collected were promptly repaid by the Treasury and the total paid into the Bank: 4. That you omitted to see that the Shroff's collection... Page 8
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TAPOS

8

$1.38

20.09

Uniont

-12 clict 28 su de tovr7s aved i domkit odl

COPY.

Enclosure 2.

REC.

Sir,

wood denú *sq be anoijoel100

C.0.

26441-!

Per 25 JUL 07)

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 21st. May, 1907.

609

dero al (une Jaki to sjel sunl „9091 JAUNGA „1JOS OJ HOOG

„JQINGSH (TENcqeet 7su ae aså aust ac1] scarJJinen as ask dual mon1 sonrJJIMC7 1994jco monomelinu wood dess 81.0621 wood noiJoelios 60

..61.8861 3911J76

* cut son autotradando Jq19097 no baude Japons ‚aco due at Longjae Joa

t

„Lekaulen Jroda Jack n#010 ‚stra (067)eiped #on) named Jabosk

PORT .club .JJ08 sort (waseet of ting Jaucsa

Loed ai derû zani

છાપ

With reference to the recent defalcations

by Ng Fung Fu the Shroff at Tai Po, I am directed to inform you

that so far as can be at present ascertained by the Audit

Officers the total amount missing comes approximately to the

sum of $1,082.15 and to request you to be good enough to show

reason why you should not be held responsible for the refund of

this amount to the Treasury under the provisions of Financial

Instruction No. 5 in case it is found otherwise irrecoverable.

I am also to request you to answer categoric-

-ally the following accusations which have been made against you

in your capacity of Public Officer, viz.:~

1. That you neglected to see that Financial Instruc-

-tion No. 58 was complied with in respect of the payment in of

balances of revenue collected:

2. That you neglected to see that Financial Instruc-

-tion No. 80 in regard to the use of such balances was complied

with or alternatively:

3. That you neglected to see that advances of salary

made out of the cash collected were promptly repaid by the

Treasury and the total paid into the Bank:

4.

That you omitted to see that the Shroff's

collection

G. N. OR MM, E S Q.

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