CO129-369 - Acting Governor May Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [10-11] — Page 388

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various shroffs hands it would appear as if such money chang-

-ing is going on. At about noon the cash in hand was as follows:

Notes & Dollars.

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Sub-coin. Frop.

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Also as regards receipt of light dues, payment of one impossible

amount of sub-coin was made. The unsatisfactory excuse giron

by the Harbour Master was that neither he nor the staff "it

turns out as I thought 50 cents bits have not been regarded as

gub-coin". The payment of such coin into Bank has decreased

since this explanation was asked for.

11.

Paragraph 13. This is another case where it is al-

-most impossible to prpve or disprove. It must however be regard

-ed as suspicious the large proportion of notes and dollars in

the hands of the shroffs in the junk office when their cushi

was examined. If shroffs make money over money changing it is

almost a necessary corollary that they make payees give do

mich in notes and dollars as possible, so that they may have a

greater anoint for changing. This is of course easily done, by

making people wait unless they pay in notes or dollars, etc. etc

12.

Paragraph 15. Arrangement of offices. As regards

Mr. Percebois description, on the upper floor the Boarding

Officers rooms is xxx used as an examination room. As regards

the new green building the Supt., of Imports and Exports pre-

-fers to continue as at present, but an entrance to the small building at the Bast end would be a convenience. There is no

doubt that the offices on the first floor are scattered, if the

clerks were put more together work could be better arranged and supervision easier. The modern method is to place many clerks in one large room. The best and largest room (not counting

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