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Weihaiwei which therefore does not involve much extra time

and travelling expenses.

3.

I am not averse to the continuance

of the duty of auditing the Weihaivei Accounts by the

Hongkong Auditor since it would appear difficult for that

*Colony to institute any other equally effective and

economical system, but in view of the fact that this

Goverment is now relieved from all responsibility in

connection with the Postal Agencies in China, I have no

doubt that Your Lordship will agree with me that the

Colony of Weihaiwei should pay its actual proportion of

the time spent by the Local Auditor in carrying out the

audit of its own accounts.

4.

There is nothing in the Despatches

under reply to indicate to me that the now system of local

audit of expenditure accounts is to be extended to Wei-

-haiwel, but the Local Auditor informs me that he was given

to understand in London that this would be done, and he

has already received 4 months expenditure accounts from

that Colony. This will of course form an additional demand

on his time. Te estimates that the number of days spent in

visiting Weihaiwei (including passages) will amount to 42

to which must be addod 24 days spent in the examinasion

expenditure

of