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clerk was dismissed from the staff of the British Bection

of the Kowloon Canton Railway with effect from the 1st day,

7919 in connection with a shortage of $2,768.11 in the Railway

cash. The whole shortage was recovered from the sureties and

ir d'Almada e Castro was prosecuted; but the charge was after-

wards withdrawn,as the Attorney General advised that there was

no possibility of proving a criminal charge: (Conf. 0.5.0.

2596/10).

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Commander Taylor, therefore, appears to have been

fortunate in losing the doubtful benefit of Mr d'Almada e Castro'e

services.

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In paragraph 5 Commander Taylor also mention/ir Cordeiro as

another efficient Portuguese clerk who was removed from his de-

partment. I find that Mr Cordeiro was transferred to be 3rd clerk

in the Colonial Secretary's Office with effect from the 1st April,

1901. He died on the 14th August, 1901. Therefore had he

remained in the Harbour Department, Commander Taylor would not

long have enjoyed the benefit of his services.

In paragraph @ Commander Taylor refers to the case of Mr

1lves who was charged before Executive Council with culpable

begligence in the examination of Chinese smigrants.

The charges

Bgainst r Alves wore the result of inquiries made by Chief De-

tective Inspector Hanson and by Ar desser (Acting Registrar Gon-

bral): they were as follows:-

(a) neglecting to satisfy himself that the Chinese emigrants

per 8.8. "Lai Shang" which sailed on the 13th October, 1903 had in fact been duly lodged in the Chung Pat Boarding House as alleged by the Keeper of that Boarding House;

(b) neglecting to satisfy himself that the chinose emigrants

per 3.8. "Kan Shane" which sailed on the 28th October, 1903 had in fact been duly lodged in the Tai Wo Boarding House as alleged by the Keeper of the said Boarding House; (c) neglecting to make adequate inquiry as to whether the emigranta alleged to have come from the said Boarding Housee, were or were not contract labourers.

onzandor Taylor personally assumed responsibility for the acts

ading to those charges (0.8.0.6485/03). The Executive Council

Ivised on 9th December, 1903 that there was not such a case againg