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protests, who was directly responsible, by his deliberate conceal- -ment from me of facts which it was his duty to report to me, for having made it possible for the shroff to have in his possession
the suns with which he absconded. Yet no notice has been taken
of the charges which I have made against him, and, so far as I am aware, he still holds the same post of trust.
16. This was the state of affairs on (I think) October 22nd, a Saturday, when the office closes at 1 p.m. Shortly after
12 o'clock, the shroff came to me, as usual, with the "paying in sheets", (for paying money into the bank), for my signature. I noticed that the sums to be paid in were unusually small, and I questioned him about it, asking him particularly about certain accounts for considerable suns which I knew to be then due. These
accounts he produced to me there and then, explaining that he had
not yet presented them, for which I found fault with him. I also
once more asked him if he was carrying out my orders as to the collection of money, and he replied that he was receiving none otside the office. I then signed the sheets, and told him to deliver the bills the first thing on Monday morning.
17. On the Monday, on my arrival at the office, I was informed that the shroff had decamped, having posted the key of his cash drawer to the Accountant. It was quickly discovered that he
had collected the suns due on the accounts mentioned above, and had
taken the money so obtained with him. The defalcations included
no sums except those collected by him on the Saturday, after the office had closed. I immediately reported the matter. The sums missing were not covered by that for which the shroff was secured,
which
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