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(b). Mr. Nosser in minute of 26th October, 1910,

states in paragrapha 3 and 6 that Fan Tsung-hing and Chan

Pui-sam signed the receipts and have them to the shroff for

collection. In paragraphs 4 and of your minute of 3rd

November, 1910, you inferentially admit that this was the

case as regards Fan Tsung-hine but you do not admit it as

regards Chan Pui-san.

(c). Those olerke in their letters of 10th

Novembar, 1910, and 17th November, 1910, admit that they

issued signed receipts to the shroff, being unaware of any

order to the contrary. In forwarding these letters you did

not combat the statement that signed receipts were issued.

(a). In your evidence before Executive Council

you inferentially admitted the issue of signed receipte.

(a). You state throughout that the clerks were

metine contrary to your orders. In other words you did not

know whether or not signed receipts were issued.

Paragraph 2(111). You dony

(a). that the shroff habitually collected money

outside the office.

the bank.

(b). that he failed to make romlar payments into

Re (m). You state that the shroff in isolated

instances did collect small suns when distributing bills.

In your original report of 24th October, 1910, you may "I

now find that he had in many cases heen collecting money at

the several firma' offices". The fact that signed receipta

for a total cum of $3,137,34 were found among the shroff's

papers points to the fact that he was in the habit of

collecting money outside the office, and you adsit through-

out that you did not know what the shroff and clorks were

doing. You say that the vast majority of fees payable