CO129-462 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [7-10] — Page 247

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Things look very bad for Mr. Messer, but we must

on this

ajalt his explanations

Defalcations in H. Kong are appalling, and it

is curious that in another desp. Sir E. Stubbs

should be proposing to take the work of auditing away

from the Col. Audit Dept. and let the H. Kong

Govt, do it themselves. I am sending on the paper with

a minute by the D.C.A. separately, and I trust we shall

return an emphatio negative.

Refer this to D.0.A. as proposed.

A.E.C.

27.11.20

In answering 27250 we should write as in D.0.A."

minute on 29651, and say that we shall await

ar. esser's explanations on this, adding that

he left England too soon to furnish an ex-

planation here.

A.E.0.

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Police Dept. shoves have been permitted aud

that he shmed have been contained to comp reflects servindly

an W. Grassers fitmen for

any appointment involving financial regpainitibil," and it secam to me to be wiriting

houble to retain hein in the responsible but

of

Dreesmer. And Suppose hal it is

pain to await his Explanation.

it is cal

I agree as to his Emopean hezound and -

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