CO129-467 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1921 [1-5] — Page 569

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Dongkong, 28th April 1921.

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In reply to your letter No. 2691 dated the 16th April,1921 enclosing a copy of charges against me I most

the humbly and respectfully beg to state for MEF considerat- ion of His Exwelleney the officer ¿dministrating the "oy-

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That the money mentioned in the charges was ob- tained, as usual practice of payment,from the countant with the singore intention to pay to their respective pay- ses on the last day of the month, but as the payees failed to come for receiving the payment until about 8,30,P.M.on not draws that particular day, the money was unavoidably left unpaid

until of later(1), with me, is it became late on the evening and the noun-

tant had left the office, I felt an uneasiness of the mind regarding the safe custody of the money owing to the fact that I had no safe places to keep the money in the office, After considering the matter for a while I decided to take the money home as the safest meɛna instend of locking it up in the wooden drawers in the office, and to bring it with me to the office the next morning.

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Unfortunately on the night went sick and laid down with

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int to the chronie troubles of the stomach, On the early Morning of les on the Sturday "nd; the next morning the trouble became more acuts, My friend þril 11 of

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made the condition of my health yet more serious leaving no room for me to think over for the money in my custody or to report the matter to the offies, On Monday the 4th inst. Inspester iurison exiled upon me in my housed and sak- ed for the money, I handed the money over to him regrett- ing at the sme time that my inability to report the matter at that time caused sơ mắch trouble to the C.5.P.

With regard to the ticking off the paysheets to indie- ate that the money was paid out I beg to atste that I have no knowledge of that. In fact they were not ticked off by

The paysheets as far as these two items are concerned

Were