CO129-508-5 Supreme Court of Hong Kong- slackness of registry accounting methods 28-10-1927 - 23-4-1928 — Page 36

Copy.

Enclosure No. 3.

Supreme Court House,

Hong Long,

9th October, 1926.

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Sir,

With reference to the shortage of $200. odd

as complained by the Government Auditors on the morning of the 6th ultimo, I remember that on the previous afternoon.

I had over a thousand dollars locked up in the strong room

and only paid same over to the Treasury on that very morning. Upon arrival at the Treasury I discovered that I had brought $200. odd too much as I did not separate the Government fund

from all others while I was in the office before I went.

I merely took the whole lot out from the strong room and made for the Treasury. When I subsequently got back to the office I was busying with the submission of all accounts to the

Auditors and thus overlooked in having the balance the amount complained of as being short -- surrendered to the

Auditors at that time. As regards the shortage of stamps

to the value of 24 cents, I am sorry to say I have lost them

Some way or other.

The Registrar,

Supreme Court,

Hong Kong.

Your obedient servant,

(Sd.) So Uet Tai.