CO129-510-14 Report of committee of enquiry into discrepancies and losses in government departments in Hong Kong... 21-4-1928 - 24-10-1928 — Page 18

Department of the full responsibilities in

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regard to financial matters which normally attach

to the position of Head of Department, and in

such cases it may be legitimate, as a special

measure, to give to a senior officer who is not

the Head of Department some of those responsibiliti

But such a course should be an exception to the

rule and not involve a generalabandonment of the

recognised practice.

In Ethi

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views

on

This

You asked for my vie

(1) Treasing.

Col. Reps 204-206 deal with the functions of

the Treasurer. I think we are at apeed that

in wcent years they have not been

арив satisfactorily

discharged by his messen. For instance, if they had hem, this Committer and not have been necessay. I Unfortumas Hongkong seem to be just haffy about nine). Uuden

local Pension Law an

Offices can be retired at 5-5.

In besser was born in 1874. He comes

at the end

V

luarch

on

leave

1929. I suppest. that he

should not be allowed to return.

We come

werd to the question how the

post

Carm

wust be filled.

the ideal treasurer in Hongkong should

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