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 44

reason

for excess expenditure, but the

usual nouline

in

my

wees

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followed, as explained

14

letter of 28th February Cust, attached.

The procedure in applying for Special Warrants has recently been changed, ma

full explanation necessary

in all cases.

king

The statement (page 17, Lines 8-10)" W. Ralph

that at the time

says

was suggested to me

when

excmining

I left for England

overexpenditure"

by the Chief Justice

4

me, and at the time I agreed.

on the following day

and therefore had no

opportunity of

revising 4. Page 17, far:72; and page 26, 109.

or correcting the statement.

dai,

It is stated that I ought to have warned

EW. Wood, when he became

Juictor

of Education of the possibilities of frand. I submit that- there would not appear to have been

any grounds for this at the lime. EN. Wood is a Cadet Officer of unusually high attaniments and with

a

peculiar

• extensive knowledge of the Chimies. The methods practised by M. Chan were

the Education department-

quite new, as

диа

on

my

Reference

experience, was concerned.

was made to a case in 1916; I

was then