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 45

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then performing the routine duties of ducator

of Education, in addition to those

of Inspector of Schools: hr : Deving attended the Office and was in change of accounts. In the case referred to The Clank forged the endorsement on handed to him for payment,

a

a v

a

Cheque

in the new

Chan Tog. in had been sent to us - in 1916. as Gustionthy Accounts Cluck; he belonged to very respectable family Territory; W. Omme, W. Wood and I knew the family well; there was never any

indication whatever that

anything

was or

might be warry implicitly that be placed the Accounts

Eu. Omme trusted Chan so

entirely

General.

in his hands.

I wish to stali here that, since I became

Inspector of English Schools in 1918. Ihane been consistently overworked; my normal.

dulas

were, and are, those

of.

Inspector of

Schools, but I gradually became General

Assistant,

and

then had

more and more

responsibility for accounts thrust upon me. The result has been that for years part-

I have been obliged to attend the

Office early