CO129-560-7 Permission to write off money stolen or embezzled 19-2-1937 - 14-6-1937 — Page 2

CI. 'Inancial'

2

19.2.37

1

Gov.

Conf.

Requests sauction

84,461.12

2.

to write-off

dur

to defalcation by

Ratio

a chinese shroff employed in

Brauch of 4.20.

The theft certainly

to inducell

considerable negligence by the ant accountant,

but

2

unclened to thank that the

Ime profored (ie defroment of a ancrement of

£37).

so rathe

re the longs.

mad This Lowere would appear to

$600,

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love of

sme £37

2

he

When assentially

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the local Govt

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I dowbl y

? Convey sanction to writing-off

P. Rager D. TY

No. 3470/16.

Mr. Gent,

It is an indication of how little supervision

there was, that the defaulting Shroff could (and

apparently knew he could safely do it) return to

the Radio Office after pretending to go to the Bank

with the money, remain there about an hour, and then

walk off with a further sum of $231.06.

Also it appears from paragraph 5 of the Governor's

despatch that if Mr. Reed had carried out his duty

the irregularities by Mr. Chan Yik Shing in the

previous week would have been detected and the sub-

sequent fraud would, presumably, not have taken place.

In