CO129-575-5 Passport Office- authorisation for writing off deficiencies 31-3-1939 - 19-3-1940 — Page 31

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Mr.

30.000 3/39 T.S.

695

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Mr Walker) Mr. A mee vers

Mr.

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

525211/9 Hạng Kong.

2217f5.

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Sir,

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28 July, 1939.

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I have etc. to acknowledge

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the receint of your despatch No. 338 of

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

(4)

DRAFT.

the 15th May perting concerning

further

HẠNG KONG.

NO. 283

GOVERNOR.

FURTHER ACTION.

deficiencies which have been under

investigation in the accounts of the

Passport Office and which are attributed

to Mr. R.G."itchell, formerly of the

Senior Clerical and Accounting staff.

2. Your despatch makes no

reference to the question of

responsibility for the apparent lack

of supervision and control over the

revenue collected by Mr. Witchell. I

should be obliged if you will inform me

whether Mr. Witchell was under the

surervision of any particular officer

and