CO129-575-6 Delegation of authority to write off losses of stores- etc. 28-3-1939 - 1-1-1940 — Page 14

No. 234.

Sir,

14 APR 1939

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG.

28th March, 1939.

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I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of

your despatch No.389 of 11th November, 1938, regarding the

writing off of arrears of revenue on the authority of officers

other than the Colonial Secretary, and to inform you that in

anticipation of your approval the Director of Medical Services

has been authorised to remit hospital fees, subject to a limit

of $200 in any individual case, as suggested in the second

paragraph of your despatch, and provided that remission is

only made by him on compassionate grounds; other cases, e.g.,

failures to recover fees actually due will be submitted to

the Financial Secretary.

There

2. I agree that the power of remission formerly

exercised by the Colonial Treasurer should now vest in the

Financial Secretary and not in the Accountant-General.

are, however, many refunds of a purely routine nature made

under the authority of Ordinances, Regulations or standing instructions and it is not considered necessary that these should be referred to the Financial Secretary. Accordingly

except in cases where a particular officer is specifically

authorized to make such refund by Ordinance or Regulation,

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

MALCOLM MACDONALD, M.P.,

&c., &C.,

&C.