CO129-607-1 Enquiry into loss of public money 22-5-1948 - 26-10-1948 — Page 28

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(v) The Actual position at the time of the inspection appeared

to be therefore:-

Cash on hand

-

2(ii)

2(i)

Less Balance of Revenue cash

Book

Less Balance of Treasury Voucher

Cash Book supported by vouchers

$1819.95

639.65 $1180.30

2.

870.00 0310.30

If, however, the £700 said to have been taken on tour by the DC. had, in fact, not been with the D.0., there would have been an apparent shortage of £389.70.

In either case,

the apparent surplus of $310.30 or the apparent shortage of $389.70 require explanation.

(vi) I suggest that the following remedies be put into operation

forthwith:

(1) Cash Books to be posted daily.

(2) Daily Collection Book to be posted daily.

(3) Separate cash boxes to be used for each different 'type'

of cash.

The Shroff be given more supervision.

(5) Imprest Cash Book to be started.

With regard to paragraph 1(i) of the extract, it appears that if it is necessary for the D.O. Taipo and D.0. Yuen Long to be issued with imprests, they should be authorised and issued by you and not by the D.O. South out of his imprest.

cc. District Officer, South.

(sgd) P.H. Jennings,

Director of Audit.