CO129-619-4 Department of Supplies- Trade and Industry- organization and finance 19-3-1949 - 31-3-1949 — Page 21

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Mr. Cargill 1319

Mr. Sidebotham

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Your Reference.

At once

Re

DRAFT. DESPATCH

GOVERNOR

HONG KONG

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in which you

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dealt with the various matters

raised by the Director of Audit, Hong Kong, in his report to the Director General $7

Colonial Audit

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. S.

Minister of State

Secretary of State

Sir,

I have etc., to refer to

your despatch No.48 of the 19th March,

financial operations 1949 on the subject of the organisation

Jon accounting methods

and fineneing of the Department of

Supplies Trade and Industry, now

renamed the Department of Supplies

and Distribution.

2. I am ot aware of the very

exceptional and difficult

circumstances of the period immediately

following the resumption of civil

government in Hong Kong in May, 1946,

and I note that you consider this

to be the main reason for the failure

to secure my authority for the opening

of Suspense Accounts and other steps

followed

from

then

FURTHER ACTION.

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DECA

which were inevitably enee the

decision had been taken to continue

to operate the Supplies Trade and

Industries Department on a commercial

basis. I have therefore decided,

after consultation with the Director

General of Colonial Audit, to give

general covering approval for the

unauthorised departures from Colonial

Regulations