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Offers the opinion that 'it is much more important to prosecute fraudulent officers...

Catalogue reference: CO 37/213/121

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This record is about the Offers the opinion that 'it is much more important to prosecute fraudulent officers... dating from 1882 Dec 4 in the series Colonial Office and predecessors: Bermuda, Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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CO 37/213/121
Date
1882 Dec 4
Description

Offers the opinion that 'it is much more important to prosecute fraudulent officers in Mr. (Randal E) Webster's position as criminals than to recover from them as debtors the sums which they have stolen or embezzled'. Agrees that £322 10s should be taken from the Bermuda Quit Rent Fund and invested in the United Kingdom to help cover the debt owed by Bermuda due to the theft by Webster, the former Colonial Secretary. Also see CO 37/213/55, CO 37/213/57, CO 37/213/58, CO 37/213/60, CO 37/213/61, CO 37/213/65, CO 37/213/68, CO 37/213/119, CO 37/213/120, and CO 37/213/130

Treasury, Pages 1296-1307

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
21373/1882
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9053897/

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