In Tutecorin, the head of the post wrongfully charged extra fees on cloth. For Guinean cloth, he took half a fanam extra per piece, and for Salampore cloth, half a fanam for every three pieces. He justified this by claiming the money was needed to pay 84 fanams monthly to guards (lascorins) at the bleaching fields and at his residence. These payments were not recorded in the Company's books.
Additionally, each bale of washed cloth sent from this location was charged 3 fanams under the false pretense of paying guards at the bleaching fields. The guards never received this money - instead, the head of the post kept it all for himself, thereby enriching himself dishonestly with Company capital that was entrusted to him under oath.
In the last six months, this fraudulent charging of washing fees and guard payments amounted to 405 pardaus. This money, collected by the warehouse master on the head's orders, has been temporarily seized and placed in the Company's small treasury, pending approval from higher authorities.
National Archives / Archives South Holland, archive number 1.04.02, Inventaris van het archief van de Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC), 1602-1795 (1811), inventory number 1821, Heren Zeventien en kamer Amsterdam, INGEKOMEN STUKKEN UIT INDIË, Overgekomen brieven en papieren, Overgekomen brieven en papieren uit Indië aan de Heren XVII en de kamer Amsterdam, Overgekomen brieven en papieren uit Indië aan de Heren XVII en de kamer Amsterdam, 1713. CCCCCC. Achtste boek: Ceylon, tweede deel
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