# Draft Memorandum
I think the best arrangement would be to make the Colonial Secretary auditor, modifying and overseeing the details of his duties to address the issues that have been raised. Therefore, allowing him to take the Colonial Audit in addition to his other duties would require the present Treasurer, who, for reasons I have with Mr. MacDonnell's eyes, is incompetent, to retire.
A new Treasurer might be appointed. Any individual officer appointment might be offered to the Straaton, the Auditor General of Jamaica, who is at home on leave and desires, I understand, to be employed. If he would not go to Hongkong, he might, as he says he is willing to do, take a less highly paid appointment in Ceylon, or somewhere else; the present holder of that appointment might then come to Hongkong.
And, whether the Rennie appointment to Jamaica is or is not carried out hereafter to the Lieut Governorship, he might now go in Straaton's place; whereby the retiring allowance could be saved. I think it would be well if Lord Kimberley could take these suggestions into consideration early; unless it is in any way inadvisable.
I may draw attention to the fact that the personal changes here are important and might be made all the more effective if supported – though I cannot think it right that the Treasurer should also be Auditor. March 20/70, July 26/70
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I have doubt whether the Treasurer's and Auditor's offices should be united in the Colonial Secretary's office.
I am inclined (with the Treasurer, I think) to consider it a practical plan to have the expenditure and collection of all the other departments under the Administrative Secretary, with the Auditor to check and supervise retrospectively the collection and expenditure.
I don't (on reflection) see any objection to this question.
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