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work of (2) to a Bank.
But the duties of (1) the Spender and (3) the checker seem incompatible. (Wom Rennie however says they are frequently undertaken.)
For Austin or himself, and in some small colonies they are certainly combined. The Executive and Legislative Councils would also be weakened if there were only two hands office, a member of there body's in the place of three as now.
There is the further objection that with a less active Governor than Sir R. MacDonnell, it is probable that the Colonial Secretary would have enough hands without undertaking the audit of accounts.
The Governor then said:— Combine (2) and (3) an Accountant General (with a Seat in the Council) a Board of Audit.
To this Mr. Rennie replies that an Accountant General could not well be a collector of Revenue also, and combine with these functions that of auditing the Consular accounts for the recently Foreign Office - which gives much work.
There would moreover be little saving in this plan, as the Audit Board would have to be paid, and could not audit the accounts daily as is now done. (He advocates the union of (1) and (2) as originally proposed by the Governor on which I have commented above.)
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