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Much satisfaction the uncleavours made by the Governor for the reduction of Expenditure by amalgamating the higher Officer of the Establishment The difficulty which has recurred to their dordships, with of the reference to the union wither
Office of Treasurer, or of that of
Auditor lien
Chide: Auditor, with the Colonial Secretary
is that Every warrant for any payment When which the Treasurer acts; and
The Voucher for such
Which formes payments to be paped by the Auditor
Must be countersigned by the Colonial
Secretary. This would Hem
to My dord.
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dords to be an wident objection to the
lestnamed Officers exercising the duties
of the Auditor.
My Lords Nowever consider that
the same
objection
does not exist to
the duties of the Treasurer being transferred to the Colonial Secretary,
and they
are disposed to think that such an arrangement should be.
Carried out.
My Lords fully approve of the measures taken by the Guvernor fur the payment of a larger portion of the Revenue into one of the Banks, and for opening a Current Account there.
They would suggest however
with