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of public. monies without detection" was based, first,

on evidence taken before the Commissioners appointed to enquire

to enquire into certain offices of the Supreme Court, part of which I had an opportunity of reading long before its publication and where in I think abundant proof will be found of my assertion, Secondly. Mr. Gerrard the Acting Registrar General to

on a

reply of

a

question addressed to him by

me in

which he stated that "any misappropriation

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could only arise by issuing these Licences I'm from

"

"

and not entering them, and to

them, and to prevent

this no check exists." _ I at

Oriel

e gave

detailed directions to Mr Gerrard that for the future a substantial

will ensure

check over the issue of the licences in

in the Sha Land of fre

Nature?

question.

am

unable to state that

a.

similar absence of checks exists in

any

other department. In the Post Office and Stamp Department, which is the only one that I have been able to inspect thoroughly,

the checks are, in my opinion, sufficient_

Departments the

But when in twe

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existence of such checks has been brought to light and it is borne in mind that the Audit examination has been insufficient,

there appears

to me to be

reason~~

very good for making a careful personal inspection

ints

every

department with the view of

ascertaining whether or not sufficient

cheeks exist over the collection of Revenue.

3.

In making the statement that

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