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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