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5, as far. the auditing of public accounts, as Revenue was coneers
neerned had not been
As
carried out in strict accordance with the
regulations, I alluded principally to
what I found in existence when I took
over
my
2 of my
duties, as described in
paragraph
letter - I Know nothing about.
what has been done in the past into
which I did not think it my province to enquire, beyond the statement of my Chief Clerk who has been in Office 22
years and who informed. Revenue Accounts had never
in
other
any
manner.
me that the
been audited
That the duties of
Auditor have not been properly understood will appear from a statement of the late Honourable C. May, who was at the
time Acting Auditor General, which will be found at page 22, of the evidence before Supreme Court Commission, where he
the
says,
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I dare say you know
well
very "that the Audit Office trusts to the
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Head of each Department for having a
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correct audit of the manipulation of
monies connected with his department.
The Audit Office does not go into the internal organization and management. That is supposed to be done by the Department itself." Mr. May could. hardly have been acquainted with the instructions of the Lords Commissioners of the "dreasury for the guidance of the
Auditor, sections 5-29, nor with sections 355_3564357 of the Colonial Regulations