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Jane.
manifect advantages in reteuning the
local audit; and
ravone are
ad my reave
these on
the first place, greater promptitude in Cheaking over charges is possible, than if all
the accounts were
action delayed
cosid
forwarded to England, an delayed until replies had been received, Moreover the additional labour
thrown upon local Departments by having to furnish, in duplicate, all vouchers, contrack, tenders, powers of Attorney, letters of authority for appointment and increases of pay,
would involve a considerable increase
of derical labour; and I doubt whether the Amury, Police, Medical, an
and Treasury Departments could do their work without
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- additional copying clerk each. The bulk of the monthly vouches is at prevent very great; and, if it had to be doubled, it would be formidable.
17.
I note, too, that the proposal does not embrace the Andit of Revenue, the inspection of checks against loss
ambezzlement, and of stores
an
and of stores acconuts . This
points
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points at once to the impossibility of reducing the local Audit Staff, and thereby saving expense.
P.
I do not think that, under
any circumstances, the present Audit Haff could be redword. It con est-off only
fan registration
clerks,
one..
for general supervision,
tion and suprise audits; one for
examining vouchers and kee
Kerfing the ledger; an Andit Examiner, who visit every
Department ove a month, and compan counterforts of licences, fees, receipts, to, with the Registers
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and the Collector's Accounts;
and a fourth who, in addition to the copying work of the Office, supervises the numbering
of the receipts and counterfoils of all the Department, and takes charge of stationery and printing.
9.
•
the
•Although under the proposed
system a part of the work thno done would
r
be saved, there would be no decrease in the
amount of time required of the clentes, as
(of
the
angement and classification of all the
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