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duties under the new
Financial Instructions.
I have in
reply to
enclose for Your Lordship's . consideration a co
letter
from
Treasurer
copy of a the Colonial ~
on the subject in
rer on
which it is pointed out that the ruling that the Treasurer should practically audit the receipts of all departments except the ~ :dupreme Court, and of the expenditure of all departments,
is
Conclosi
qg nd Mar
1890
is inconsistent with the
on
which the
understanding Legislative Connoil was
induced to sanction the creation of the office of
Local Auditor.
The Colonial Treasurer
to the cost
is also of opinion that the -unofficial members of the Legislative Council are not likely to of the additional staff required to give effect to the ruling.
agree