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That, in view of the work actually being performed by the Local Auditor, I considered "the practice I had described as existing" as sufficient for practical purposes. As I have heard nothing further on the subject, I have understood that my views were agreed to.
I am still prepared to maintain that the recent defalcations having been rendered practicable only by the examination of counterfoils by the Auditor being a "test" instead of a perfect one, and their continuance having been permitted by the failure of successive Treasurers to promptly submit the Crown Rent Rolls for audit. It is for this failure that the Commission has found the 1890 Reul Rall to blame.
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His Excellency is already aware that, regarding Arrear as of a clerical nature only, I unfortunately allowed myself to be imposed upon by Alves' plea of overwork, and did not insist as I should have done on the book being promptly balanced and submitted for Audit. I have elsewhere expressed my regret that by my failure to check, the discovery of the existence of defalcations was unduly delayed. As regards the receipt of Crown Rent by Alves (the other point on which the Commission Consider Me to blame)