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lonstruct ion staff.
Stores and Accounts.
Audit.
Engineer to supervise the work done by the con-
tractors; in that case his function is of course
more limited than under the departmental system
but his relations with the Government and the
Consulting Engineer are the same in general
character.
13.
Pro-
As regards the staff necessary to assist
the Resident Engineer, such men as cannot be pro-
cured locally are engaged in the same way as the
Resident Engineer by the Crown Agents, on the
recommendation of the Consulting Engineer.
vision for these appointments is of course in-
cluded in the detailed estimates. All the busi-
ness connected with the preparation of the agreem
ments, engagement of passages, etc., is conducted
by the Crown Agents .
14. It is of great importance that the
stores and accounts of the Resident Engineer and
his staff should be carefully kept, that every
payment should be promptly brought to account
under the appropriate item of the estimate, and
that arrangements should be made for prompt and
effective audit by an officer independent of the
Resident Engineer. In Colonies where there is
a Local Auditor, acting under the instructions
of the Comptroller and Auditor General in London,
it will generally be desirable to make use of his
services if they are available. The value of
the audit will depend to a large extent on the
careful preparation of the detailed estimate.
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