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the Colonies, but if a vitally important principle
in public accounting, laid down by the Treasury and
the Public Accounts Committee, is to be maintaine
this must be faced.
I cannot see that the Accounting Officer
of the Colonial Office, when appearing before the
Public Accounts Committee in connection with the
accounts of Exchequer-aided Colonies, could, if the
question were raised, justify any departure from
this principle.
When a decision is reached I think the
relevant minutes should be extracted to a General
Paper, and the necessary action taken thereon, and
in this particular case I agree that we should
write to the Governor as proposed by Mr. Bader in
his minute of 20.12.34., the D.C.A. 's comments on
which are given in paragraph 3 (a) of the preceding
minute.
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with her Havend, and the
aque with her Howard
we shall have to tigletion of Colicial practice generally in this matter. Thi
will
I think men a circular de patch
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I cam.ot see any sufficient advantage
in making a change in arrangements of long standing in the Colonies which are
not questioned by the Director of Colonial
Audit. "hatever may be neces: ary in the
case of Colonies whose accounts are
subject to the supervision of the Treasur