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the Department are not what would be kept by a business

man.

In fact, not only a business man for his business, but hardly sufficient for a business man's private affairs.

I am afraid I must confess that we have trusted to the

auditor to call our attention to any such defect as that; that if he thought there was a possibility of Government Stores being stolen as a result of inadequate bookkeeping, he would have called the attention of the

Government to the matter.

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Does the man in charge of the Depot sign the bills as soon as the Chief Inspector requisitions for them ?

A.

Which Depot are you referring to ↑

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For instance, we will say a Chief Inspector says we

we 15.875 want to order 1,000 gallons of Jeyes Fluid.

But a Chief Inspector never asks for an order for 1,000 gallons of Jeyes Fluid. He requi: Itions the

Secretary for enough to go on with, and it is the

Secretary who orders stock.

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From the store keeper ?

A.

No, whereever it is got from.

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And then?

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The Chairman:-

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Puts it in the godown.

Wait a minute. Between the time he orders it from the /5898

shop, and the time it goes to the god me, supposing

he orders 1,000 gallons, 500 gallons is put in the

and the other 500 gallons are divided between

godown,

the Inspector and the store keeper. Would the Secretary

be able to find that but ↑

Supposing you order 1,000 gallons, and you only get

500, that is the question.

Is there a connecting link between the Secretary, and

the stock book tone anould tally with the other. Do

they ↑

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