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I check the expenditure from month to month and watch the expenditure from month to month I do no" check the public expenditure unless -

Would you like me to quote a case ? Por instance, now supposing the Secretary of the Sanitary Board, or whoever it is who handles the money, senda to the Hongkong Dispensary for $300.00 worth of Chloride of Lime. Would you know that $3000.00 or $300.00 had been spent ?

At- I would not know how it was spent.

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A:- No, I mean that where there are contracte sanctioned by the Government the Secretary hands out the money for these contracts and orders gooda from such contractors without. reference to me. But any expenditure not so sanctioned by

Government must be subr.itted to me.

And is it subnítled to you ?

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A:- Yes.

is it actually subr itted to you ?

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