CO129-007 - Sir John Davis - 1844 — Page 10

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ure to record the same in

your office

and to

ascertain that all. Public. monies are

brought to the credit of the Publio-.

July

I consider that each. Department under-

Government. if

if called

up

to render me

copies

of these orders and. Regulations for the purpose-

to send them in, in six months time but-

3.

of the accounts of the follectors of Revenue _ the Rent Rolls - the Records of Accesment and Tast

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and their Day fack books . This would include the follectors accounts at a distance of 8 miles: t-fheck-chii and hereafter when the Registration. Ordinance is passed at Shuck. Pai Wan and

at

elsewhere. I should

myself also examine these accounts at uncertain times so as to ensure a -

proper examination of them by the flerk and

of bring

recorded in.

my office.

would be able.

not before, but that in the

call

of the Land Office

heep. a

cheek

any

they could not be rendered at all, inasmuch- a: that Department. has never received Instructions from home of any kind and in- support of this view Penclose a letter.

from the. Acting Surveyor General Mr. fleverly marked. A . It is a most important part of the.

the Auditor's duty to ascertain that all. Public Monies are

duly brought to the credit:

of the Publice. I propose therefore devoting the Tervises of one flack entirely to the examination

A

I flank

of

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upon

the accountants. Art. No. 5.

"In the examination

the follectors of Revenue, you

the accounts

of the

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will refer to the Pent.

or call- Rolls or other records of Reeceements or Fay, and call. for such further documents as you may

think

necessary follectors Accounts, and to verify the amount. of arrears remaining uncollected at the end of the year, under each separate head of Revenue and should any difficulties be made to the

to substantiate the entries in the

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production